By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Monday, August 5, 2024Photo 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 eventually week’s Washington DC occasion although he was defaulted for issuing an audible obscenity at a fan throughout his quarterfinal match towards Ben Shelton.
ATP issued a press release on-line on Monday saying, “The fines committee has affirmed that officers adopted right procedures in defaulting the participant. Nonetheless, the committee has concluded that lack of rankings factors and prize cash, which is robotically utilized within the case of a default, could be a disproportionate penalty on this case. Shapovalov subsequently retains quarter-final factors and prize cash, with a superb of $36,400 utilized for the code violation.”
ATP has reviewed an enchantment from Denis Shapovalov following his default from the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 match in Washington. The fines committee has affirmed that officers adopted right 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 choice 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 match supervisor was known as to the court docket.
Shapovalov pleaded his case, saying that the spectator provoked him first by verbally taunting him.
Supervisor known as on court docket on match level on the Shelton vs Shapovalov match. Shapo says: No have to 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 stated he heard what the spectator stated. Nonetheless, the umpire informed the supervisor he didn’t hear what the spectator stated, solely Shapovalov’s response.
Shapovalov was in the end defaulted, sending Shelton into the semifinals.
The ATP did rule that Shapovalov shall be fined $36,400 for the code violation. His complete 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 as we speak.
Former World No. 10 Shapovalov has not publicly commented on the default or on the following ATP ruling. Primarily based on his ends in DC, he’ll now rise to World No. 106 within the ATP rankings
Photograph Credit score: Mubadala Citi DC Open
