Bernard Tomic fined more than $56,000 for lack of effort during Wimbledon match
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Australia’s Bernard Tomic was fined $56,500 at Wimbledon on Thursday for failing to meet “the required professional standards” in his loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga earlier in the week.
The fine amounts to his full tournament prize money. Tomic, who finished in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2011, lost to Tsonga 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in their Tuesday match.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“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,” the All England Club, which hosts the Wimbledon championships, said in a statement.
Tomic can appeal the decision. He was asked after the match if he was happy with his effort.
“Next question, please,” he said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He was also asked whether he had any issues with his tournament prep.
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“No,” he responded. “Just played terrible.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Associated Press contributed to this report.