The Latest: Club head says Fognini could face small fine
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local):
10:45 a.m.
The head of the All England Club thinks top-10 player Fabio Fognini could be given a “small fine” for saying during his third-round loss that he wished a bomb would hit Wimbledon.
Chief executive Richard Lewis called what Fognini said “a very unfortunate comment” but also “one of those heat-of-the-moment comments.”
Lewis also gave Fognini credit for being “good enough to apologize straightaway.”
Still, Lewis said, “it wouldn’t surprise me if in the end there’s a small fine.”
More than 1,000 bombs fell in the area during World War II, destroying thousands of nearby homes, and 16 fell on the tournament grounds. One hit Centre Court.
