American tennis star Frances Tiafoe loved a robust run of type in the course of the summer season schedule. Tiafoe reached the ultimate on the Cincinnati Open, shedding to Jannik Sinner, this yr’s winner at each the Australian Open and the U.S. Open and present world No. 1. Tiafoe then reached the semis on the U.S. Open, shedding in 5 units to fellow American Taylor Fritz.
Nevertheless, that stellar run got here to an earlier-than-expected finish on the Shanghai Open, prompting a profanity-filled tirade in opposition to the chair umpire after the match.
Tiafoe squared off in opposition to unseeded Roman Safiullin within the third spherical, shedding 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5). That match ended minutes after chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote known as Tiafoe for a time violation on his serve. Tiafoe was serving in the course of the remaining set tiebreak, which was knotted at 5-5. That’s when Pinoargote known as him for the time violation, which price Tiafoe his serve. Tiafoe had tossed the ball within the air, although it was unclear if it was an try and serve.
You possibly can see that second on this clip:
“No, no, I tossed the ball up. … I used to be able to serve,” Tiafoe stated to the chair umpire. “Dude, that’s the rule.”
“I’m not shopping for it, it’s the second serve,” responded Pinoargote.
Tiafoe misplaced the purpose, and ultimately the match. After shaking arms with Safiullin, he walked in direction of Pinoargote and, slightly than the customary shanking of arms with the umpire, Tiafoe unloaded:
The outburst initially garnered laughter from the group, however that laughter quieted as Tiafoe continued. “F— you, man! F— you! Severely, man. F— you,” exclaimed Tiafoe. “You f—ed me out of the f—ing match!”
Tiafoe, who’s at present the Thirteenth-ranked males’s singles participant on the planet, might face a effective of $60,000 for his outburst, beneath the ATP Rule Guide part governing conduct at Masters 1000 tournaments.
