Corentin Moutet lost Wednesday in the round of 16 of the Newport tournament, against John Isner (6-3, 6-4). But as usual, the 24-year-old Frenchman put on a show.
Evidenced by an unlikely attempt to serve with the spoon and behind the back, in the second set. The gamble unfortunately ended in a foul. “The guy was too strong, I went crazy and I didn’t know what tactic to try. Congratulations to him”, justified Moutet on his Twitter account.
His compatriots Adrian Mannarino and Ugo Humbert qualified for the quarter-finals of this American tournament on grass, beating Steve Johnson and Rinky Hijikata respectively.