Moutet, 24, had surprised the day before by eliminating the defending champion and number one seed, the Chilean Nicolas Jarry. “Congratulations to my opponent, I gave the best of myself today but it wasn’t enough,” Moutet commented on X (ex-Twitter) after his defeat. “Disappointed of course to lose today, but when I see where I was a year ago, I can only be happy and proud,” he added.
The other semi-final on Saturday pitted Argentinian Sebastian Baez (seeded No. 2 and 21st in the world) against Spaniard Pedro Martinez (102nd in the world).