By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-21 14:32:01 | Updated at 2025-01-24 00:47:01
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A whopping $288,734 worth of fines have been dished out to both male and female players at this year's Australian Open.
Daniil Medvedev is due to pay off the lion's share of those fees following his meltdown last week where he smashed his racket into a net, breaking a camera.
He copped a $105,869 fine for that infringement alone and was handed a $16,040 fine for a separate offence earlier in the first round of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Corentin Moutet has also found himself on the naughty list, copping a $24,061 following his second-round win against Mitchell Krueger.
On Saturday, he was knocked out of the tournament by youngster Learner Tien in straight sets but during his match against Krueger, Moutet appeared to make some shocking comments, blasting the officials.
He first raged in the third set of the match after he disagreed with an umpire's call.
'What the f*** man, how can you call this not-up?' he said to the chair umpire after the official had refused to overturn the decision.
'Something like this, you call the wrong ball? Stop being like, "Why are you pissed?"
'I’m pissed because you call the wrong ball. That’s the problem. You have one thing to watch. You can’t focus on this and make mistake, that’s insane.'
He was handed a code violation and that saw the Frenchman go into meltdown.
'It’s your mistake, it’s your mistake, it’s your mistake … man it’s always the same,' Moutet said.
'It’s crazy man, you are tripping. Every time it’s the same s*** with you guys it’s crazy. It’s crazy. It’s crazy. It’s crazy.'
He later demanded the umpire overrule his code violation.
'You’re getting paid…' he began. 'Getting paid for that, how is that possible? One thing. One thing. And now everybody’s losing time because of your call. Oh my god.
'How can you give one euro for guys like this? How? How can you waste euros like this? Or Australian dollars, whatever.
'Man, every night, all the referees are getting drunk here. And then the next day they are ruining the game. How is that possible, man? I’m here fighting, I’m working every day. I’m fighting to be here and they are ruining the game like this. And I’m supposed to stay calm? How is that possible?'
It was a bizarre outburst, with the Frenchman progressing, before he admitted he had collapsed in the shower before taking on Learner Tien in the third round.
But it is not the first time he has bizarrely raged at an umpire on the court...
