The German tennis player Alexander Zverev risks having to spend 8 weeks without being able to participate in the tournaments organized by the Professional Tennis Association (ATP) if he repeats violent behavior like the one in Acapulco in the next 12 months.
This is the sanction to which the tennis player has been subjected after his failed participation in Mexico, where he hit the judge’s chair with his racket after losing a doubles match.
In social networks, they criticize the decision of the ATP as very light for what he did in Acapulco by hitting the chair in which the referee of the match that had just ended with a defeat for Zverev three times.
The Olympic champion attacked with rackets the chair of the judge, who was still seated and who was almost hit.
The game had ended 2-6, 6-4, 6-10 in favor of Britain’s Lloyd Glasspool and Finland’s Harri Leiovaara. The losers were Zverev and Marcelo Melo, a Brazilian tennis player.
After the reaction, which covered the world media, he was expelled from the singles tournament of the Mexico Open, in which he was still participating.
According to what was reported this Tuesday, March 8 by the ATP, it has been determined that Zverev committed a serious infraction, but he was given a punishment of eight weeks of disqualification that will be “in abeyance”.
That is, if in the time frame of one year he reacts again, the suspension of eight will be activated and he will not be able to be part of ATP events for that period.
In addition, he received a fine of 25 thousand dollars, which will also be suspended.
💥 OFFICIAL | There is already a penalty for @AlexZverev after what happened in Acapulco
❌ 8 weeks suspension and $25,000 if similar behavior occurs again in the next year
– The Great Match of COPE (@partidazocope) March 8, 2022
“The trial period ends on February 22, 2023,” said the ATP, adding that the German will not be able in this period to have “disrespectful or aggressive behavior directed towards a judge, rivals, spectators or other people during or after the matches. ”. He, too, will not be able to “verbally abuse.”
The sanctions will be dismissed once the trial period to which Zverev is exposed from now on ends, the ATP completed.
Zverev has already received a total of $40,000 in fines after the altercation in Acapulco for verbal abuse and unsportsmanlike conduct.
Likewise, he did not receive the prizes he had won in Mexico until he was expelled (about 31,500 dollars) and lost all the ATP ranking points given by the event.
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