Denis Shapovalov took the match to World No.1 Jannik Sinner at the US Open. The left-hander came out of the blocks, but there was an unfortunate happening while he was serving for the set.

The umpire judged that Shapovalov has committed a foot fault. The left-hander wasn’t amused and claimed that he had never had a foot fault in his career. Shapovalov said to the chair umpire:

I haven’t gotten one foot fault. I come here and I get a foot fault. I want to see the replay.

The situation regarding foot fault is not something that is unheard of at the US Open. Everyone remembers the incident in 2009 when Serena Williams blasted the lines judge for calling a foot fault of her during the last game against Kim Clijsters.

Denis Shapovalov tells the umpire he wants to see a replay on the

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