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LONDON -- Heather Watson had the dubious honour of receiving the second-biggest fine in Wimbledon history. Naturally, she isnt too happy about it.The Briton was fined $12,000 (￡9,294) for angrily slamming her racket into the ground during her defeat to Annika Beck in the first round of the womens singles.It was the largest penalty at this years championships so far and accounted for nearly a third of Watsons prize money.I dont see it as fair, Watson said. I was so shocked. I looked at the piece of paper and I just saw the two, so I thought, Oh OK. But $12,000 for bouncing my racket once is I think a bit excessive, especially because I havent done anything like this before.I had no previous history, Im not a maniac on the court, I dont do controversial things consistently or ever really. It was a bad mistake. I know it was the wrong thing to do, but it was in the heat of the moment in a match I was desperate to win.Viktor Troicki was fined $10,000 for his epic rant at umpire Damiano Torella over a line call last week, calling him the worst umpire ever in the world.Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers were fined $9,000 (￡7,749) and $7,500 (￡5,812), respectively, for code violations -- including Cuevas threatening to urinate in a ball can when he was denied a toilet break, with the umpire having to be escorted away by security after the doubles team staged a sit-down protest.While Watson may have been disappointed by her singles defeat, she is through to the third round of the womens doubles with Naomi Broady. She also reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles Thursday with Finn Henri Kontinen when they shocked defending champions Leander Paes and Martina Hingis.Having received walkovers in their first two rounds, Watson and Kontinen were playing in their first match together, but secured a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Paes and Hingis, who have four mixed doubles majors together and 35 Grand Slam doubles titles between them.We were warming up and getting ready each day and we were always put on at the end of the day, so weve literally just been ready to play for each match and theyve told us last minute, Watson said.I think today in the first set we were finding our ground, getting comfortable with each other, and then we kind of took off, especially in that third set.Watson and Kontinen next face American Scott Lipsky and Russian Alla Kudryavtseva. 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The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer.Everton manager Roberto Martinez has urged John Stones critics to be more rational in their assessment of him.The 21-year-old was castigated for his mistake which led to the Netherlands first goal in their come-from-behind friendly win over England at Wembley on Tuesday.Even at such a young age Stones has built a reputation as a ball-playing centre-back, but his detractors say he should play the percentages once in a while and his midweek mistake was an example of his weakness. Martinez disagrees, however, with the level of pressure put on Stones.In my eyes he has been probably the victim of incredible scrutiny that is hard to explain, said Martinez.If we all want English football to do well and the national team to do well we should be a little bit more protective of our players.It is all too easy to praise a player and then too easy to criticise a player. I think we should be more rational about where the development is of a footballer.He is demanded by everyone to be the perfect footballer but thats not going to happen. Stones has started just one of Evertons last five games He has learned from his decision and what he does on the pitch. At 21 he is well ahead of where he should be and I think we should all be a bit more aware he is a young player.Stones has started just one of Evertons last five matches after returning from injury - and he was withdrawn at half-time in the game he did start. Stones battles for the ball with Swanseas Wayne Routledge Martinez has been criticised for keeping the youngster out of the side but the Toffees boss believes it will benefit him in the long run.ddddddddddddWe care about our players and the character he has is what is going to make him the player he can be, said the Spaniard ahead of the trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford. In my eyes he has been probably the victim of incredible scrutiny that is hard to explain Roberto Martinez Competition for places keeps you grounded and allows you to understand the way you perform and levels you reach on the pitch have an effect on whether you are to be selected or not.That is a part of the process of developing and learning in your position and that is where John is.He should be given a bit more time, space and understanding. Clearly he has to learn and learn quickly and competition for places in our squad will force him to do that, not any other reason.You can watch Everton in action against Manchester United on Super Sunday.By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices.Also See:Sky Live: Man Utd v EvertonWATCH: Man Utd 4-4 EvertonMartinez: Lukaku exit talk normalProblems for Everton? ' ' '