Tiafoe insults chair umpire after defeat in the Shanghai Masters – Grupo Milenio

Frances Tiafoe, the US Open semi-finalist, repeatedly cursed a chair umpire after losing a duel on Tuesday in the Shanghai Masters.

Tiafoe He directed approximately 10 insults at judge Jimmy Pinoargote during a minute after falling 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5) to Russian Roman Safiullin, number 61 in the ATP rankings, in the third round.

Tiafoe later posted an apology on social media, describing his action as “unacceptable behavior.”

“That’s not who I am and much less how I would like to treat a person. I let the heat of my frustration in the moment take advantage of me and I am extremely disappointed with the way I handled it. the situation,” said the American.

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What punishment could Frances Tiafoe receive after insulting the chair umpire?

​He ATP regulations demands fines of 60 thousand dollars in Masters 1000 tournaments for verbal abuse towards a referee. The tournament can steal the money as a prize, and the case could be sent to the ATP Member Fines Committee for further investigation.

A spokesperson for the tour said that At the moment no decision has been made yet. about the matter.

Why did Tiafoe insult the chair umpire?

Tiafoecurrent number 17 in the ranking, He was upset because they took away his first service due to a time violation in a decisive tiebreaker and the score 5-5.

Pinoargote indicated that Tiafoe was not making a genuine attempt to serve when he threw the ball into the air at the baseline as the service clock was about to expire. Tiafoe initially protested before continuing to play; He lost that point and the next to close the match.

Tiafoe, 26, congratulated Safiullin at the net before turning around and heading toward the referee and uttering his first expletives.

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