Zverev must stay in the skin next year in order not to face more penalties after losing his head completely during a doubles match in the ATP tournament in Acapulco, Mexico last month.

The German shouted and swore at the referee and repeatedly slammed his racket into the referee's chair, close to the referee's feet.

He was thrown out of the competition, was without both ranking points and prize money and was fined 40,000 dollars (almost 400,000 kronor).

In addition, the men's tour ATP has added that Zverev will be suspended for eight weeks, and forced to pay another 25,000 dollars, if he in any way violates the code of conduct again in the next 12 months.

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Tennis star's outburst of rage - hit the referee Photo: Screenshot TennisTV

Went out right away

Alexander Zverev, third in the world rankings, kept his cool when he made his first match after the outburst on Monday night, but it was no further fun day for the reigning Olympic champion.

The 24-year-old went out already in the first round of Indian Wells prestigious tournament after losing 1-2 in sets (2-6, 6-4, 6-7) against the 39th-ranked American Tommy Paul.

New victory for Rublyov

Things went better for the Russian Andrei Rublyov, who took his tenth straight victory on the ATP tour when he beat the German Dominik Koepfer in two straight sets.

Rublyov arrives at the tournament in California with two straight titles, from Dubai and Marseille, behind him.

Unlike many other sports, tennis has not completely shut out Russian and Belarusian athletes, due to the war in Ukraine.

Russia and Belarus have been thrown out of team competitions such as the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup, but individual athletes are still allowed to compete in tournaments.