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The 17-year-old took to Twitter to made amends.

ByKamakshi Tandon

Published Nov 20, 2015

Frances Tiafoe apologized to opponent Eric Quigley for his poor behavior during their second-round match at the ATP Challenger in Champaign, IL.

The 17-year-old fell 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4 to Quigley after defeating fifth-seeded Alejandro Falla in the first round.

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After being broken in the third set, Tiafoe shattered his racket so thoroughly that officials needed a dustbuster to clean up the pieces, reported ZooTennis.com.

Quigley responded on Twitter, to which Tiafoe reiterated his remorse.

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Tiafoe is ranked a career-high No. 182 following his run to the final at the Knoxville Challenger a week ago.