The Frenchman spoke about the controversial duel he had with the first national racket and questioned the audience at the Chile Open: “It was in a hostile environment where they botched me and booed me, people were doing noise when I was serving. “I survived, I played well,” he said.
Nicolás Jarry and Corentin Moutet played a hot match. The Frenchman decided to serve from the bottom from the first point, triggering the anger of the public and the Chilean, it would end up falling a double 7-6 . NOW, The 140th in the world will have to face Alejandro Tabilo in the semi-final.
The Frenchman didn’t seem to mind the shouts and blunders aimed at him. In fact, he brought out his best tennis to beat the top seed and favorite to win the tournament.
Of course, the rivalry continued until the end of the duel. Moutet also spoke of the tense moment he experienced with Jarry online, after greeting each other: “He said pathetic things to me, I don’t know why. I behaved well ” said the Frenchman, in conversation with Clay .
“It was in a hostile environment where I was booed and booed, people made noise when I served. I survived, I played well. So I don’t think I did anything “pathetic”. You should ask him why he said that. We’re not exactly best friends on tour, I actually don’t know him,” he added.
To the semi-finals
Jarry, for his part, did not wish to give further details on the case. For his part, Moutet showed his disappointment at the actions of the public, who fucked him up until he left the field: “It’s a shame because there wasn’t a pleasant atmosphere. I like playing in Chile: in the quality and in all my matches they supported me because I opened my heart, I gave a lot to people and I shared with them, sport is made for that. My coach and my family are there, I know what I did right or wrong and today I did everything right “, he stressed.
The match developed a rivalry between the two. It was a spicy duel, marked by underhand serves, effusive celebrations from both and protests towards the judge, especially from the French side. At the end of the match, Moutet celebrated by extending his arms towards the stands, bowing with his palms and asking for forgiveness.
From now on, the Frenchman will face Alejandro Tabilo, in a duel valid for the semi-finals of the Chile Open: “It’s sad when we play against Chilean tennis players and the fans behave like this . I don’t know if people will be smarter this time. I think if they are more respectful, there will be a better atmosphere for everyone. Even for the opponent, it’s not good that there is so much noise on the pitch. I know Tabilo better because we are almost the same age. He’s a great player. We’ll see who’s the best “, he indicated.
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