A big fight happened this Tuesday at the end of the match between Frances Tiafoe and Roman Safiullin in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1,000. The victory was for the Russian 5-7, 7-5 and 7-6 (5) in 3h06 in a highly contested match that could be resolved in the final round, which included a late penalty. serve who received American and in the end it was certain. Tiafoe, number 13 in the Chinese event and the last semifinalist of the last US Open, paid dearly for his defeat by Jimmy Pinoargote, the chairman of the duel and the Ecuadorian country, who criticized him directly, leaving moments of confusion.
“What about you, man! Do it yourself! (lucky you!) Seriously, man. You messed up my stupid game. Three horrible hours and you go to do that. Where? Why? You messed up the game. Excellent job. Do it yourself! For three incredible hours, I was there fighting and running for my life. And you give me a second service. “It’s so crazy.”shot Tiafoe, who also paid him with rackets, after greeting Safiullin at the net, who will face Novak Djokovic in the round of 16. Pinoargote did not interfere with the American and immediately got off his seat (Tiafoe did not shake his hand but Safiullin did) to exchange a few words with the referee ‘take care.
To understand Tiafoe’s anger you have to go back a few minutes in the game, at 5-5 in the third quarter. Frances threw her ball in the air, though she didn’t think to serve. In this case, the referee punished him for a time violation, considering that he was taking too long to work, forcing America to start with the second part because it was the second. warning that he received. “No, no, no. I threw the ball up. I lost, I lost. I was behind and I threw the ball, I was ready to serve. It’s a habit,” said Tiafoe. “I’m not buying this, now it’s a second service,” Pinoargote replied. The American lost the point with his second serve, and Safiullin took advantage of the game advantage to end the match and unleash the wrath of Tiafoe who is now facing a stiff penalty.
Tiafoe is apologizing
A few hours after the incident, at midnight in China, the American tennis player took to his Instagram to apologize for the altercation with the chair umpire. “I am very sorry for what I did tonight. I am not what I want to do to people. I let my frustration in the heat of the moment take everything out of me I am very disappointed with the way I have done things. This is unacceptable and I would like to apologize to the players, the competition and the fans. I will be good to you all,” wrote a repentant Tiafoe.
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