Denis Shapovalov suffered a shock defeat against Vilius Gaubas in Rome Masters on Friday. During the match, the Canadian player broke his frustration racket before giving it to a fan in the crowd.
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Tennis fans were left incredulous during the Masters of Rome after the Canadian star Denis Shapovalov showed signs of frustration during his superb straight defeat against the Lithuanian oppressed Vilius Gaubas. The match ended 6-3, 6-4 in favor of Gaubas, which is ranked 154th in the world, while Shapovalov is at n ° 27.
Shapovalov’s ardent explosion
Shapovalov looked like rhythm from the start. His frustration increased over the match, especially in the second set, where Gaubas maintained the pressure. After losing the final point, Shapovalov let his anger escape by breaking his racket on the field. He then surprised the fans by putting the broken racket back to someone in the crowd.
Smash of epic racket of Denis Shapovalov pic.twitter.com/pdjth9wwvp
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Shapovalov made 44 uns forked errors and hit nine double flaws. Even if he had several chances of rupture, he could only convert one. On the other hand, Gaubas remained calm and coherent, breaking the Shapovalov service three times and fully taking advantage of the errors of Canada.
This is not the first time that Shapovalov has been breaking his racket of anger. During the French Open last year, the Canadian star shocked everyone when he broke his racket on his own head, not once, but twice. The incident occurred in a frustrating match against Hubert Hurkacz.
After Shapovalov missed two easy -to -net chances and failed to break at a crucial moment, he broke the racket on his head. The dramatic and painful explosion left fans amazed.
Meanwhile, the result of Rome Masters is an important step for Gaubas, which is slowly named in the world of tennis. Gaubas qualified for the third round of the Rome Masters ATP 1000 event, where he should face the second seeded Alexander Zverev in a round of 32 games on Sunday.
Shapovalov, on the other hand, will now have to come together and find answers after another disappointing result. He was eliminated in the second round from the Madrid Open last month.
