Hugo Gaston dropped a ball from his pocket on the court to replay a set ball which had not been to the taste of the institution. The tennis player believes that he did not want to cheat deliberately.
Gaston was a repeat offender, the ATP fined him 144,000 euros, reduced to 72,000 euro provided that the 22-year-old left-hander did not commit any other offense for twelve months. The native of Toulouse, 109th in the ATP rankings, continued his mea culpa: "These are things that are not done"