{"id":84650,"date":"2023-07-18T08:23:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T08:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/18\/novak-djokovic-fined-for-smashing-racquet\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T08:23:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T08:23:33","slug":"novak-djokovic-fined-for-smashing-racquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/18\/novak-djokovic-fined-for-smashing-racquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic fined for smashing racquet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Novak Djokovic has been fined \u00a36,117 for smashing his racquet against the net post during the Wimbledon men\u2019s singles final.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in the fifth set of his\u00a0loss to Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz\u00a0when the 36-year-old Serb\u2019s serve was broken in the third game.<\/p>\n

Umpire Fergus Murphy immediately issued Djokovic a warning for a code violation for the transgression.<\/p>\n

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The money will be deducted from his runner-up cheque of \u00a31.175m.<\/p>\n

Djokovic\u2019s frustration had built up in the decisive set of an enthralling contest on Sunday, having missed a simple chance at the net for a break to go 2-0 up.<\/p>\n

In the very next game Alcaraz backed up the hold by breaking the serve of the seven-time Wimbledon champion, which prompted the emotional outburst from Djokovic and brought boos from a section of the Centre Court crowd.<\/p>\n

World number one Alcaraz took full advantage of the break to seal a 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 victory after four hours and 42 minutes.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old\u2019s victory at the All England Club denied Djokovic a 24th grand slam title.<\/p>\n

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