Feisty Victoria Azarenka got a double whammy yesterday after the French Open fined her $4,000 for skipping the news conference after her first-round loss. The 10th seed got knocked out easily by Gisela Dulko, 6-1, 6-2.
Players are obligated to attend a news conference after their matches, but Azarenka just did not show up. She reached the quarterfinal last year so this first-round loss will knock off a bunch of points from her ranking.