Alexander Zverev given eight-week suspended ban for attacking umpire's chair, can play at Indian Wells

Alexander Zverev has been given an eight-week suspended ban for his attack on the umpire’s chair at the Mexican Open. World No.3 Zverev was disqualified from the ATP 500 tournament after hitting the chair in frustration following a doubles defeat.

Ad/> He was also fined the maximum amount possible of $40,000 for verbal abuse and unsportsmanlike conduct, and forfeited his prize money and lost all his ranking points from the tournament. TennisSerena: 'I would probably be in jail' for Zverev's umpire chair attack05/03/2022 AT 08:51 However, he will not face any further punishment as long as he does not break the rules again in the next year.

The ATP’s senior vice president of rules and competition Miro Bratoev conducted the review into the incident and it was found that “Zverev committed Aggravated Behaviour under the Player Major Offense section of ATP Rules”. He will be hit with an eight-week ban and fined an additional $25,000 if he receives a code violation that results in a fine for unsportsmanlike conduct or for “verbal or physical abuse of an official, opponent, spectator or any other person while on-court or on-site” within the next 12 months.

“If the conditions are met, the penalties will be formally dismissed following the completion of the probation period” said a statement from the ATP. Serena: 'I would probably be in jail' for Zverev's umpire chair attack Players' Voice: Badosa — Players are not robots Kyrgios: Federer is done in the GOAT talk “If the conditions are not met, the penalties will be invoked after any appeal process is exhausted.” Zverev, who has until March 11 to appeal against the decision, returned to the court in the Davis Cup at the weekend and won both of his singles matches for Germany.