German tennis player Misha Zverev was severely punished for refusing to finish the opening game of the Australian Open.
30-year-old athlete did not finish the match against Korean Chon Hyun, refusing to continue the meeting at the score 2: 6, 1: 4 due to injury.
According to the new rules of the Grand Slam tournaments, tennis players can be fined for the prize money, if they "do not show the professional level of the game" in the first round. And players who have injuries before the start of the tournament must give way to other tennis players.
Zverev was the only one who did not agree to give up his place. Now he is fined 45 thousand dollars, which will be calculated from his prize, the total amount of which is 47,900 dollars.
Note that just Hen became the quarterfinalist of the Australian Open in the 1/8 finals after defeating the legendary Novak Djokovic.