Australia's Bernard Tomic was fined £45,000 ($57,000) for not playing up to the required standards at Wimbledon in his first-round loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, tournament organisers said on Thursday.
Fans looked bemused as the 26-year-old world number 96 lost Tuesday's match 6-2 6-1 6-4 in 58 minutes, a performance described as “appalling” and “embarrassing” on social media.
“It is the opinion of the referee that the performance of Bernard Tomic in his first round match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did not meet the required professional standards, and therefore he has been fined the maximum amount of £45,000 which will be deducted from prize money,” organisers said in a statement.
First-round losers at Wimbledon receive £45,000.
