Denis Shapovalov shocked by Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics in first round of Australian Open

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Denis Shapovalov shocked by Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics in first round of Australian Open Globe_Sports

Canada's Denis Shapovalov throws his racket in frustration during his first round singles match against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.Canada’s Denis Shapovalov lost a lengthy four-set match with Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics on Monday in the opening round of the Australian Open.

Fucsovics has played spoiler at the Australian Open before, stunning 13th seed Sam Querrey of the United States in 2018. Shapovalov slammed his racket to the ground in frustration as Fucsovics took a 40-0 advantage with the second set tied 2-2. The outburst came after Shapovalov’s 24th unforced error.An emotional Shapovalov yelled “come on!” to himself after powering a forehand past a running Fucsovics to tie the set up 3-3. The duo traded games twice to keep it even at 5-5.

Shapovalov berated the umpire and received a code violation after the third set on Margaret Court Arena.After throwing his racket, Shapovalov was given the code violation that triggered his outburst.

 

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