Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 for his profanity-laden outburst at a chair umpire during the Shanghai Masters last month.

Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 (almost £95,000) for swearing repeatedly at umpire Jimmy Pinoargote after receiving a time violation during last month’s Shanghai Masters.

Frances Tiafoe, the 26-year-old American tennis star, is facing a hefty fine of $120,000 following a major meltdown during his match at the Shanghai Masters last month.

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According to Euro Sport, the ATP Fines Committee fined Tiafoe $60,000 for "verbal abuse" and an additional $60,000 for "aggravated behavior." In the end, Tiafoe lost $120,000 for a few moments of unbridled rage. The expletive-filled rant can be seen (and heard) in the video below.

U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe has been fined a total of $120,000 but will not be suspended for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month.

Frances Tiafoe's outburst came after he was handed a time violation by the chair umpire according to the new serve rule implemented mid-season.

Tiafoe was fortunate not to be disqualified for that rant, which umpires can do even when the match is over. The 26-year-old swiftly apologized a few hours after the match, which probably saved him from a more severe punishment.

America’s Frances Tiafoe is reportedly set to be fined a handsome amount of $120,000 for using indecent language toward the chair umpire during the Shanghai Masters. The 26-year-old was involved in

American tennis star Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 by the ATP for his verbal behavior towards an umpire at the Shanghai Masters in October. The ATP Fines Committee broke down Tiafoe's fine by $60,