Alexander Zverev will be able to be in the Indian Wells Master 1000 that starts in the next few days. The ATP ruled on the German tennis player after attacking the chair umpire at the Acapulco tournament and the number 3 in the world will only be sanctioned with $ 25,000 and eight weeks off the courts if he continues to have unsportsmanlike conduct in the next year .
The reigning Olympic champion repeatedly hit the referee’s chair, who was still sitting on it, after finishing the duel he lost with the Brazilian Marcelo Melo against the British Lloyd Glasspool and the Finn Harri Leiovaara , 2-6, 6 -4 and 6-10, an action for which he was expelled from the tournament and for which he apologized hours later.
Now, as reported by the ATP on Tuesday, the review of his case determined that the Hamburger committed a serious behavioral infraction for which he was suspended “for a period of eight weeks from any event authorized by the ATP” and a fine additional 25,000 dollars (23,000 euros), although both punishments are suspended “on the condition that, during a trial period that ends on February 22, 2023, the player does not incur a new violation of the code.”
In this sense, the association reminded the German that during this period he will not be able to have “disrespectful or aggressive behavior directed towards an official, rival, spectator or other person during or at the end of a match” nor “verbal or physical abuse of an official , rival, spectator or any other person while on the track or in the enclosure».
You will be penalized if you are a repeat offender.
“If the conditions are met, the sanctions will be formally waived after the end of the trial period. If they are not met, they will take place after any appeal process is exhausted,” the ATP added.
Zverev has already received a total of 40,000 dollars (more than 36,700 euros) in fines after the incident for verbal abuse and unsportsmanlike conduct in Acapulco and also forfeited the entire prize money of 31,570 dollars from the singles and doubles draws (more than 29,000 euros)), as well as all the points of the ATP Ranking awarded by the event.
