Bublik was left with the hot duel against Moutet in Paris and held nothing back: “He talked too much”

Two of the most outgoing and controversial tennis players on the men’s circuit faced off this Wednesday, when the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (16th) was left with the hot duel against the local team Corentin Moutet (32nd) by winning 6-3 and 7-5 in the Paris Masters 1000 and celebrate it faithfully in its own way.

After the talented left-hander lit up the lead-up by calling him a provocateur and stating that he would try to send him home, the Gatchina, Russia native stuck to his game plan, displayed a forceful presentation from his serve and clenched his fist hard in 96 minutes of play on center court, extending the 100% effective in crossing each other at all levels, considering previous successes at the 2017 Mouilleron le Captif Challenger, 2022 Florence ATP 250 and 2025 Phoenix Challenger.

Immediately after the success in straight sets, one of the best players of the season would head towards the net to rehearse the traditional final salute and would not ignore the acid words of the Parisian by practically dedicating the victory to him with a smile on his face: “I follow“.

However, the owner of eight titles in the Tourfour during 2025, he would not settle and would double the bet because he would sign first ‘way home’ in the camera lens and later he would leave an explicit message in statements at the foot of the track: “Well, he talked too much before the game. I had to punish him, I had no other choice. He said he would do everything to send me home, but he lives in Paris and his house is not far away by taxi.“.

It should be noted that the rivalry between Bublik, the American’s next rival Taylor Fritz (4th) in the round of 16, and Moutet had started last March, within the framework of the aforementioned Texan event, as a result of which they would star in a match full of condiments with underhand serves, kicks and discussions to culminate face to face and challenge each other to fight. Will there be a third round?

All the activity of the Paris Masters 1000 can be followed LIVE on Disney+ Premium Plan.