Djokovic fined 8000$ for breaking his racket in the Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic has been fined $8,000 for smashing his racket against the net post in Sunday's Wimbledon men's singles final. The 36-year-old reacted angrily after he failed to break Alcaraz and lost his own service game during the fifth set of the match.
Novak Djokovic was roundly booed after smashing his racket against the net, denting one of the posts, after losing a game in the final set of the men's final at Wimbledon. The incident happened after the Serbian's opponent Carlos Alcaraz broke his serve in the third game of the fifth set on Centre Court. As he stormed back to his seat, the Serbian threw his racket against the wooden post.
The tennis legend was given a warning by umpire Fergus Murphy for a conduct violation. And the crowd packed in to watch the final loudly booed...