Roger Federer was fined $3,000 for using an audible obscenity during his Australian Open quarterfinal victory over American Tennys Sandgren, tournament organizers said on Wednesday. The Swiss was handed a code violation for swearing in the third set of Tuesday’s match after the lineswoman reported Federer to Serbian chair umpire Marijana Veljovic. Federer clarified in his post-match news conference that he had sworn in “a mix” of languages and said he was frustrated by the way he received the on-court warning. “Give me a break.”Roger Federer ends his rant to chair ump Marijana Velijovic after he got tattle-tailed told on by the linesperson for cursing. Next time I got to check the (language skills of the) lines-people,” the 20-times Grand Slam champion said.

Source: National Post January 29, 2020 14:26 UTC