Wimbledon issue punishments to 11 players as rules crackdown begins

A total of 11 players who have competed across the men's and women's singles events at Wimbledon this year have been fined by tournament organisers over rule violations.

Round of 16 action in SW19 continues on Monday, with Jasmine Paolini, Alexander Zverev and Madison Keys among the high-profile players taking to the court.

The final British interest in either of the two main draws, Arthur Fery, is also in action against Spain's world number five Alex De Minaur.

Fery, who was born in France, won his first main draw match at Wimbledon last year after two previous attempts. He faces Bulgarian wildcard Grigor Dimitrov in round four.

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Wimbledon officials have been busy over the weekend, with 15-year-old Ida Wobker committing a rule violation in her girls' singles match against Maria Valentina Pop which resulted in her being defaulted from the match and tournament.

In the men's and women's singles, sanctions for various minor offences have been less harsh, though 11 players have still been punished since qualifying got underway.

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The maximum penalty awarded to one player, as per the official Wimbledon fines list, is $7,500.

French star Corentin Moutet, who currently has a world ranking of 36, was fined $7,500 for racquet abuse during his first-round defeat to USA's Marcos Giron.

Thanasi Kokkinakis, who lost his opening match in a five-set thriller to 10th seed Alexander Bublik, was also given a $7,500 sanction for unsportsmanlike conduct, while Damir Dzumhur - who lost to Fery in round one - receiving the same sanction and definition.

One player - Hamad Medjedovic - was fined $5,000 after he was recorded uttering an audible obscenity.

And five-time Grand Slam doubles champion Pierre-Hugues Herbert, of France, was fined $3,500 for racquet abuse as he and partner Quentin Halys lost in the round of 64 of the doubles event to the American pairing of Mac Kiger and Patrik Trhac.

Two female players are on the fines list, including 17-year-old Mia Pohankova, who won the Wimbledon girls' singles title in 2025.

She lost in the first round of qualifying for the main draw to France's Harmony Tan, who defeated Serena Williams in her first-ever match at Wimbledon in 2022.

Pohankova was fined $2,500 for an audible obscenity during her match against Tan.

And Germany's Noma Noha Akugue was fined $2,500 for the same offence during her defeat to Canada's Katherine Sebov in the second round of qualifying.

You can see the full list of players fined, and their total sanctions, below.

Gilles Arnaud Bailly - audible obscenity, $2,500 (June 22)

Henrique Rocha - racquet abuse, $2,500 (June 22)

Mia Pohankova - audible obscenity, $2,500 (June 23)

Colton Smith - audible obscenity, $2,500 (June 24)

Noma Noha Akugue - audible obscenity, $2,500 (June 24)

Pol Martin Tiffon - audible obscenity, $2,500 (June 26)

Hamad Medjedovic - audible obscenity, $5,000 (June 29)

Damir Dzumhur - unsportsmanlike conduct, $7,500 (June 30)

Thanasi Kokkinakis - unsportsmanlike conduct, $7,500 (June 30)

Corentin Moutet - racquet abuse, $7,500 (June 30)

Pierre-Hugues Herbert - racquet abuse, $3,500 (July 1)