New York: Italy's Fabio Fognini was provisionally suspended on Saturday from further participation in the US Open after three separate unsportsmanlike incidents that occurred during his first-round defeat on Wednesday.
The 22nd-seeded Italian had already been cited on Friday for three conduct violations including one offense in which he swore at match umpire Louise Engzell, who is Swedish, and called her a whore in Italian.
![Suspended: Fabio Fognini, of Italy, is out of the US Open after three separate unsportsmanlike incidents.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170908051801im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/9/m/i/7/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gy9mhy.png/1504378429939.jpg)
Fognini and partner Simone Bolelli will be withdrawn from their third-round doubles match.
"Fabio Fognini is hereby provisionally suspended from further participation in the US Open pending a final determination whether a major offense has been committed during his first-round singles match," the Grand Slam Board said in a statement.
![Fabio Fognini, of Italy, reacts after losing a point to Stefano Travaglia on Wednesday.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170908051801im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/9/m/i/0/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gy9mhy.png/1504378429939.jpg)
The 22nd-seeded Italian, known for his volatile temper, was in trouble again during his 6-4 7-6 (8) 3-6 6-0 loss on Wednesday to Stefano Travaglia when he was heard directing vulgar language towards Swedish chair umpire Louise Engzell.
Fognini was cited for three code violations and handed fines of $15,000, $5,000 and $4,000.
It is not the first time Fognini has been in hot water for being unable to control his emotions.
At Wimbledon in 2014 he was fined $27,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Reuters