Causa Zverev: fine, prize money and points gone
Alexander Zverev has to pay a fine of 40,000 US dollars for his freak out at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Acapulco. In addition, the prize money will not be paid out to the German and the ATP points won in Acapulco will be deducted.
by tennisnet.com
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Feb 25, 2022, 06:22 am
Well: Did Alexander Zverev get off lightly - namely without a suspension - or will the behavior of the German number one have another aftermath after his double defeat alongside Marcelo Melo? In any case, the sanctions are now on the table in Acapulco: The prize money of 31,000 US dollars achieved by Zverev will be withheld, the 45 points won with the marathon victory against Jenson Brooksby will not be included in the ATP world rankings.
In addition, Zverev has to shell out a fine of 40,000 US dollars. A lot of money for a mere mortal tennis fan, Alexander Zverev will not hurt this amount too much. In the current year alone, Zverev has already brought in almost 600,000 US dollars in prize money, albeit before taxes.
Zverev can replace points
The deduction of points will itch Zverev a lot less. Acapulco is not a mandatory event, Zverev's ranking includes the 150 points he collected by participating in the final in Montpellier.
However, the ATP has announced that it will continue to investigate the matter. So it could be that Alexander Zverev is still threatened with a ban. In view of the upcoming ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, that would be a sanction that would rather bother the 24-year-old.