Shapovalov fined for hitting umpire with the ball

Denis Shapovalov had a horrible weekend last week after he lost the decisive match of the Davis Cup tie against Great Britain after he hit the chair umpire Arnaud Gabas with a ball. Denis was defaulted, and now he is fined $7.000.

Shapovalov apologized many times to Arnaud that had to go to the Ottawa General Hospital. Luckily there was no damage to the eye for him.

After the accident, Denis commented

“Luckily he was OK, but obviously, it’s unacceptable behavior from me. I just feel awful and ashamed for letting my team down, for letting my country down, for acting in a way that I would never want to act.”