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Professional ATP Player Expelled From Federation After Getting Physical on Court With Opponent

Published 11/03/2022, 4:52 AM EDT

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Corentin Moutet, like a huge tennis fan, had aspirations of becoming the Rafael Nadal of his dreams when he was growing up and practicing the game. The 23-year-old’s expulsion from the French tennis association won’t make his ideal tennis player, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, pleased, though.

The 23-year-old tennis player participated in the Open d’Orléans ATP Challenger, where he had a dispute with Adrian Andreev, who was 2 years his junior, which led to his expulsion from the Federation.

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Corentin Moutet expelled from the French tennis federation

The tennis player has often stirred himself up in various discussions. His recent actions on the tennis court has created a problem for the tennis star. The French Federation, one of the biggest tennis organization bodies, made a strong decision about the tennis player. A month ago,, the 24-year-old had a heated argument against Adrian Andreev, 21, on the court.

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The Federation put out a statement for the tennis star saying, “Corentin Moutet’s behaviour on the court does not correspond to the values that the FFT wants to transmit.” However, the Federation has made it clear that they won’t tolerate any disruption or any rude behaviour in the tennis court that might affect the environment.

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However, after falling short against the youthful tennis player, the world number 64 lost his composure in such a way that the chair umpire had to intervene and put an end to the argument. The issue began after a handshake when the players began exchanging words. However, after the altercation the world number 64 took to Instagram to declare that he was not sorry for what happened, later in the match after being accused of threatening the younger tennis player.

Moutet to face Stefanos Tsitsipas

The tennis pro is notably competing in the Paris Masters competition right now and has advanced to reach the round of 16. To advance in the competition, the 23-year-old tennis pro will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.

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The famous tennis player, though, has played some excellent tennis this year and may be difficult to beat. The 24-year-old player advanced to the Cincinnati Masters final earlier this year but fell short to Borna Coric in a tight match. He suffered a notable loss at the Italian Open this year after falling to 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. In the past, she has interned at the sports desk of The Hitavada, a regional English daily newspaper.
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Ajinkya Aswale