“No, no, no — I tossed the ball up!” he protested, repeating several times that he had tossed the ball up for a serve before being called for the violation.
Tiafoe and Roman Safiullin were tied 5-5 in a third-set tiebreak at the Shanghai Masters when chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote called Tiafoe for a time violation on his first serve.Jets fire Robert Saleh in shocking move after just five gamesTiafoe did not serve within the required 25 seconds following the previous point, but had done a serve toss while not hitting it.“Dude, that’s the rule!” Tiafoe continued.
Tiafoe, who recently made a run to the U.S. Open semifinals, is ranked 17th in the world while Safiullin is ranked No. 61.Tiafoe apologized for the outburst in a note in his Instagram Story. “I really apologize for the way I acted tonight. That is not who I am and not how I ever want to treat people,” Tiafoe wrote.“I let my frustration in the heat of the moment get the best of me and I’m extremely disappointed with how I handled the situation. That’s not acceptable behavior and I want to apologize to the umpire, the tournament, and the fans. I’ll be better for yall.”Who will show up first in this Yankees-Royals series: Aaron Judge or Bobby Witt Jr.
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