The Canadian shattered his racket in disgust after 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 loss to the legendary Spaniard. Shapovalov was still furious over a lengthy seven-minute break between the fourth and fift…
Rafael Nadal was “destroyed” – and so was Denis Shapovalov’s racket.
“I respect everything that Rafa has done and I think he’s an unbelievable player. But, you know, there’s got to be some boundaries, some rules set,” Shapovalov said. “It’s just so frustrating as a player. You feel like you’re not just playing against the player; you’re playing against the umpires, you’re playing against so much more.“I mean, it was a big break after the fourth set for this reason, and the momentum just goes away.
Tensions were high well before that, though. Shapovalov, 22, accused umpire Carlos Bernardes of being “corrupt” early in the second set for not punishing Nadal for taking too much time between points.
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