Frances Tiafoe apologizes to Schanghai after Schimpf-rubbish in Shanghai

Frances Tiafoe apologizes to Schanghai after Schimpf-rubbish in Shanghai

The American tennis player frances tiafoe has apologized for his vulgar statements towards an arbitrator after his defeat at the Shanghai Masters. The Tiafoe classified as number 7 in the world lost in an exciting match against the unsettled Russian Roman Safiullin with 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5).

tiafoes outbreak after a violation of time

tiafoe was visibly upset when a time violation was shown in the crucial tie-break of the last sentence during the first impact, while the score was 5-5. He said, "No, no, no, I already thrown the ball up ... I was ready to serve. That is the rule." He addressed this argument to the referee Jimmy Pinoargote, who was not ready to change his decision.

reaction of the referee and loss of the game

In response to Tiafoe's protest, Pinoargote explained: "I don't buy that, that's the second serve." He also announced this loudly about the microphone. Tiafoe then lost the point and finally the match. After the mandatory handshake on the net, the 26-year-old directed his anger against Pinoargote and addressed a number of swear words to the referee, while Safiullin celebrated his victory. Some spectators in the audience could be heard who laughed at Tiafoe's outbreak.

public apology from tiafoe

After the game, Tiafoe expressed his regret on social media. "I really apologize for my behavior," wrote the two-time US open finalist on Instagram. "This is not me, and I don't want to treat people like that. I haven't had my frustration under control in the heat of the moment, and I am extremely disappointed with how I dealt with the situation."

consequences and possible punishments

tiafoe also emphasized that his behavior was not acceptable and that he would like to apologize to the referee, the tournament and fans. According to the ATP Tour regulations, players can be occupied with fines of up to $ 60,000 if the misuse of officials at Masters 1000 tournaments. CNN asked the ATP for a comment.