Nick Kyrgios fined £8,211 after SPITTING towards Wimbledon fan after saying they were being abusive to him
NICK KYRGIOS has been fined £8,211 by Wimbledon after spitting on the court.
The bad-boy Aussie showed his disgust at a section of the crowd on Tuesday by gobbing towards them at the end of his win over Paul Jubb.
He claimed he did it because of the "disrespect" shown by the spectators who he claimed had abused him during the five-set marathon victory against the Hull star.
When asked if the action was deliberate, the 2014 quarter-finalist admitted: “Of one of the people disrespecting me, yes.
“I would not be doing that to someone who was supporting me.”
The All England Club confirmed there would be an investigation.
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And on Thursday night they confirmed he had been slapped with the financial punishment, the biggest penalty of the tournament so far.
Thirteen other players were also named on the Wimbledon list, with the next-highest £4,105 for Alexander Ritschard.
Focused Kyrgios was in superb form as he smashed Filip Krajinovic 6-2 6-3 6-1 in one hour and 25 minutes.
But he was confrontational when quizzed about the investigation after the match.
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Kyrgios said: "Why would you be asking me a question about two days ago? Is it because you have no story for today?
"Are you investigating it personally? So why do you care?"
He then called himself one of the "most important players in tennis" and demanded respect after storming into the third round, where he will face Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Asked about the match against the No4 seed, the Aussie added: "
"Some people love to just tear me down. It's just not possible anymore.
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"I know what I bring to the sport. I'm one of the most important people in the sport.
"Do you want to speak about that? Nothing to investigate there because it's just factual.
"I'm extremely confident in myself. All the challenges I've overcome in my life.
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"I'm proud to be up here and doing it my own way.
"Being able to produce tennis like that at Wimbledon, it's a dream come true for any tennis player."