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Tennis: Spanish star warned for swearing at ballboy

# Tennis: Rising Spanish tennis star Rafael Jódar has been warned for unsportsmanlike conduct after swearing at a ballboy during the Shanghai Masters in China. The 20-year-old lost his temper after a missed shot, demanding a towel using an expletive. Chair umpire Jimmy Pinoargote warned him, saying players could not speak to ballboys that way. Jódar protested the decision but recovered from losing the first set to beat Dutch player Botic van de Zandschulp in three sets. He will face Norway’s Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals.