'Outrageous' - Marion Bartoli slams lack of punishment for Alexander Zverev after umpire chair attack

Marion Bartoli has described as «outrageous» the lack of punishment handed down to Alexander Zverev after his shocking attack on an umpire's chair. The world No.

3 was handed the maximum fine by the ATP following his vicious reaction at the Mexican Open as he struck Alessandro Germani’s chair several times with his racquet after his doubles defeat alongside Marcelo Melo against Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara. Ad/> Zverev was thrown out of the tournament and fined $40,000 (£30,000), plus a full forfeit of his prize money and ATP ranking points.

He had yelled while narrowly avoiding hitting the umpire: «You f****** destroyed the whole f****** match. The whole f****** match».

ATP HoustonKyrgios gets walkover, Opelka cruises past Brouwer to set up Houston semi-final clashAN HOUR AGO The 24-year-old apologised for his outburst, but Bartoli cannot believe the leniency afforded to Zverev in terms of punishment and says she does not think he will learn the lessons he should have done following the incident as a result. «To see Alexander Zverev just going out and smashing his racket so close to the umpire and almost just wanting to attack him, staying in that fine line where he didn’t touch him and can defend himself, to me that was outrageous,” Bartoli told Tennis Majors.