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Time to pay up: Williams, Troicki fined $10K at Wimbledon

Serena Williams of the U.S smashes her racket after losing her first set to Christina McHale of the U.S during their women's singles match on day five of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Serena Williams of the U.S smashes her racket after losing her first set to Christina McHale of the U.S during their women's singles match on day five of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Serena Williams of the U.S smashes her racket after losing her first set to Christina McHale of the U.S during their women's singles match on day five of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

By Associated Press 3 min read

LONDON (AP) – Serena Williams and Viktor Troicki were fined $10,000 apiece on Saturday at Wimbledon for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The biggest amount deducted from a player’s paycheck was the $12,000 for Britain’s Heather Watson, also for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The No. 1-seeded Williams’ fine was from her second-round victory over Christina McHale at Centre Court on Friday.

She smashed her racket repeatedly against the turf while sitting in her sideline chair after dropping the first set, then flung the piece of equipment so far behind her that it landed in the lap of a TV cameraman.

Afterward, Williams said she knew she would lose some money and joked about having not yet met her quota for harming rackets this season.