After a quarter-final of high-flying won against Daniil Medvedev, the French player Corentin Moutet was doing this time against Australian Alex de Minaur in the semi-finals.
The adventure across the Atlantic of Corentin Moutet will not have been easy. First engaged in the qualifying table, the player, from Neuilly-sur-Seine, failed to get rid of the Chinese game Wu. Short-lived elimination since the 26-year-old left-hander was drafted following the abandonment of Holger Rune, allowing him not to play the first round.
Once propelled in the main draw, a completely different tournament begins for Corentin Moutet. First opposed to Alexandre Muller, Corentin Moutet offers no chance for his compatriot to let his game express. A 6-0, 6-1 victory, promising that truly launches his tournament. Then opposed to the British Daniel Evans in a tighter match, the French continues his march forward by winning 6-2, 7-6.
Entry into the top 50 ATP
It is really during the quarter -finals that the public was waiting for, Corentin Moutet at the turn, he who was opposed to the former world number 1, Daniil Medvedev. In a breathtaking match that the Russian started well, it is ultimately a Corentin Moutet full of resilience that is essential, thanks in particular to a crazy match ball, on the score of 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.
A week full of twists and turns that led Corentin Moutet for the first time in the last square of the Washington ATP 500. Confronted with the Australian Alex de Minaur, the Frenchman started his match well, holding the dragee high to his opponent up to 3-3 in the first set. And, the fatigue accumulated during the last days will not have played in favor of the left-hander to help him secure a first round conceded 4-6.
The start of the second round did not have helped Corentin Moutet to get back in his match, conceding the first three games without scoring the slightest point. In the end, the 26-year-old Australian won this 6-4, 6-3 match and who will challenge the Spaniard Davidovich Fokina in the final, Ben Shelton’s fall. For its part, thanks to its very good course in Washington, Corentin Moutet will integrate, this Monday, the Top 50 at ATP.
