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The chair umpires continue to be protagonists in the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai (China), and especially the South Americans; After the serious mistake of the Brazilian Carlos Bernardes in yesterday’s duel between the Swiss Stan Wawrinka and the Italian Flavio Cobolli, the controversy is added at the end of the match on Tuesday’s match between the American Frances Tiafoe and the Russian Roman Safiullin.
The victory was in the hands of the Russian, who won 5-7, 7-5 and 7-6(5) in more than three hours. When the match ended, both players shook hands at the net; However, far from the usual greeting to the chair umpire, Tiafoe began a series of recriminations against the Ecuadorian Jimmy Pinoargote.
“¡Fuck you! Fuck you, you fucking idiot!”, the American shouted at the end of the game and then continued: “I’ve been running for three hours and you’ve screwed up the game.” What unleashed Tiafoe’s anger was the warming he received at 5-5 in the tie-break of the decisive set, forcing him to serve with his second serve and losing it, immediately after which the Russian won the point and took the victory.
We will see what decisions the ATP makes regarding what happened, since it is exposed to a harsh sanction.
the drama at the end of the tiafoe/safiullin match pic.twitter.com/HftfltXHew
— emily (@sportyandhot) October 8, 2024
