Moutet smashes racket in front of jeering crowd as injury ends Madrid run
DUBAI: Corentin Moutet was booed off the court after smashing his racket and retiring midway through the second set of his first-round match against fellow Frenchman Harold Mayot at the Madrid Open. Trailing 3-6, 2-3 on Wednesday, Moutet smashed his racket in frustration after losing a point. He walked to his chair to get a new one but, after what seemed like an exchange of words with the jeering crowd, headed to the umpire to signal his retirement. The 26-year-old later said on X that he had been struggling with a lingering back injury throughout the match. “I went to do an MRI directly after my match I’m still waiting for the result,” Moutet wrote on X after the match.
