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.

American tennis player Frances Tiafoe receives a $120,000 (£94,737) fine for his furious outburst, in which he repeatedly swore at the chair umpire, at last month's Shanghai Masters.

Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 for his profanity-laden outburst at a chair umpire during the Shanghai Masters last month.

Frances Tiafoe, the 26-year-old American tennis star, is facing a hefty fine of $120,000 following a major meltdown during his match at the Shanghai Masters last month.

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

American tennis star Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 by the ATP following an on-court outburst during his match at the Shanghai Masters in October. The fine was issued after Tiafoe directed explicit verbal abuse at chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote, an incident that also included what the ATP deemed "aggravated behavior."

According to Euro Sport, the ATP Fines Committee fined Tiafoe $60,000 for "verbal abuse" and an additional $60,000 for "aggravated behavior." In the end, Tiafoe lost $120,000 for a few moments of unbridled rage. The expletive-filled rant can be seen (and heard) in the video below.

American tennis player Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 for an outburst during the Shanghai Masters last month.As per BBC Sports, the penalty came after he repeatedly used offensive language at the chair umpire,

World no. 18 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. The American's violent words could not disappear under the surface.

Frances Tiafoe has been hit with a staggering combined fine of £95k ($120k) after he repeatedly swore and shouted at an umpire during the recent Shanghai Masters.

Just days after rubbing shoulders with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, American tennis star Frances Tiafoe's bank account took a major hit. Tiafoe, 26, was levied with a $120k fine on Thursday, November 15 for his vulgar beratement of a chair umpire at the ATP Shanghai Masters event on October 8.