Tennis player Mike Bryan fined $10,000 for US Open gun gesture
The match was played hours after a man in Texas shot dead seven people and wounded 22 others.
American doubles tennis player Mike Bryan has been fined $10,000 for using his racket to make a shooting gesture at a line judge at the US Open tournament.
Bryan, playing alongside his twin brother Bob during a second-round match in New York, placed the head of his racket on his shoulder and pretended to aim the handle at the official after successfully challenging an incorrect call.
He then pointed his finger at the chair umpire, Mariana Alves, and the line judge, and shook his head.
Alves issued a code violation against Bryan for unsportsmanlike conduct during Saturday's match, calling the gesture inappropriate.
The US Tennis Association handed the six-time US Open champion a $10,000 penalty on Sunday, the highest fine received by a male player so far at this year's tournament.
"The gesture warranted that amount," USTA spokesman Brendan McIntyre said.