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Wimbledon 2022: Wimbledon puts Kyrgios 17,000 dollars in fines, 3,000 for the final

Nick Kyrgios he spared the Wimbledon final crowd the outbursts that have accompanied other moments in his career, but he was unable to fully master his carcterwhich on many occasions makes him the main victim.

An example has been what happened in the final, in which the Australian tennis player lost the nervesdue to chances of the game or due to the attitude of some spectators, who did not keep the obligatory silence during the point. On several occasions he raised his voice, speaking to himself or addressing the referee, sometimes using profanity. I ended up getting a ‘warning‘.

For this, the tournament has fined him 3,000 dollars (about 2,900 euros), for having used “language obscene“. It is not the first fine he has received in this tournament, given that he has accumulated 17,000 dollars (16,700 euros) in fines throughout the Wimbledon in which he has been a finalist.

However Nick Kyrgios, for reaching the first Grand Slam final in his sports career, has pocketed just over a million pounds, that is, 1.18 million euros. This brings his career prize total to 11 million dollars (10.8 million euros), although he also accumulates close to a million dollars in penalties for his unruly behavior.

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