Fognini found guilty of major offenses by Grand Slam board

LONDON (AP) Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has been handed a suspended ban of two Grand Slam tournaments for insulting a chair umpire at the U.S. Open.

The Grand Slam board says Fognini will be suspended from participating in two major tournaments - one of which will be the U.S. Open - if he commits another major offense before the end of 2019.

The board determined Fognini committed ''major offenses of aggravated behavior and conduct contrary to the integrity of the game.''

The board also fined Fognini $96,000, which will be reduced to $48,000 if he stays on good behavior for the next two years. That's in addition to the $24,000 Fognini already paid on-site last month for unsportsmanlike conduct during his first-round loss to Stefano Travaglia.