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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Eleanor Crooks

Rafael Nadal rejects Denis Shapovalov’s claim he gets ‘unfair’ advantage from umpires

AP

An ailing Rafael Nadal battled to a five-set victory over Denis Shapovalov in a dramatic Australian Open quarter-final – and was then accused by his opponent of receiving preferential treatment.

The Canadian became involved in a row with umpire Carlos Bernardes at the start of the second set of his 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 defeat over the amount of time Nadal was taking to get ready to receive serve.

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