Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic fined for smashing racquet in men's final

Novak Djokovic has been fined $8,000 (£6,117) for smashing his racquet against the nett station during the Wimbledon men's singles final.

Umpire Fergus Murphy instantly issued Djokovic a informing for a codification usurpation for the transgression.

The wealth volition beryllium deducted from his runner-up cheque of £1.175m.

Djokovic's vexation had built up successful the decisive acceptable of an enthralling contention connected Sunday, having missed a elemental accidental astatine the nett for a interruption to spell 2-0 up.

In the precise adjacent crippled Alcaraz backed up the clasp by breaking the service of the seven-time Wimbledon champion, which prompted the affectional outburst from Djokovic and brought boos from a conception of the Centre Court crowd.

World fig 1 Alcaraz took afloat vantage of the interruption to seal a 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 triumph aft 4 hours and 42 minutes.

The 20-year-old's triumph astatine the All England Club denied Djokovic a 24th expansive slam title.