Australia's tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios was on Monday handed a suspended ban and fine by the ATP for his lurid verbal attack on Stan Wawrinka at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. In a statement the ATP found 20-year-old Kyrgios guilty of "aggravated behaviour" and served him with a 28-day ban and $25,000 (21,450 euros) fine. But both punishments will be waived if Kyrgios avoids any fines for verbal or physical abuse at ATP events over the next six months.
Kyrgios made headlines around the world after crude remarks concerning Wawrinka's reported girlfriend, teenager Donna Vekic, during a match against the Swiss ace in Montreal. Kyrgios, who was fined $10,000 by the ATP for his courtside sledge at the time, issued a statement apologising for his remarks, insisting they were made "in the heat of the moment".