Argentine David Nalbandian was fined a whopping $8, 000 for throwing water on a staff member at the Australian Open – a huge fine considering that he was treated so unfairly by an umpire during his five set match with Isner.
The fine seems even more excessive when Marcos Baghdatis was fined only $800 for smashing four rackets in a less than a minute and the maximum fine for racket abuse is $2, 000. Read more
