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Zverev fined US$45,000 for ‘poor performance’

Mischa Zverev was fined US$45,000 yesterday for a poor performance in his first-round match against Hyeon Chung, the largest penalty ever assessed to an individual during a grand slam tournament for an on-site transgression.

Zverev was punished under a new rule implemented by the Grand Slam Board in the off-season intended to deter players with pre-existing injuries to start a tournament and retire from their first-round matches.

Under the rule, called “First Round Performance,” players can be levied a fine up to their first-round prize money if they do not “perform to a professional standard” in their match. Not completing the match is among the factors that can be taken into account by the tournament referee. If players withdraw before the tournament begins, however, they are still eligible to receive half of their first-round prize money.

No. 32-seeded Zverev was trailing Chung 2-6, 1-4 in his first-round match on the first day of the Australian Open when he walked to the umpire chair, shook hands with his opponent and retired from the match. His fine of US$45,000 nearly equals his first-round prize money of US$47,900.




 

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