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Tiafoe abuses umpire after third-round defeat; apologises

Tiafoe targeted umpire Jimmy Pinoargote with about 10 expletives in a minute-long tirade after his 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) loss to 61st-ranked Roman Safiullin in a third-round match

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Frances Tiafoe returns to Roman Safiullin in Shanghai yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

Frances Tiafoe returns to Roman Safiullin in Shanghai yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

US Open semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe aimed a torrent of expletives at the chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters.

Tiafoe targeted umpire Jimmy Pinoargote with about 10 expletives in a minute-long tirade after his 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) loss to 61st-ranked Roman Safiullin in a third-round match.

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