MONTREAL — The ATP fined Nick Kyrgios on Thursday for his “insulting remark” toward French Open champion Stan Wawrinka during a match at the Rogers Cup.
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The organization did not announce the amount of the fine but said in a statement that further details would be released after Kyrgios was notified. Wawrinka had urged tennis authorities to take action in a Twitter post earlier Thursday.
A courtside microphone caught Kyrgios saying to Wawrinka that fellow Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis “banged your girlfriend, sorry to tell you about that.”
The comment was made on court after third seeded Wawrinka won the opening set of their second round match. Wawrinka retired in the third set with an injury.
“So disappointing to see a fellow athlete and colleague be so disrespectful in a way I could never even imagine,” Wawrinka wrote on his verified account. “What was said I wouldn’t say to my worst enemy.
Stan Wawrinka (right), pictured here shaking hands with Nick Kyrgios (left) at the Aegon Championships in June, hopes the ATP acts against the Australian
The ATP rule book allows a fine of up to $10,000 for incidents of verbal abuse or unsportsmanlike conduct.
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