Medvedev is fined 11,000 euros, Tsitsipas also sanctioned

For players of the elite world, it looks like tips. But Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas received a hefty fine for ordinary mortals after their Australian Open semi-final, won by the Russian against the Greek on Friday in Melbourne. The tournament organizers announced that the first had to pay 12,000 dollars (about 11,000 euros) and the second 5,000 dollars (about 4,500 euros).

The fine of the world number 2, who will face Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday, is divided into two: one of 4,000 dollars (3,500 euros) for “unsportsmanlike conduct” and the second of 8,000 dollars (7,000 euros) for “visible obscenity “. The Russian, pissed off after giving the Greek a break in the second set, attacked the referee, the Spaniard Jaume Campistol, harshly. “How can you referee a half when you are so bad? “, he had launched in particular.

Tsitsipas’ father still singled out

He then explained in a press conference that he was annoyed by Tsitsipas’ father who talked a lot during the match. The 4th in the world actually received a warning for coaching before being financially sanctioned by the organizers for violating the code of conduct.