“Look at me, little pig!” »Corentin Mouet, offended by a veteran of the ATP circuit, after a match from Stuttgart
Article by David Istrate – published on Thursday, June 12, 2025, 14:40 / Updated Thursday, June 12, 2025 14:41
After the duel in the first round of Stuttgart Open, Fabio Fognini (38 years, 117 ATP) had a nervous reaction to Corentin Mout (26 years, 91 ATP), which won 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3.
In the “sixteenth” of the Stuttgart tournament, Fabio Fognini and Corentin Mout offered a spectacular duel, which stretched over 2 hours and 13 minutes. The first set was won by the French player 6-4.
Fabio Fognini “exploded” to Corentin Mouet: “You are a miserable”
In the second set, the Italian evolved better and the confrontation was more balanced. After 59 minutes, Fognini awarded his second set in Tie-Break: 7-6 (3). Followed a last sequence dominated by Moutet, which prevailed with 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 and qualified in “quarters”.
After the last point, the two opponents met at the net, and the interaction was tense. Without knowing exactly the reason, the 38 -year -old veteran was nervous on his opponent and transmitted some offensive words:
“Look at me! Look at me, little pig! You are a miserable“, Fognini told Mout, as they went to their banks, according to the Daily Mail.
The 26 -year -old player seemed not to be affected by Fognini's words and did not give him a reply. Mout continued to interact with the public in the arena stands.
Corentin Moute has also had similar episodes: “Next time you come to the net, I kill you”
Over time, the Frenchman has had tense episodes during the matches. The last one took place at the beginning of May in the first round of the Challenger Aix en Provence, When Mout claimed to have been threatened with death.
Specifically, he said that Pavel Kotov, his opponent, would have told him: “Next time you come to the net, I kill you/one day someone will kill you“
In the finals of Stuttgart, Mout will meet Alexander Zverev (28 years old, 3 ATP), the main favorite of the competition.
