Denis Shapovalov’s frustration boils over, smashes racket in fiery outburst earlier than giving it to fan
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Denis Shapovalov suffered a shock defeat to Vilius Gaubas on the Rome Masters on Friday. In the course of the match, the Canadian participant smashed his racket in frustration earlier than giving it to a fan within the crowd.
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Tennis followers had been left in disbelief through the Rome Masters after Canadian star Denis Shapovalov confirmed indicators of frustration throughout his gorgeous straight-sets defeat to Lithuanian underdog Vilius Gaubas. The match ended 6-3, 6-4 in Gaubas’ favour, who’s ranked 154th on the planet, whereas Shapovalov sits at No. 27.
Shapovalov’s fiery outburst
Shapovalov seemed out of rhythm proper from the beginning. His frustration grew because the match went on, particularly within the second set, the place Gaubas stored up the stress. After shedding the ultimate level, Shapovalov set free his anger by smashing his racket on the court docket. He then stunned followers by handing the damaged racket to somebody within the crowd.
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Shapovalov made 44 unforced errors and hit 9 double faults. Despite the fact that he had a number of break level possibilities, he may solely convert one. Alternatively, Gaubas stayed calm and constant, breaking Shapovalov’s serve thrice and taking full benefit of the Canadian’s errors.
This isn’t the primary time Shapovalov broke his racket in anger. In the course of the French Open final 12 months, the Canadian star shocked everybody when he smashed his racket over his personal head, not as soon as, however twice. The incident occurred throughout a irritating match in opposition to Hubert Hurkacz.
After Shapovalov missed two straightforward possibilities on the internet and failed to interrupt serve at an important second, he smashed the racket on his head. The dramatic and painful outburst left followers shocked.
In the meantime, the outcome within the Rome Masters is a serious milestone for Gaubas, who’s slowly making a reputation for himself within the tennis world. Gaubas superior to the third spherical of the Rome Masters ATP 1000 occasion, the place he’s set to face the second seed Alexander Zverev in a Spherical of 32 match on Sunday.
Shapovalov, however, will now should regroup and discover solutions after yet one more disappointing outcome. He was knocked out within the second spherical on the Madrid Open final month.
