Frances Tiafoe lost his cool and lashed out badly at the chair umpire during the ATP Shanghai.
Netherlands have won both their ties in the Group D; however, their clash against Croatia will decide who will move to the finale.
Tiafoe later revealed that he had invited Durant to watch him play after meeting him at the hotel where they were both staying.
However, Frances Tiafoe managed to win the match in sudden death by 2-1.
The No 18 seed Musetti defeated Tiafoe 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the last 16 of the Rome Masters.
After their opening NBA preseason game, Frances Tiafoe had a chance to meet the Dubs point guard and hit his popular ‘night, night’ celebration.
The 24-year-old Russian broke into tears as he was highly disappointed with his performance.
Tiafoe is now the first American man to reach the last eight in New York since John Isner in 2018.
Argentina’s Sebastian Baez defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-2 to lift the Estoril Open title.