American tennis star Frances Tiafoe enjoyed a strong run of form during the summer schedule. Tiafoe reached the final at the Cincinnati Open, losing to Jannik Sinner, this year’s winner at both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open and current world No. 1. Tiafoe then reached the semis at the U.S. Open, losing in five sets to fellow American Taylor Fritz.
However, that stellar run came to an earlier-than-expected end at the Shanghai Open, prompting a profanity-filled tirade against the chair umpire after the match.
Tiafoe squared off against unseeded Roman Safiullin in the third round, losing 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5). That match ended minutes after chair umpire
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