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.

American tennis player Frances Tiafoe receives a $120,000 (£94,737) fine for his furious outburst, in which he repeatedly swore at the chair umpire, at last month's Shanghai Masters.

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

The ATP said that its fines committee handed Frances Tiafoe a penalty of $60,000 for aggravated behavior on top of the maximum on-site fine of $60,000 he got for verbal abuse.

Frances Tiafoe, the 26-year-old American tennis star, is facing a hefty fine of $120,000 following a major meltdown during his match at the Shanghai Masters last month.

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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.

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American tennis player Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 for an outburst during the Shanghai Masters last month.As per BBC Sports, the penalty came after he repeatedly used offensive language at the chair umpire,

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.

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.