British Wimbledon champ handed biggest fine of 2025 BEFORE tournament started as full list of punishments revealed
Doubles sensation Henry Patten, 29, was handed the highest penalty of the Championships so far for allegedly kicking off when his practice session was cut short
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Henry Patten, right, won the Wimbledon doubles title in 2024 but he was handed a big fine before this year's Championships
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He said he is 'disappointed' in the All England Club for disclosing the fines but not his denial.
He said: 'I do not believe that there has been a full or proper investigation, nor has Wimbledon acted reasonably or fairly with due process.
"I am disappointed that as the defending male's doubles champion that I am having to address this matter at this point rather than concentrating on playing tennis.'
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He is one of 12 players slapped with a total of £37,000 worth of fines in SW19 so far this year.
French star Theo Arribage, 24, has been ordered to pay over £5,500 for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' in his second-round doubles clash.
World No123 Adrian Mannarino, 37,
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Belgium player Zizou Bergs, 26, and American Hailey Baptiste, 23, will both have to cough up £2,900 after being punished for 'audible obscenities', while French ace Varvara Gracheva, 24, was handed the same fine for 'abuse of racquets or equipment'.
The biggest Wimbledon penalty on record was in 2019 when
Brits' opponent forced to retire from Wimbledon after suffering freak injury when he tried to catch the ball
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The dismal match - the shortest at SW19 in 15 years - was slammed as 'embarrassing'.
And ex-doubles star Jeff Tarango was famously given an £11,000 fine after a fiery spat in 1995 which saw him accuse the umpire of being corrupt and tell the crowd to "shut up" when they jeered him.
His wife then stormed a press conference to reveal she'd slapped the match official in the face.
Following an investigation, the Grand Slam Committee fined the ace an additional £21,000 and banned him from two tournaments.
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Bernard Tomic was fined his entire prize money in 2019 after losing in just 58 minutes
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