World No. 3 and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev was put on a one-year test by the ATP Tour on Monday after he slammed into the referee’s chair with multiple blows to the racket after losing the double to Acapulco. .
If Zverev is further punished for violating the Code of Conduct with a fine for unsportsmanlike conduct or any other act of verbal or physical violence against an official, opponent, spectator or any other person on the ATP venue, he will be suspended for a period of seven weeks. to pay an additional fine of $ 25,000.
The 24-year-old German tennis player has until Friday to appeal against the decision of the vice-president in charge of the implementation of the ATP regulations, Miro Bratoev.
Bratoev investigated the incident in Mexico last month and found that Zverev had committed acts characterized as aggravating conduct, according to the section on serious misconduct in the ATP Code of Conduct.
The ATP explained the sanction given to Zverev as a suspension and a fine, but that they are withheld until his conduct justifies their imposition on him. The trial period ends on February 22, 2023.
Due to his dismissal from the Acapulco tournament after his gesture, Zverev already had to pay a $ 40,000 fine in addition to losing more than $ 30,000 in wallets and all the ranking points he should have accumulated.
