“He likes to make fun of the players”: Moutet replied to Bublik after being eliminated in Paris

Possibly many tennis fans have closely followed the Kazakh’s triumph this Wednesday. Alexander Bublik (16th) against home Corentin Moutet (32nd) in the third round of the Paris Masters 1000considering all the expectations generated due to some controversial statements in the previous one.

That rivalry that was born last March, at Challenger 175 in Phoenix, United States, moved to the courts indoor of the Paris La Defensa Arena, where one of the best players of the season, protagonist of another controversial situation in the debut against the Australian Alexei Popyrin (47th), repaid the talented left-hander with the same medicine by winning 6-3 and 7-5, leaving him an explicit message in the camera lens and “sending him home.”

Already in a press conference, the three-time runner-up at the highest level, twice during 2025, referred to the matter, after confessing that he did not listen to his rival’s statements on the network and that he does not currently live in Paris: “Today I tried to focus on myself. I don’t think it’s personal. He likes to make fun of the players. Some people talk, some don’t. I guess he’s part of the first category. “He loves to verbally clash with people.”

“I don’t like that kind of thing. When things go beyond words. I know how people behave and I know what kind of character he is besides the one he shows in the media. So talking behind the microphone is useless. He is good enough to do it on his own, so I will leave it to him,” said Hugo Guerreiro’s pupil, who closed his fifth participation in the event in his country.

Finally, the one who would close the current calendar at the ATP 250 in Metz, given that he is not on the roster of the French Davis Cup team, distanced himself from Bublik: “I don’t think we’re the same type of player.”. He is taller than me and serves stronger. We are not in the same category of players. Obviously when your serve is 220 kilometers away for now you can try new things. He is a very good tennis player, especially on courts indoor. “Today he didn’t win with those funny points, he won because he was better.”

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