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 has been fined $120,000 by the ATP Fines Committed! Tiafoe suffered a tight 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 defeat to Roman Safiullin at the Shanghai Masters, losing his temper in the closing stages and blasting the chair umpire at the net with insults.

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,

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