Italian Open.The incident occurred during his first round match against home favourite Lorenzo Sonego. After taking a mammoth 91 minutes to win the first set 7-6 on a tie break, Shapovalov found himself 3-4 behind in the second when a line call went against him.With no HawkEye being used at the tournament, Shapovalov could not contain his anger.
Already on a warning, the 23-year-old made his way across the net and received a code violation, resulting in a point penalty against him. "Denis, Denis, listen.
Because you crossed the net, you're going to get another code violation," chair umpire Richard Hague informed him before adding: "You can't cross the net."Incensed, Shapovalov replied: "No way, I was just showing you the mark.
I wasn't doing anything unsportsmanlike. How can you give me a point penalty? Can't you call the supervisor because that's bulls***."What's the best sporting outburst you've ever seen?
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