Video - Tense Exchange Between Moutet and Bublik at the Phoenix Challenger

Alexander Bublik and Corentin Moutet faced off in the quarterfinals in Phoenix, with the Kazakh emerging victorious from this rollercoaster match after 2 hours and 25 minutes of play (2-6, 7-6, 7-5).

While the Frenchman seemed to have the match under control, leading 6-2, 3-1, he then allowed his opponent to stage a comeback. Trailing 5-1 in the third set, Moutet made an impressive recovery to level the score at 5-5, before ultimately losing the match.

At 6-5 in the final set, the Frenchman asked Bublik for time, saying he was "not ready" to resume his serve, to which the Kazakh responded, "I don't care."

It was at the net, during the handshake, that Moutet had words for his opponent. The discussion became heated, and the two players had to be separated by the chair umpire (see video below).