Novak Djokovic and 16 other Wimbledon players handed hefty fines in final week of tournament

Novak Djokovic is facing a punishment from Wimbledon officials, despite reaching an eighth successive semi-final on Tuesday.

Djokovic won the longest Wimbledon semi-final on record, as his gruelling five-set showdown against third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime lasted five hours and 15 minutes.

The 39-year-old, who is bidding to become the oldest winner of a Grand Slam in the Open era, outlasted Auger-Aliassime in a thrilling match tie-break, winning 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (10-4).

A titanic victory over the Canadian has set up a mouth-watering showdown with ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner and a repeat of last year's Wimbledon semi-final, where he lost to the eventual champion in three sets.

Sinner is the clear favourite to reach his second successive final at SW19, but Djokovic is confident he can repeat his Australian Open heroics after defeating the Italian in five sets.

"I had a very long semi-final against Sinner [in Australia]. This is quarters. Now I have to play Sinner in the semis. There's a difference in the surface," the legendary Serbian said after his quarter-final win.

"Obviously that was the first big tournament of the year for me, coming fresher from several months of break and preparation. It's a bit different now.

“But nevertheless, another great, historic run for me at the Grand Slams. This is what counts the most, honestly. I still try to prove to myself and others that I'm able to compete with the best players in the world and beat them on the biggest stage."

While excitement is building for Friday's mouth-watering showdown between two of the world's best players, Djokovic is facing a punishment for his conduct at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic becomes 17th player to receive Wimbledon fine

Wimbledon officials handed Djokovic a £5,600 fine for an "audible obscenity" offence.

The All England Club released its latest fines list on Tuesday, confirming the seven-time champion had been sanctioned.

Although the precise incident that triggered the punishment remains unclear, it's likely to have stemmed from one of his expletive outbursts in the fourth round against Roman Safiullin.

The 24-time Grand Slam winner received a formal warning from the umpire for bellowing "bull****" and several Serbian expletives after going 2-0 down in the third set.

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Djokovic also lost his composure late in the third set, as he was forced into taking evasive action when Safiullin hammered a powerful forearm directly at him.

Becoming the 17th player at this year's Wimbledon to receive a fine, Djokovic admitted the outbursts were not something he was proud of.

"Sometimes it helps to kind of just filter things that are building inside," he said. "Not something I'm proud of when I get warning or something like that, I have a meltdown. Not something I'm looking for, for sure. But when it happens, it happens.

"Just try to eliminate it, not think about it too long, move on to the next point and the next task at hand."

Full list of players to receive Wimbledon fine

• Gilles Arnaud Bailly: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 22 (qualifying).
• Henrique Rocha: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for racket abuse on June 22 (qualifying).
• Mia Pohankova: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 23 (qualifying).
• Pol Martin Tiffon: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 26 (qualifying).
• Colton Smith: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 24 (qualifying).
• Noma Noha Akugue: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 24 (qualifying).
• Hamad Medjedovic: fined £3.7k ($5k) for audible obscenity on June 29 (main draw).
• Damir Dzumhur: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for unsportsmanlike conduct on June 30 (main draw).
• Thanasi Kokkkinakis: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for unsportsmanlike conduct on June 30 (main draw).
• Corentin Moutet: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for racket abuse on June 30 (main draw).
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert: fined £2.6k ($3.5k) for racket abuse on July 1 (main draw doubles).
• Hubert Hurkacz: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for audible obscenity on July 3 (main draw).
• Joao Fonseca: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for racket abuse on July 3 (main draw).
• Andre Goransson: fined £3.7k ($5k) for unsportsmanlike conduct on July 4 (mixed doubles).
• Julian Cash: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for dress code on July 5 (doubles).
• Novak Djokovic: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for audible obscenity on July 6 (main draw).
• Tamara Korpatsch: fined £2.2k ($3k) for unsportsmanlike conduct on July 6 (doubles).