(UTV|COLOMBO) – Serena Williams has been fined $10,000 (£7,988) for damaging one of the Wimbledon courts with her racquet.
The incident occurred during a practice session before this year’s tournament at the All England Club.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion, 37, is playing just her sixth tournament of 2019 but beat Carla Suarez Navarro on Monday to reach the quarter-finals.
Italy’s Fabio Fognini has been fined $3,000 (£2,396) after he said that Wimbledon should be bombed.
The 32-year-old made the outburst in his native tongue during his third-round loss to Tennys Sandgren on Saturday.
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