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‘You're All Corrupt’: Denis Shapovalov Criticizes Chair Umpire in Loss to Rafael Nadal

Denis Shapovalov, the No. 14 seed in the Australian Open, called out the chair umpire following the first set of his eventual five-set loss to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open quarterfinals.

After dropping the first set 6–3, Shapovalov approached the chair umpire, complaining Nadal wasn't ready to play, to which the umpire responded by suggesting the Canadian was not ready either, considering he had walked up to their chair.

“Are you kidding me? You guys are all corrupt. You guys are all corrupt,” Shapovalov could be heard saying.

Shapovalov would go on to lose the second set but win the third and fourth set.