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Tennis Player Hit With Major Fine For Making Shooting Gun Gesture With Racket At U.S. Open

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Tennis Player Hit With Major Fine For Making Shooting Gun Gesture With Racket At U.S. Open
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American doubles player Mike Bryan was fined $10,000 for making a shooting gun gesture with his tennis racket during a U.S. Open match on Saturday night.

According to an ESPN report, Bryan, playing with his doubles partner and brother Bob Bryan, flipped over his tennis racket to resemble a pretend gun and pointed it at the umpire and line judge after a poor call the duo challenged was overturned in their favor.

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