It was about Frenchman Hugo Gastón, who wanted to interfere with the unpire to replay play but the ATP caught him and allowed it.
The French Hugo Gastonnumber 108 in the ATP Ranking, received the highest fine in tennis history after making a gesture not sportsmanlike during his participation in Madrid Masters 100which was championed by Daniil Medvedev.
A tennis player received the highest fine in history after an unsportsmanlike conduct
The event is during the second round of the tournament and it happened when his opponent, the Croatian Borna Coric (26th) he had a match point to close out the first set. The tennis player deliberately threw the ball that he kept in his pocket with the intention of distracting the umpirestop the game and play must be repeated.
However, everything was caught in the broadcast and the Professional Tennis Association (ATP) decided to punish him harshly, after considering that Gastón was repeatedly guilty of unregulated behavior. In this way, the Frenchman was not only eliminated by 6-6 6-3 but also had to pay a heavy price.
Penalties for anti-game attitudes begin with 22 thousand dollars (20 thousand euros) on the ATP Challenger Tour, USD 32 thousand (30 thousand euros) in ATP 250 tournaments, USD 43 thousand (40 thousand euros) in the ATP 500 and USD 65 thousand (60 thousand) in Masters 1,000. while, These amounts may increase if the action is repeated in the same year.
In the case of Gastón, as the French outlet found out L’Equipe, the fine is 144 thousand dollars (133 thousand euros). So it is more than double what was set and became the most expensive so far in tennis.
Source: Tycsports
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