Serena Williams fined $ 10,000 for allegedly damaging Wimbledon court

Serena Williams, a tennis legend and seven-time world champion at Wimbledon, will be fined $ 10,000 for allegedly damaging London tennis courts with her racket.

The All England Club, which hosts the Wimbledon tournament, fined Williams after it allegedly caused injury during a training session on the outdoor courts on June 30th. , according to The Associated Press and CNN.

The 37-year-old tennis star seemed to forget the fine as she addressed reporters after winning the quarter-final round against Alison Riske on Tuesday.

"To be honest, I did not really think about it," she said about the fine. "I just launched my racket. I was fined. "

Williams said she did not know how it could cause damage.

"I mean, I guess if you could tell me, I would appreciate it," she told reporters. "I mean, I've always been an avenger in my heart. Maybe I'm super strong. I do not know."

Williams is after his eighth title at Wimbledon, which would be his 24th Grand Slam victory. She qualifies for the semifinal singles on Thursday against Czech Barbora Strýcová.

Williams was also fined a total of $ 17,000 last year for defending a referee from the American Open who accused her of illegal communication with her coach during a match.

During this incident, the umpire accused Williams of violating the code three times: one for being illegally trained, one second for breaking his frustrated tennis racket and a third after failing. be confronted by the referee and called him a "thief".

Many Williams supporters said the referee was unnecessarily tough in his response, especially with regard to the collapse of male players over the history of the sport.

"Do you know how many other men are doing much worse things than that?" Said Williams to US Open officials who entered the field during the match after his match with the referee.

Williams is not the only one to have been fined at Wimbledon this year, although his is the most expensive.

Italian player Fabio Fognini was fined $ 3,000 for declaring "that a bomb should explode" on the tennis courts after losing the third round against American player Tennys Sandgren on Saturday.

Nick Kyrgios of Australia was sentenced to two fines – one of $ 3,000 and the other of $ 5,000 – for unfair conduct.