After Corentin Moutet defeated him 7-6(5), 7-6(3) in their quarterfinal match at the Chile Open in Santiago, home favorite Nicolas Jarry had a few comments to say to the Frenchman.
After defeating Jarry in front of cheers and shouts, Moutet had a stressful moment when he shook hands with Jarry at the net.
Moutet said after the match: “He said ‘pathetic’; I don’t know why. I behaved well. There were so many people against me, booing and making noise when I was serving. So I think I didn’t do anything ‘pathetic’. I think I survived well. I played well. You should ask him why he said that. We are not exactly best friends on tour; I don’t know him well.”
At the press conference, Jarry remained quiet on the situation, although Moutet expressed disappointment with the crowd’s behavior. Despite the 25-year-old tennis player’s request for a minute to talk, fans booed him off the court and made it difficult for him to speak during the on-court interview.
Moutet explained: “It’s unfortunate because there was not a pleasant atmosphere. I like playing in Chile because of the quality and in all my matches, they supported me because I opened my heart, gave a lot to the people, and shared with them. Sport is made for that. My coach and my family are here; I know what I did right or wrong and today I did everything right.”
Corentin Moutet's celebration in front of hostile crowd of Santiago 😭@moutet99pic.twitter.com/MVK0jK8zfN
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Moutet in Santiago, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWLWWLLLL Now the world no.140, Corentin has managed to achieve an overall 7-3 match record in 2024. The French player is currently having a run in Santiago where he defeated the world no.174 Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-4 5-7 6-0, the world no.251 Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco 6-4 6-2, the world no.66 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 5-7 6-2, the world no.100 Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-3 6-75 6-2 and the world no.22 Nicolas Jarry 7-65 7-63.
Corentin Moutet will square off with the world no.51 Alejandro Tabilo in the semifinal on Saturday at 6:00 pm on COURT JAIME FILLOL. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Moutet.
Moutet is scheduled to compete next in Zadar Challenger (Zadar Challenger). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of January.
Nicolas Jarry in 2024
Now ranked no.22, Nicolas played his last match on the 1st of March when he surrendered to world no.140 Corentin Moutet 7-6(5) 7-6(3) in the quarter in Santiago (draw).
At present, during this year the Chilean achieved a composed 8-6 match record. Nicolas Jarry’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Buenos Aires.
Jarry has scheduled to compete next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Corentin Moutet and Nicolas Jarry fought against each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Jarry. Before, the last time they locked horns, Corentin Moutet won 7-6(5) 7-6(3) in the quarter in Santiago (Movistar Chile Open) on the 1st of March 2024.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
