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    Kyrgios fined for lewd comments on Wawrinka's girlfriend

    Kyrgios fined for lewd comments on Wawrinka's girlfriend
    Written by Vaneet Randhawa
    Aug 14, 2015, 06:23 pm 3 min read
    Kyrgios fined for lewd comments on Wawrinka's girlfriend
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    Nick Kyrgios and Stan Wawrinka garnered headlines for their involvement in a heated confrontation in the locker room after Kyrgios made a snide remark about Wawrinka's girlfriend. Kyrgios' on-court comment that his opponent's friend and compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis had slept with Donna Vekic, Wawrinka's girlfriend, prompted this controversy. The Australian has been fined £4,700 for the comments picked up by courtside microphone.

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