- Corentin Moutet lost his racket during serve in the deciding set tie-break
- Without his racket, the Frenchman instead tried his luck by trying to kick the ball
- Moutet previously raged with the umpire for not being able to get him a coffee
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French tennis star Corentin Moutet was in the thick of the action during a three-set defeat to Shang Juncheng at the Madrid Open.
Moutet, who was beaten 7-6 2-6 6-7 by the Chinese athlete after a gruelling three hours and 59 minutes in the Spanish capital, raged after the female umpire insisted she ‘could not bring’ coffee to the court for him to drink.
With the match 5-5 in a deciding set tie-break another notable event happened during the chaotic match.
Moutet accidentally threw his racket away on serve before Shang fired a return back to him.
The 25-year-old, ranked No 79 in the world, then tried to kick the ball back over the net but missed it and held his arms out in exasperation.
Shang went 6-5 up and would go on to win the deciding set tie-break 12-10 to progress to the next round of the tournament.
His attempted kick came moments after he argued with fans at courtside, and spoke to the umpire to express his annoyance about some of those in attendance.
Earlier in the match, he confronted the umpire during the break after noticing there was no coffee available for him and took part in an explosive exchange with the official.
‘It doesn’t matter where we play, we don’t provide coffee. I cannot bring it to you,’ the umpire said.
Furious, Moutet went off on a lengthy rant about all the other refreshments on offer at the Madrid Open and finished by sarcastically saying: ‘Am I asking for caviar?’
The Frenchman was eventually offered a coffee, but not by the officials. A spectator handed Moutet a cup over the railings, generating an amused applause from members of the Madrid crowd.
Moments later, the umpire could be heard calling for security to remove the fan.
Moutet, who has fast become on of the most controversial players on the men’s circuit, previously demanded for a 1litre bottle of Pepsi during an Argentina Open qualifier in February.
On this occasion, the 25-year-old star was granted his request and later refused to be treated by the tournament physiotherapist after the match.
In January 2022, Moutet was disqualified from the Adelaide International for insulting and swearing at a chair umpire.
