Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov recently addressed the controversy surrounding his remarks about Italy’s Jannik Sinner, clarifying that his criticism of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was not aimed at Sinner personally. The situation stems from Sinner’s involvement in a doping case that has sparked intense debate within the … Read more
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov found himself in an unusual moment of tension at the Swiss Indoors in Basel after accidentally hitting the chair umpire during a quarterfinal match against France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The 25-year-old left-hander, who had been trying to return serve, misdirected a shot that struck the umpire. The incident, caught on video and … Read more
Denis Shapovalov found himself in an unexpected moment of tension at the 2024 Swiss Indoors in Basel during his quarterfinal match against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. In a surprising incident early in the match, the Canadian inadvertently struck chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani with the ball, sparking a brief pause in the action and an immediate apology … Read more