That it was long. That it was hard. But the main thing is there anyway: Corentin Moutet qualified in the second round of the Rome tournament after his three-round victory against Rinky Hijikata (3-6, 6-1, 7-5). Questioned by our colleagues from The teamFrench has recognized that “His level of play can be much better“And that he hoped”find solutions“To raise his level. And manage his emotions, too. He who still showed signs of nervousness this Wednesday, to the point of receiving a penalty point.
“I try to accept to be myself, not to give myself too much to do what is going on around me, to focus on me with obviously ups and stockings like my game too todayhe said. I try to do the best I can and in the end there is not much else to do. I try to support myself, to believe in me (…) We can talk about broken rackets, penalty points every week and you make it very good to put the point on it as soon as there is a drama or a fact of play. But in the end, we play three hours of match, a broken racket or a warning, it is not even 1 % of the match so I can decide to put it on these things or.”
Because Moutet is aware of this: he can disgust at any time in the match. “”This is not the point where I break a racket that can bring me out of the fieldhe assures. I can get out of my match at all points, those I lose, those I win, it’s a constant match with myself. We are imperfect, I am the first to be imperfect and assume it so yes, I break snowshoes, yes I sometimes take the lead with the referee, the public, myself. The important thing is me with my team, to know the causes, to worry about that and not to worry that the result. “He now has an appointment with his compatriot Ugo Humbert in the next round.
