Moutet collapsed before his match against Tien at the Australian Open

Adrien Guyot

le 18/01/2025 à 10h40

2 min to read

Moutet Open d'Australie Tien

Corentin Moutet's Australian Open career came to an end in the third round.

Against a solid Learner Tien, who won in three sets, the Frenchman came close to winning the first set but succumbed in the tie-break.

Behind him, the man who had beaten Medvedev in the previous round came out on top.

However, after the match, the 25-year-old felt unwell in the shower, as he himself confirmed in a press conference after his defeat.

"I actually felt unwell 45 minutes before the match in the shower. I don't know what happened. I was in the shower and woke up on the floor.

Everything was black and I couldn't see. It was unexpected because I'd been feeling fine all day, not too achy, I was in pretty good shape, I'd recovered well from my matches before.

It was a bit confusing. I didn't have too many bearings, I was a bit stunned by the fall. I didn't hurt myself, but I was stunned.

During the warm-up, I panicked a bit, wondering how I was going to do. It was hot today and physically hard.

Frankly, I'm proud of myself. I didn't start the match in the best of conditions. I did the best I could to upset him. It didn't work, but you have to know how to lose too.

I took a shower 1h30 before the match and finished 45 minutes before. I don't know exactly what happened.

All I know is that I spent 15 minutes in the dark. I felt fine before, nothing, no alarms. And I didn't have time to consult because I had my match, I had to warm up.

Very quickly, we tried to do some balance exercises to get my visual bearings back, because I was a bit disorientated.

After that, you only ever lose for one reason. He was better in all areas. I tried to keep up with him physically.

I'm surprised I cramped up in the third set, because I was feeling fresh this morning, I had no aches and pains," he explained, according to L'Équipe.