Kristina Mladenovic handed £5,400 fine – the biggest of Wimbledon so far – after a relative abused a member of staff while trying to organise transport to players’ hotel in central London
- Kristina Mladenovic, the former doubles world No 1, has been handed a big fine
- The incident occurred shortly after her shock exit from round one of the doubles
- The official explanation for the £5,400 fine was given for an ‘off-court matter’
- According to tournament sources, though, the reason was that a relative became abusive to staff when trying to arrange travel back to the official hotel
French star Kristina Mladenovic was handed the biggest fine of Wimbledon so far after an incident with tournament transport involving a family member.
The former world doubles No 1 was docked £5,400 for an episode which followed her surprise exit from the doubles first round last Thursday.
The official explanation was that the punishment was given for an ‘off court’ matter.
Kristina Mladenovic has been handed the biggest fine of Wimbledon so far – a huge £5,400
According to tournament sources, though, the reason was that a relative became abusive to staff when trying to arrange travel back to the official hotel via the transport desk.
Mladenovic and Hungarian partner were second seeds for the women’s doubles but were beaten 6-1, 6-2 by Zarina Dyas of Kazakhstan and Australia’s Ariana Rodionova.
And there wasn’t any more success in the women’s singles for the Frenchwoman either, as she was beaten 6-4, 6-0 by Elena Rybakina in the opening round.
A member of the French star’s family abused staff at the transport desk after her shock defeat