Denis Shapovalov earned a spot on tennis’s ‘bad boys’ list for his more than questionable behavior on the track.
Canadian tennis player He again starred in an incident on Monday in his first round against the Masters 1000 in Rome. Local hope Lorenzo Sonego was measured, in a difficult and equal battle that began to dominate.
After winning the first set in the tiebreak 7-6 (5), things started to get complicated for the Canadian in the second, whose culminating moment came when he lost the serve 4-3 down due to an arbitration penalty imposed on him for jumping into the net to indicate to the referee that his second serve had reached the line.
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The chair umpire determined that the ball bounced out, proving the double fault that caused him to break point against. By violating this code, Shapovalov lost the game and was left 5–3.
That caused her an angry reaction. He spoke to the chair umpire again, at the same time pointing to a fan he had collided with earlier. “I didn’t fire him because I didn’t see what he was doing.“said the referee.”I saw you talking to him and you were a little angry with him. I understand you are disappointed“I explained.
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After the incident, Shapovalov recovered and ended up winning the match 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 and apologized for what happened. “A lot happened in the heat of the weather. I need to improve my behavior. These are my mistakes. I already know the rules for next time. I will definitely not step on the net“he admits.
Insult to Nadal
This incident was added to a list that was starting to get too long, and where the number he mounted on him quarterfinal duel of the Australian Open against Rafa Nadal, whom he accused of being “corrupt” due to excessive length of service.
“It’s been a long time, I’m ready to serve” he complained to the chair manager, Carlos Bernardes, who replied “Why are you looking at me? Eight seconds left to play. What do you want?”.
“you are all corrupt“It was the Canadian’s explosion when he saw Bernardes refuse to punish the Spanish player, who finally came back from the fight and qualified for the semifinals of a tournament he would win to add to his 21st Grand Slam. and become the most successful in the history of men’s tennis.
Davis Cup disqualification
In 2017, Denis Shapovalov was disqualified in a Davis Cup match for attacking the umpire’s chair. After sending the ball, he picked up the ball and hit it hard towards the stand, with the bad luck that it violently hit the referee’s face, with no choice but to dismiss him.
A completely unintentional action but that must have been rescued and that indicates that the anger control problems continue to plague him after five years.
Source: La Verdad

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