Published on November 8, 2024 at 5:55 p.m.
There will be no Franco-French final in Metz. In the first semi-final, Corentin Moutet was defeated by Briton Cameron Norrie in two sets (6-2, 7-6). Benjamin Bonzi will try not to suffer the same fate against the American Michelsen.
Corentin Moutet’s second final on the ATP circuit will wait. Having managed to reach the last step in Doha in 2020 before coming up against Andrey Rublev, the whimsical 25-year-old French player had this Friday in Metz in the first semi-final a very good opportunity to play his second final. Nine months after being stopped on the clay of Santiago by the Chilean Tabilo, Moutet missed the boat. Opposed to Cameron Norrie who will play his first final in an indoor tournament on Saturday and is therefore far from being an indoor specialist, the Ile-de-France resident who took advantage of Rublev’s package in the previous round to qualify without playing his quarter. final suffered in two sets (6-2, 7-6) the law of the Briton ranked 57th. The 66th in the world may regret having woken up too late in this semi-final. When he really entered the game, Moutet was already a set behind, Norrie having played in the first set.
No Franco-French final
The winner of Nagal and Struff this week in Moselle experienced a delay in lighting again in the second round, which saw him get broken at the start. On the other hand, this time he was able to reverse the situation and take the lead. Without however avoiding a decisive game which he had started much better again (he led 5-2) before finally losing it 7 points to 5. A semi-final which will leave a lot of regrets for Moutet, while the Metz public already knows that they will not attend a Franco-French final on Saturday. In the second semi-final, Benjamin Bonzi will nevertheless try against the American Michelsen to ensure that the Blues have at least one of their representatives in the final.
