Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray warnings important after Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, Jenson Brooksby escape ATP bans

The calls are growing for the ATP Tour to take a stronger stance on player behaviour. Alexander's Zverev's eight-week suspended ban and £19,000 fine for attacking an umpire's chair with his racquet at the Mexican Open was largely deemed to be extremely lenient. There was also surprise that Nick Kyrgios was not punished for very nearly injuring a ball boy when he smashed his racquet on the court after losing to Rafael Nadal at Indian Wells.

And Jenson Brooksby somehow avoided a default at this week's Miami Open when he flung his racquet down in anger and it hit a ball boy on the foot; apparently only getting a point penalty as he hadn't caused injury. Ad/> Zverev striking the umpire's chair in frustration was one of the more shocking tennis incidents in recent years, and the absence of a stronger punishment was surprising to many. Tennis‘We can’t begin to understand how it’s affecting them‘ — Evert on Medvedev and Russian players2 HOURS AGO Serena Williams claimed she would “probably be in jail” if she behaved like Zverev.

Andy Murray said the German’s behaviour was “dangerous” and “reckless”. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander told Eurosport that Zverev should have been banned. «If a player breaks his racquet on the umpire's chair and he is literally a few centimetres away from hitting the umpire's leg, he should not be allowed to get on a tennis court until he has gone through some kind of rehab, some kind of time,» Wilander told Eurosport.