The Rome Masters 1000 saw Rafa Nadal triumph in his debut on Thursday. The Spaniard defeated Belgian Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the star match of the first round of the tournament.
For the rest of the day, it is worth highlighting the achievements of Jack Draper, Jaume Munar, Roberto Carballés, Fabio Fognini or Corentin Moutetthe latter is controversial.
And his attitude left a very bad taste in the mouths of the spectators who followed his duel against the Russian Roman Safiulin. Things did not go well for the Frenchman in the first set and, When he was about to disappear, he starred in an embarrassing image.
At 5-3 and 40-0 in the match, Moutet rested his arms on his hips and waited for his rival to serve.. He did not move or make any attempt to play the ball, making it clear that he was giving up the spoon in anticipation for the second set.
A very disrespectful action that is contrary to the attitude maintained by players like Dominic Thiem, Andu Murray or Rafa Nadal himself. who, despite their countless physical problems, fight to stay active and continue to do what they love most: playing tennis.
Moutet finally decided to focus and came back in the match (3-6, 7-6, 6-2) to seal his place in the second round, where This Friday (7pm) Novak Djokovic will be measuredwho returned to the circuit after resigning from the Mutua Madrid Open.
Source: La Verdad
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