Bernard Tomic of Australia was fined $15,000 at Wimbledon - not for something he did during his first-round loss, but for what he said during the news conference afterward.
The fine amounts to a third of Tomic's prize money: First-round losers this year earn 35,000 pounds (about $45,000).
The penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct was announced on Thursday, two days after Tomic spoke about feeling "a little bit bored out there" during his match.
Tomic also said he "just couldn't find any motivation" to compete and acknowledged that when he called for a medical timeout, he was trying to "break a bit of momentum."
Also losing a chunk of change for unsportsmanlike conduct: Daniil Medvedev of Russia, who threw a handful coins in the direction of the chair umpire after a second-round loss on Wednesday. Medvedev was given three fines totaling $14,500.
Source: Khaleej Times
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