Patten gets biggest Wimbledon fine of week for verbal abuse

After receiving the most severe fine of these Championships for verbal abuse, defending men’s doubles champion Henry Patten claimed Wimbledon did not act “fairly” with impunity.

Briton Patten, who won the title last year alongside his Finnish teammate Harri Heliovaara, says he will file an appeal after being fined more than £9,000 for an incident that occurred before the tournament started at an off-site practice facility.

A list of fines issued to players during the first week of the Championships was released by the All England Club on Monday.

Patten, 29, claimed that the information was published while the appeal process was pending and that it was caused by “inaccuracies and procedural failures” in the process.

He said, “At this point, I will just say that I don’t believe Wimbledon conducted a thorough investigation or that they have followed the law in a fair or impartial manner.”

“I’m disappointed that I have to address this issue at this point rather than concentrate on tennis,” I said.

The All England Club claimed that its comment on the situation, which is “in the hands of the Grand Slam supervisors,” “wouldn’t be appropriate.”