US Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe was fined a total of $120,000 — but will not be suspended — for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month. The ATP said Thursday during its season-ending tournament in Italy that its fines committee handed Tiafoe a penalty of $60,

Days after hanging out with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, tennis star Frances Tiafoe was fined $120k for berating an umpire

Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 for his profanity-laden outburst at a chair umpire during the Shanghai Masters last month.

Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 (almost £95,000) for swearing repeatedly at umpire Jimmy Pinoargote after receiving a time violation during last month’s Shanghai Masters.

Tiafoe was fortunate not to be disqualified for that rant, which umpires can do even when the match is over. The 26-year-old swiftly apologized a few hours after the match, which probably saved him from a more severe punishment.

Frances Tiafoe's outburst came after he was handed a time violation by the chair umpire according to the new serve rule implemented mid-season.

American tennis star Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 by the ATP for his verbal behavior towards an umpire at the Shanghai Masters in October. The ATP Fines Committee broke down Tiafoe's fine by $60,

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U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe was fined a total of $120,000 - but will not be suspended - for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month.