The world of tennis faces a new scandal in which a famous tennis player made a serious complaint against his rival, whom he accused of having threatened death.
The French tennis player Corentin Moutet, 26 years old, he has publicly denounced that his rival, the Russian Pavel Kotovhe threatened him with death.
From his account on the social network of X, the French published a post, which he later deleted, in which he assured that the Russian had told him that the next time they were seen “I would kill him.”
“The next time you come to the network I will kill you. One day someone will kill you. Not even a warning, apparently those words are allowed on the court. If you don’t want me to get involved, why don’t you do your work ATP Tour?”expressed the number 82 in the world.
During the Challenger from Aix-en-Provencein France, in the first round, the Russian would have approached the French to tell him the alleged threat of death.
That meeting was quite tensive and had to be interrupted on Wednesday night when he approached at the end of the third set.
This Thursday, the meeting where he stayed was resumed, and after knowing the complaint made by the Moutetthe tension was quite noticeable for attendees.
To the point, in which after the number 82 of the world won the game by adjusting the third set and putting it in 7-5, leaving the result of the party: (7-5, 6-3 y 7-5).
After his triumph Corentin Moutet He celebrated effusive and passed to the other side of the court when the Russian was keeping his belongings.
However, after the French victory, the typical greeting that both tennis players usually exchange a party were not made.
After the media began to talk about their public complaint, Corentin Moutet He took his X account to ensure that “I’m going to have sleeping problems.”
Moutet He is considered one of the most problematic players in the world, he was recently protagonist of an episode in which he broke his racket in full party.
This action caused the fans to boo it to their departure at the Mutua Madrid Open, in addition to costing his coach Peter Popovic.
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