French tennis player Terence Atmane has been fined $25,000 by the French Open referee after hitting a ball angrily and accidentally striking a spectator in the stands during his first-round loss. Friday's penalty is nearly a third of the prize money Atmane earned in the tournament, which was 73,000 euros — about $80,000.
FILE - Terence Atmane , of France, plays a forehand return to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during a first-round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 15, 2024. Atmane was allowed to continue his first-round match at the French Open , Sunday, May 26, 2024, without being penalized after hitting a ball angrily and accidentally striking a spectator in the stands at one of the event’s smaller courts.
Atmane, a 22-year-old with a career-best ranking of 120th, smacked a ball over the wall into the seats behind the opposite baseline at 492-capacity Court 12 after losing a point in the fourth set of hisA player who loses in the opening round at the French Open earns 73,000 euros — about $80,000 — in prize money.
Atmane’s fine is by far the largest of the 10 handed out so far to women and men during the clay-court event., writing: “This gesture was not intentional. Please forgive me for my emotional outburst.” He said that a broken string on his racket affected the flight of the ball and added that he was too shocked by what happened to react immediately.
Play was delayed for nearly 15 minutes at 4-1 in the fourth set while the chair umpire and other officials spoke to the fan who was hit, trying to decide what, if any, action to take against Atmane. Eventually, he was given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct but no further penalty.
Tournament referee Remy Azemar told French sports newspaper L’Equipe that Atmane was not disqualified because the spectator said she was fine.when Kato accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball after a point at Court 14. At the same tournament, Mirra Andreeva swatted a ball into the Court Suzanne Lenglen stands after dropping a point during a loss against Coco Gauff; like Ofner, Andreeva escaped with a warning from the chair umpire.
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