AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2025 – After losing his chance in the first set, Corentin Moutet, physically affected, had to give up his arms against Learner Tien.
Corentin Moutet had perfectly exploited the circumstances in this Australian Open. Between the abandonment of Alexei Popyrin in the first round and a Mitchell Krueger too soft in the second, the Frenchman had seized the opportunity to join the 16th finals where awaited him Learner Tienfrom the qualifications and star of the second round, in which he took out none other than Daniil Medvedevin a Homeric fight ended in the night.
Bitter end for Moutet
The match was clearly decided in the first set, extremely close, in which Moutet lost his serve at 5-5 before snatching a monstrous tiebreak of 22 points, in which he saved 4 set points and wasted one himself, before giving in and being forced to chase the score. From then on, he suffered from the powerful play of the American, was broken once (immediate break) then twice to see the second round escape him. Worse, he was going to get treatment during the break, and we feared the worst.
And the worst happened after two points, when on a serve, the Frenchman fell to the ground screaming in pain. Clearly affected, he was no longer able to move properly. Nevertheless, he continued to courageously, gritting his teeth, and the miracle almost happened when he obtained several break points, but the American held on to the game before delivering the fatal blow. Defeat 7-6 (10), 6-3, 6-3too bad, but even without these physical problems, not saying that Corentin Moutet could have knocked down a Learner Tien solid as possible. Hoping that the Frenchman has not aggravated his injury…
