Australian Open: Nick Kyrgios pays dearly for spectator outburst during win over Rogerio Dutra Silva
NICK Kyrgios has been fined for unsportsmanlike conduct after swearing at a rowdy fan during his round one win in Melbourne. But it was far from the worst penalty handed out.
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NICK Kyrgios has been fined $3765 for unsportsmanlike conduct in the fall-out to his comfortable opening-round Australian Open victory.
The Aussie was among nine players fined a total $25,000 for indiscretions in qualifying and the main draw’s first phase.
Kyrgios was heard telling a rowdy spectator to “shut the f... up” during a 6-1 6-2 6-4 rout of Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva.
Croat Borna Coric tops the fines bulletin with a $6274 penalty for racquet abuse during his defeat to Queenslander John Millman.
Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman and Romanian Marius Copil were fined $2500 each for the same offence.
Kazakh Alexander Bublik was hit with two $1254 fines for audible obscenities during qualifying.
American Stefan Kozlov was penalised the same amount for an audible obscenity in first-round qualifying.
Former finalist Dominika Cibulkova was hit with a $3130 fine for receiving illegal coaching.
Czech Barbora Strycova copped a $2500 fine for racquet and equipment abuse while Danka Kovinic was penalised $630 for time violations.
Officials are continuing to adjudicate CoCo Vandeweghe’s two code of conduct violations from her troubled first-round defeat.
The volatile American was accused of mouthing obscenities in the direction opponent Timea Babos.
Officials will continue to review footage of the relevant incidents.