Corentin Moutet has been fined nearly all of his prize cash at Queen’s Membership following his foul-mouthed post-match interview.
The controversial Frenchman mentioned the ‘F-word’ seven occasions stay on BBC tv after his first-round victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Having initially sworn unintentionally whereas answering the primary query, a grinning Moutet then responded by saying the profanity thrice extra, earlier than interviewer Jenny Drummond pulled the plug.
The ATP introduced on Friday that Moutet, who earned £33,000 for reaching the second spherical of the HSBC Championships, has been fined a whopping $40,000 (£30,248).
That equates to greater than 90 per cent of his prize cash, or £4,321 per swear phrase.
The ATP mentioned the positive was imposed for “unsportsmanlike conduct”, particularly “the use of profane language during his post-match interview”.
Moutet has confirmed he’ll attraction in opposition to the positive, in accordance with ATP guidelines.
Nakashima knocks out De Minaur
On the courtroom, American Brandon Nakashima triggered a shock when he knocked out prime seed and world No 6 Alex De Minaur.
The 24-year-old, ranked 32, pulled off one of many greatest wins of his profession with a 7-5 6-3 victory.
“Very happy with my performance, it definitely wasn’t easy,” he mentioned. “I was under a lot of pressure but I’m happy with myself getting through the critical points and closing it out at the end.
“It is by no means straightforward serving out a match, particularly in opposition to a prime participant like Alex, so I used to be blissful to win the final level.”
Defeat was doubly disappointing for Australian De Minaur, with his fiancée Katie Boulter watching from the stands at the Andy Murray Arena.
The 27-year-old had wanted to match British No 2 Boulter’s run to the semi-finals in last week’s WTA event, but fell one match short.
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