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French umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery to repair a fractured eye socket after being hit by a ball from Canada’s Denis Shapovalov during a Davis Cup tie with Britain, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Sunday. “The fracture was detected when doctors performed X-rays upon Mr Gabas’s return …

Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov found a new way to express his frustration during Canada’s Davis Cup first-round match against Great Britain. Shapovalov was so angry that he smashed the tennis ball as hard as he could — unfortunately chair umpire Arnaud Gabas’ face got in the way. According to the …