TOKYO — Francis Tiafoe smashed his racket after dropping to qualifier Malton Fukkovis within the first spherical of the Japan Open on Wednesday, however Dennis Shapovalov suffered an upset loss.
The eighth seeded Tiafoe struggled along with his first serve in a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 defeat to Hussovic shortly after the Hungarian sealed the victory with the winner of the forehand, slamming his racket on the court docket’s floor.
Tiafoe ranked twenty ninth within the rankings. This was the fourth consecutive loss for the People after a 3rd loss to Jean Leonard Stref on the US Open in each matches with the Czech Republic on this month’s Davis Cup qualifiers.
Fucsovics will then carry out both Jordan Thompson or Brandon Nakashima within the second spherical at Tokyo.
Seventh seed Shapovalov misplaced 7-5, 6-3 to Daniel Altmeier.
