By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Monday, August 5, 2024
Photograph credit score: Mubadala Citi DC Open
The Affiliation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) will permit Canada’s Denis Shapovalov to maintain his rating factors and prize cash earned ultimately week’s Washington DC occasion although he was defaulted for issuing an audible obscenity at a fan throughout his quarterfinal match in opposition to Ben Shelton.
ATP issued a press release on-line on Monday saying, “The fines committee has affirmed that officers adopted appropriate procedures in defaulting the participant. Nonetheless, the committee has concluded that lack of rankings factors and prize cash, which is routinely utilized within the case of a default, can be a disproportionate penalty on this case. Shapovalov subsequently retains quarter-final factors and prize cash, with a positive of $36,400 utilized for the code violation.”
ATP has reviewed an attraction from Denis Shapovalov following his default from the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 event in Washington. The fines committee has affirmed that officers adopted appropriate procedures in defaulting the participant. Nonetheless, the committee has concluded that…
— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 5, 2024
The ruling comes after a lot criticism from gamers and followers concerning the earlier determination on the default that occurred in Shapovalov’s quarterfinal battle with Shelton on the Mubadala Citi DC Open.
Shapovalov, down triple match level in a second set tiebreaker, was heard swearing at a spectator. After the umpire issued a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct, the event supervisor was referred to as to the court docket.
Shapovalov pleaded his case, saying that the spectator provoked him first by verbally taunting him.
Supervisor referred to as on court docket on match level on the Shelton vs Shapovalov match. Shapo says: No must name the supervisors, simply give me a warning which the umpire did already. pic.twitter.com/dPH9Jbln84
— edgeAI (@edgeaiofficial) August 2, 2024
Shelton additionally spoke to the umpire and mentioned he heard what the spectator mentioned. Nonetheless, the umpire advised the supervisor he didn’t hear what the spectator mentioned, solely Shapovalov’s response.
Shapovalov was finally defaulted, sending Shelton into the semifinals.
The ATP did rule that Shapovalov will probably be fined $36,400 for the code violation. His whole prize cash for reaching the quarterfinals quantities to $53,240. Shapovalov features 100 rankings factors, which permits him to rise 33 spots within the ATP rankings at this time.
Former World No. 10 Shapovalov has not publicly commented on the default or on the following ATP ruling. Primarily based on his leads to DC, he’ll now rise to World No. 106 within the ATP rankings
Photograph Credit score: Mubadala Citi DC Open
