Serena Williams Fined $10,000 For Damaging Wimbledon Court

Serena Williams

Serena Williams Fined $10,000 For Damaging Wimbledon Court

According to reports, Serena Williams was fined $10,000 on Monday for damaging a court during practice before the event started. While the details are scarced about exactly what happened, the 37-year-old tennis champ was fined by the All England Club.

Serena wasn’t the only athlete fined. Reportedly, Fabio Forgnini was fined $3,000 fine for saying he wished a bomb would hit Wimbledon after his loss. Nick Kyrgios was also hit with two fines, totaling $8,000, for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Serena Williams

Serena, who is seeking her eighth women’s singles title at Wimbledon, will face off against Alison Riske this week in the quarterfinal.

She has yet to release a statement about the fine.

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