Denis Shapovalov is earning 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 this Monday during his first round match of the Masters 1000 in Rome. Local hope Lorenzo Sonego was measured, in a tough and even match that began dominating.
After winning the first set in the tiebreak 7-6(5), things began to get complicated for the Canadian in the second, whose culminating moment came when he lost his serve 4-3 down due to an arbitration penalty that was imposed on him for jumping the net to indicate to the referee that his second serve had touched the line.
The chair umpire had determined that the ball had bounced outside, certifying the double fault that put him with a break point against. With this code violation, Shapovalov lost the game and trailed 5–3.
That provoked his angry reaction. She spoke to the chair umpire again, pointing to a fan she had clashed with earlier. “I’m not kicking him out because I didn’t see what he was doing.“said the referee.”I saw you talking to him and you egged him on a bit. I understand that you are frustrated” I explain.
After the incident, Shapovalov recovered and ended up winning the match 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 and apologizing for what happened. “A lot happened in the heat of the moment. I have to improve my behavior. It was my mistake. I already know the rules for next time. I will definitely not step on the net” he acknowledged.
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Insult to Nadal
This incident is added to a list that is beginning to be too long, and in which the number that he mounted on his duel of Australian Open quarterfinals against Rafa Nadalwhom he accused of “corrupt” for taking too long to get out.
“It takes so long, I was ready to serve” he complained to the chair umpire, 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 outburst when he saw that Bernardes refused to sanction the Spanish player, who ended up coming back from the match and qualifying for the semifinals of a tournament that he would end up winning to add his 21st Grand Slam and become the most successful in the history of the men’s tennis.
Disqualification in Davis Cup
Already in 2017, Denis Shapovalov was disqualified in a Davis Cup match for assaulting the chair umpire. After sending a ball out he caught the ball and hit it hard towards the stands, with the bad luck that he violently hit the referee’s face, who had no choice but to expel him.
A totally involuntary action but that should have been saved and that already hinted at the anger control problems that continue to accompany him five years later.
