American tennis superstar Frances Tiafoe curses and abuses the chair umpire after losing his third-round match to Roman Safiullin at the Shanghai Masters after being one set up. The ATP 1000 tournament turns ugly as the American takes out his frustration out on the official after the match as he bows out of the tournament after losing to the Russian.
Though Frances Tiafoe has not been having the best of seasons so far where he has failed to win a single title and has had some underwhelming performances, there was some hope when we saw him give some great performances in the Hardcourt season. The American started off being the finalist in Cincinnati and a semi-finalist in the US Open, but from there, it seems like everything has gone downhill and it turns out that he has gone back to square one once again, especially after the Japan Open.
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Tiafoe furious at chair umpire
There were already problems with the chair umpires in the competition but it turns out there is no end to them at all. Tiafoe had taken out all his frustration after his loss to Roman Safiullin on the chair umpire by cursing him after the match. These were ugly scenes to witness for all the fans and with this reaction it is safe to say that Tiafoe was not at all pleased with the way the match was officiated at all and took out all his frustration on him.
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None of us know the reason behind this reaction from Tiafoe but this certainly does not paint a great picture of him and this will not help his chances for the upcoming tournaments of the season. Though it is always frustrating to lose a match like this where you were in control at the start, this is not the way to handle the situation at all.
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