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The All England Club has fined Nick Kirios $ 10,000 for acts contrary to sportsmanship following the victory of the first round at Wimbledon.
Kyrgios, who was fined Thursday, admitted that he spit in the direction of the fans at the stand shortly after winning the match against Paul Jub in England.
Australians said fans were verbally abusing him throughout the match on Tuesday. Kyrgios won 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5.
"Today, as soon as I won the match, I turned to him," Kyrgios later said. "I've been working on hatred and negativeness for a long time, so I feel like I'm not liable to that person."
Kyrgios, 27, is sent off by fans during the match. He said he asked for.
"He literally went to the match as if no one literally supported him," Kyrgios said. "It was just agitation and contempt. That's fine, but if I give it back to you, that's exactly it."
Kyrgios went on to the third round of the tournament. .. He will face Greece's fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday.
– Field-level media
