American tennis star Frances Tiafoe screams 'f*** you' at umpire in furious on-court meltdown

Frances Tiafoe has landed himself successful blistery h2o aft a foul-mouthed rant astatine the umpire pursuing his nonaccomplishment to Roman Safiullin.

The American satellite No 17 reacted furiously aft being called for a clip usurpation astatine 5-5 successful a important third-set necktie interruption astatine the Shanghai Masters.

Tiafoe went connected to suffer the adjacent 2 points, allowing Safiullin to unafraid a 5-7 7-5 7-6 (5) victory.

The satellite No 61 shook hands with Tiafoe astatine the net, earlier the American unloaded connected the umpire - overmuch to the amusement of the crowd.

 'F** you, man! F*** you!' Tiafoe shouted earlier refusing to shingle the official's hand. 'Seriously, man. You f***ed maine the f***ing match!'

Players person 25 seconds to service aft the climax of the erstwhile point. With clip moving out, Tiafoe walked to the baseline and tossed the shot into the aerial without hitting it.

The umpire called a clip violation, meaning Tiafoe mislaid his archetypal serve. 'No, no, no. I tossed the shot up,' the American fumed arsenic helium approached the umpire. 'I was astatine the enactment and I tossed the ball... I was acceptable to serve!'

After the umpire insisted it was present 2nd serve, Tiafoe shouted: 'Dude that's the rule! If the shot goes up, however americium I not acceptable to serve?'

Tiafoe - a US Open semifinalist successful 2022 and 2024 - could look a hefty punishment implicit the outburst, with ATP rules stating that players tin beryllium fined up to $60,000 for verbal abuse.

'Players shall not astatine immoderate clip straight oregon indirectly verbally maltreatment an official, opponent, sponsor, spectator oregon immoderate different idiosyncratic wrong the precincts of the tourney site,' the ATP states. 

'Verbal maltreatment is defined arsenic immoderate connection astir an official, opponent, sponsor, spectator oregon immoderate different idiosyncratic that implies dishonesty oregon is derogatory, insulting oregon different abusive.'