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Canadian Denis Shapovalov swears at fans amid chorus of boos at Italian Open

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Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov lost his cool at the Italian Open, shouting "shut the f—up" at fans as a chorus of boos rained down upon him.

The 23-year-old squared off against Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the first round of the Open in Rome on Monday.

Shapovalov was down 3-4 in the second set when he crossed the net to check a ball mark on Sonego's side of the court and was given a code violation.

The Canadian began to argue the code violation with chair umpire Richard Haigh when the hometown crowd began booing him. Shapovalov quickly turned from the umpire to direct a message at the crowd.

"Shut the f—up!" Shapovalov belted.

The Richmond Hill, Ont., native won the marathon match 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in just under three hours 11 minutes.

He went on to apologize to Haigh following the match.

--with a file from the Associated Press

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