U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe has been fined a total of $120,000 but will not be suspended for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month.

Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 (almost £95,000) for swearing repeatedly at umpire Jimmy Pinoargote after receiving a time violation during last month’s Shanghai Masters.

Tiafoe was fortunate not to be disqualified for that rant, which umpires can do even when the match is over. The 26-year-old swiftly apologized a few hours after the match, which probably saved him from a more severe punishment.

Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 by the ATP Fines Committed! Tiafoe suffered a tight 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 defeat to Roman Safiullin at the Shanghai Masters, losing his temper in the closing stages and blasting the chair umpire at the net with insults.

US Open semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe has escaped suspension but has been fined $120,000 for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters.