Ljubicic slams Moutet's move: "It's a lack of respect for the team and the competition"
The between-the-legs shot missed by Corentin Moutet during his Davis Cup match against Raphäel Collignon did not fail to get a reaction from the tennis world.
Ivan Ljubicic, high performance director of the French Tennis Federation, commented on this event: "I don't know what to say. When you select Corentin Moutet, you don't know what might happen. It's still a risk.
In Croatia, it went very well. In Bologna, he played that point in a way that I cannot understand. I have never played a point in my career with the intention of not winning it. There's a difference when you play for yourself or for the French team.
It's a lack of respect for the competition and for the team. It's a shame, he had played a very good first set. He got stuck after that point because he realized he had done something unacceptable.
He apologized. It's the reaction afterward that we need to look at. He said everything that needed to be said. You can't punish someone who apologizes. It's just a shame, that's all."
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