Madrid (Spain) – One of the protagonists of the highly contested match that closed Wednesday at the Masters 1000 in Madrid, losing to Chinese Juncheng Shang in a 4h battleFrenchman Corentin Moutet spoke about the match on his social networks, criticized the organization and explained the unusual request for coffee during the game.
“Thank you to the public and congratulations to my opponent. I didn’t think I would be able to play today after leaving the hospital at 10pm the day before. My request to have a rest day was refused by the ATP, which would have allowed me to take care of myself so that I could perhaps move on,” lamented Moutet.
“Despite everything, I gave everything, but it wasn’t enough. I have to take care of myself and hope I didn’t make my injury worse today. Even when the body is weakened, the heart is still there”, added the 25-year-old French left-hander and currently 88th in the world.
Moutet also commented on the request for coffee he made to the chair judge, which was refused. “Crazy request when you are on court 4 and it comes from quali. It was 10pm and I just ordered a coffee to cheer myself up. It’s a surprising request, but it’s unusual to play for four hours and finish at midnight”, explained the Frenchman, who later got his coffee thanks to a fan in the stands.
