Kyrgios reveals how much he got fined for wearing red hat after Wimbledon final

| by Alfredo Bassanelli

Nick Kyrgios is a man who knows how to make headlines and wearing a red hat during the 2022 Wimbledon final was no exception.

After losing to Novak Djokovic in four sets, Kyrgios took to the court wearing a bright red hat during the trophy ceremony, a clear violation of Wimbledon's strict all-white dress code.

Although it may appear that Kyrgios is a troublemaker, his stunt might have sent a bigger message than it appeared. Shortly after the last year's Wimbledon, the tournament organizers announced that they will be relaxing their all-white underwear rule for female players, something to what the Australian may have contributed during the trophy ceremony.

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On the latest episode of the Impaulsive podcast, Kyrgios revealed how much he got fined for wearing that famous red hat during the trophy ceremony, as he said:

"The personalities in tennis are a bit inside of the box. And I just feel like, I'm not doing anything crazy, but I can't walk the line too much, because they would just suspend me and I need to play. I wore a red hat and red shoes for the presentation and I got fined I think almost 10 grand as well ($10,000)."

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