Post by Admin on Aug 14, 2015 19:35:15 GMT
The ATP fined Nick Kyrgios $10,000 on Thursday for his "insulting remark" toward French Open champion Stan Wawrinka during a match at the Rogers Cup. If Nick Kyrgios is going to rise to the level of tennis he's capable of, he's going to have to atone for his incredibly misplaced actions on the court.
A courtside microphone during ESPN's telecast on Wednesday night picked up Kyrgios saying that Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis had slept with a player who is reportedly Wawrinka's girlfriend. The $10,000 fine is the maximum allowed by the ATP rulebook for incidents of verbal abuse or unsportsmanlike conduct, but the ATP issued an additional fine of $2,500 to Kyrgios for unsportsmanlike conduct based on a comment he made to a ball person during the match.
The tour said Kyrgios has been served with a "Notice of Investigation," which begins a process to determine if his actions also constitute a violation of the "Player Major Offense" provisions set forth under "Aggravated Behavior" or "Conduct Contrary to the Integrity of the Game."
"So disappointing to see a fellow athlete and colleague be so disrespectful in a way I could never even imagine," Wawrinka also tweeted. "There is no need for this kind of behaviour on or off the court and I hope the governing body of this sport does not stand for this and stands up for the integrity of the sport that we have worked so hard to build."
Kyrgios said he spoke with Wawrinka after the match. "I told him I was sorry," Kyrgios said Thursday. "Obviously he was angry. So I just had to deal with it. Something I had to deal with. Hopefully we can just put it behind."