Injured just before qualifying‘Australian Open, Corentin Moutet was able to launch its 2024 season in South America. But it went badly in his first two tournaments. The Parisian played his first match two weeks ago at Cordoba. Forced to go through the qualifiers, the 145th in the world was beaten down to the wire by Federico Agustin Gomez, 367th in the ATP. Last Saturday, the Habs returned to battle at Buenos Aires. Moutet started in Argentina against the local Mariano Navone, 118th in the world. A trap first round that the Parisian lost in three sets. He had also stood out for his strange behavior. Between provocations from the public, a call to the physiotherapist, but a refusal of treatment and Pepsi as a change of side drink… the show was assured. Maybe not in the way you hoped.
But this weekend, Corentin Moutet raised its head by securing its first victory of the year. 145th in the world, the Frenchman started the qualifications of theATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil against the Argentinian Camilo Ugo Carabelli. The latter, who remained on a coronation at the Challenger of Piracicaba and an eighth lost against Carlos Alcaraz, seemed a little physically affected and threw in the towel at 6-3, 4-1 for the Habs who had a serious match. A little boost for the Frenchman, he did not have to face the number 2 seed in these qualifiers, the Spaniard Pedro Martinez, in the 2nd round. The latter was eliminated by the 314th player in the world Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida. Moutet took advantage of it by winning his ticket to the big draw after a controlled match, won in two sets 6-4, 6-3. They will therefore be two French people in the final table, Moutet et Arthur Son.
2024-02-18 16:31:00
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