Canadian Denis Shapovalov will retain his ranking points and prize money after appealing his quarter-final disqualification from the Washington tournament, the ATP announced Monday.
Shapovalov lost the first set 7-6 (5) to American Ben Shelton and was trailing 6-3 in the second-set tiebreaker on Friday when he threw his racket to the ground and began yelling at a spectator.
As Shelton prepared to serve with three match points, Shapovalov, 25, got into another argument with a fan.
The referee gave him a violation for unsportsmanlike conduct and summoned a supervisor. The game ended that way.
On Monday, the ATP announced that the loss of ranking points and prize money, which is automatically applied upon disqualification, was a disproportionate punishment for Shapovalov’s actions.
He will still have to pay the fine of US$36,400.
Shapovalov will return to action at the National Bank Open on Wednesday in Montreal, facing a player from qualifying.
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