The millionaire fine Novak Djokovic received for his unsportsmanlike gesture in the Wimbledon final

Last Sunday in London, the Wimbledon final was played. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic took to the track with one thought: to win the title.

For the same reason, the two tennis players came out to give their all and in the end it was the Spaniard who ended up celebrating what was the second Grand Slam of his career which also meant a significant amount of prize money .

The definition should have been closed in the fifth set and here is a game that ended up being decisive and had negative consequences for the Balkans.

In the third game of the last set, Alcaraz fought with everything and managed to pull Djokovic’s serve, because of that, and knowing how important that game was at that time, Djokovic could not manage his frustration and ended up venting his anger by destroying the racket against one of the posts holding the fence .

This meant boos from the audience and a chair umpire warning for the current ATP ranked No. 2.

Of course, now an economic sanction is added to the sporting sanction. The Serb was fined $8,000 for his unsportsmanlike act, or around 6.5 million pesos, for his conduct at the time. An amount that in the same way ends up being less for the tennis player, because by finishing in second place in the tournament he has secured 1.4 million of the North American currency.

“I was frustrated, they had been some very difficult points. Alcaraz played amazing to break my serve “Djokovic explained after the game.

Once the game was over, the Serb analyzed the loss but not before congratulating Alcaraz on their achievement. “I knew I was probably going to have problems with you on clay and hard courts, but it’s amazing how you’ve adapted to the grass. Before this year at Wimbledon you might have played once or twice in your life on this surface, but recently you won Queen’s and now here. !! Congratulations!! ”

“Obviously I don’t like losing games like these, but when the emotions go down to their level I will be very grateful as I have won many close games in the past. In 2019, I won a final against Roger (Federer) in which I had lost two match points and maybe I could have lost there (…). now it was my turn “, He continued.

“Obviously it’s hard to digest when we’re so close, but these are moments we work on every day, to have the opportunity to play in the big tournaments in the world. “, he added.

Finally, he said: “I am lucky to have participated in many of them during my career. I’m very grateful, even though I didn’t win today, and I have to move on.”