This Saturday, Corentin Moutet (69th in the world) was eliminated in the third round of the Australian Open, defeated in three sets by the American Learner Tien.
Corentin Moutet (69th in the world) was eliminated in the third round of the Australian Open, Saturday in Melbourne, defeated in three sets by the American Learner Tien (121st) 7-6 (12/10), 6-3, 6-3.
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Qualified for the first time in the third round of the Australian Open, the 25-year-old from Ile-de-France stops there and leaves the French contingent in the second week stuck at two, with the qualifications in the round of 16 of Ugo Humbert ( 14th) and Gaël Monfils (41st).
Moutet injured
After a tight first set, the second set was more to the advantage of Learner Tien, who managed to take Moutet’s serve twice.
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At the start of the third set, the Frenchman received treatment before collapsing on the court in the first point, hit in the right leg. If he held on to get to the end of this part, he was considerably hampered in moving and logically bowed.
Winner of Daniil Medvedev (5th) in the previous round, Tien reached the round of 16 for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament, at 19 years old. He will face the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (55th), who defeated the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan on Saturday.
