Overview

• Tournament officials issued the $3,000 penalty for a code violation over audible obscenity during Andrey Rublev’s second-round match.
• Rublev said self-directed expletives should not draw fines and argued that punishment should target abuse aimed at officials or others.
• The world No. 15 advanced to the round of 16 and is scheduled to face Félix Auger-Aliassime on Monday after the Canadian upset Alexander Zverev.
• The fine arrived in a week already under a microscope after Daniil Medvedev was docked $42,500 when a photographer interrupted play and later had credentials revoked, and Rublev publicly offered support to his friend.
• Rublev’s on-court volatility has precedent, including an $8,000 fine at the 2022 French Open, and he has spoken about working with a psychologist.