Corentin Moutet revealed that he collapsed in the shower before his third-round match.
Corentin Moutet called the physio during his three-set loss to Learner Tien (Image: Getty)
Corentin Moutet revealed that he collapsed in the shower before taking to the court for his third-round match in Melbourne Park.
The world No. 69 suffered a straight-set defeat to teenage qualifier Learner Tien on Saturday and later opened up on the scary incident.
Moutet was seen by the physio during the match and later said his fall was no excuse for his loss.
Less then 48 hours after he stunned No. 5 seed and three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev, Tien followed up his big win by beating Moutet 7-6(10) 6-3 6-3.
Learner Tien continued his dream run by beating Corentin Moutet (Image: Getty)
After contesting a close first set, Moutet began to physically struggle during the contest and called the trainer. Afterwards, he revealed that he slipped in the shower ahead of the match and had no memory of what happened during the fall.
“I felt unwell 45 minutes before the game in the shower. I don’t know what happened. I was in the shower, I woke up on the floor. Everything was black, I couldn’t see,” the Frenchman told L’Equipe.
“It’s unexpected because I felt good all day, not too many aches, I was rather fit, I had recovered well from my previous matches. It was a little disturbing. I didn’t have too many signs, I was a little sunned by the fall.”
Moutet also confirmed that he didn’t get to see the doctor before taking to the court. The 25-year-old continued: “I didn’t have time. It was 45 minutes before the game.
“I woke up in the shower. I took a shower an hour and 30 minutes before the game and I finished the shower 45 minutes before. I have a black hole, I don’t know exactly what happened.
“I just know that I spent 15 minutes in the dark. I felt good before, nothing, no alert. And I didn’t have time to consult because I had my game, I had to warm up. Very quickly we tried to do balance exercises to find my visual markers because I was a little confused.”
While the fall clearly threw Moutet off, he didn’t think it had anything to do with his defeat. “No, you never lose for a reason. He has been better in all areas. I tried to hold it physically,” he added.
The Frenchman was impressed by Tien’s performance after staying up to watch the 19-year-old upset Medvedev at 3am in the last round. Afterwards, he took to social media to congraulate the American qualifier.
“Respect to my opponent,” he wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter). “I fought until the end with the means of the day but he was better I can only admit that he was better.
“Well done to him, I’m going back to work. Thanks for the support.”
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