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Tiafoe broke the racket due to his nervousness about the referee and lost the game by a penalty

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The referee’s decision to give Talon Greekspur an ace and a point upset Francis Tiafoe in the final of his match, who smashed his racket, received a penalty and lost the Davis Cup match.

The final of the game between Francis Tiafoe and Talon Greek track for in the Davis Cup, where the American lost and the Netherlands won 2-0 against the USA in the singles.


While the match was in the 3rd set, mWith the score 5:2 in favor of Greekspur in the tiebreak, the linesman declared the Dutchman’s serve “out”, but after reviewing the VIDEO, the referee awarded an ace and a point to Greekspur, making the score 6:2.

decision that caused to the fury of Tiafoe, who felt the serve should be replayed after the linesman’s call made him abandon his attempt.

However, the referee stood by his original decision as the American lost his temper and broke his racket. This brought the second warning, which resulted in him receiving a “penalty”, the point going to his opponent and losing the game.


Source: sport 24

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