Watch Frances Tiafoe Cuss Out Umpire at Shanghai Masters

Frances Tiafoe cursed out the umpire after losing to Roman Safiullin at the Shangai Masters.

Frances Tiafoe puts his head in his hands as he leaves Arthur Ashe Stadium after losing his match against Taylor Fritz on day twelve of the U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images | Mike Frey-Imagn Images

It has been a rollercoaster year for Frances Tiafoe. After a rough start, something switched for Tiafoe. The 26-year-old shook up his coaching staff and regained his confidence after almost upsetting Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon.

Since then, Tiafoe has played some of the best tennis of his career. So, he was not pleased after losing to Roman Safiullin in the Round of 32 at the Shanghai Masters.

Moment which lead to Tiafoe lashing out on the umpire.

Umpire gave him time violation warning and took his first serve away.

He said ‘I’m not buying it, this is now second serve’

Tiafoe said ‘ I tossed the ball, this is the rule’

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Thanks to a controversial call from umpire umpire Jimmy Pinoargote, Tiafoe lost a pivotal point in the match. Tiafoe received a time violation when he was serving at 5-5 in the final set tiebreak.

After losing the three-set match to Safiullin, Tiafoe congratulated his opponent and ripped the umpire. "F*** you, man. F*** you. Seriously, man, f*** you. You f***** me."

Tiafoe was not done, "You f***** the match up, great f****** job. F*** you." He continued shouting at the umpire, "You're going to be on the f****** blacklist for my matches, never again. Literally had it out for me today, f****** insane."

ATP social media totally ignored Safiullin’s win over Tiafoe and… this is why.

Horrible behavior from Frances, who should expect a big fine. pic.twitter.com/LTy1ANi7Cw

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) October 8, 2024

Tiafoe did not speak to the media after the match. But this matter is far from over. Everything from the call to Tiafoe's outburst to his requests to avoid the umpire will be reviewed by the ATP.

Tiafoe is currently ranked No. 17 in the world and has a record of 30-22 with zero singles titles this year. Tennis fans can follow Sports Illustrated's Serve on SI for all the most important news from the sport.

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