Corentin Moutet: The Most Interesting Man In Tennis?

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By Scoop Malinowski

“Depuis que t’es montée la-haut
Les anges ne ont jamais été plus beaux
Depuis que t’es montée la-haut
Ici moi je me sens toujours de trop…”

“Since you’ve been up there the angels have never been more beautiful since you got up there here me I always feel too…”

Je ne sens plus mon être;
Et la douleur s’en va;
Adieu mon assassine;
Adieu pauvre de moi ;
Je danse avec l’amour;
Je danse avec La mort;
et je crie à la nuit;
s’il te plaît reviens moi;

I can’t feel my being;
And the pain goes away.
Farewell My murdered;
Farewell poor me;
I dance with love;
I dance with death;
and I cry out in the night;
Please come back to me;

Corentin Moutet posted this poetry on Twitter, where his profile reads: tennis player on the ATP Tour poetry, art , love and music.

He also has a video posted of himself playing piano and various photos and artwork.

Moutet is also a lethal tennis player. He’s 18 years old, lefty, ranked 155, and has a wildcard into the Australian Open. He defeated Tsitsipas in the Brest Challenger final last year. He received a wildcard into Roland Garros doubles last year and with Constant Lestienne, defeated Dustin Brown and Rendy Lu.

As for his playing style…you can assume he does not play tennis like a robotic android devoid of emotion and passion. Instead, the five-foot, nine inch Frenchman, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is an emotional artist on the court, not afraid to pout or rage after idiotic misses, roar like a lion after Herculean shotmaking, or make curious gestures like a moonball serve or a fake racquet smash.

In a recent this week vs Stefan Kozlov in an Aussie Challenger, Moutet displayed a mixture of genius, grinding consistency, sophistication, and a touch of lunacy. Quick as a cat, he can create any shot at any time, not unlike another famous, eccentric lefty Marcelo Rios. On match point, after blowing a 40-love, triple match point lead and three deuces, Moutet finally finished the job with a freaky, lefty backhand slice angled winner off a Kozlov drop shot. 76 57 62.

Then there was the moonball serve…

“Painting is freedom. If you jump, you might fall. But if you’re not willing to take the risk of breaking your neck, what good is it? You don’t jump at all. You have to wake people up. To revolutionize their way of identifying things. You’ve got to create images they won’t accept. Force them to realize they’re living in a pretty queer world. A world’s that’s not what they think it is.” – Picasso

If you’re a tennis enthusiast always looking to follow and watch fresh, new talents with unique games and competitive spirits, we highly recommend you take a look at Corentin Moutet.

If my suspicions are correct, in a short amount of time, you may not have much choice in the matter.

 

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He shows a lot of promise, as I mentioned in the 2018 NextGen Talk thread, but he's also very short. I'm not saying it is impossible for him to be a top 10 player, but when was the last time we saw someone 5'9" in the elite?

 

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Scoop Malinowski writes:

El Dude. he's like the same height as Goffin and Nishikori and Ferrer. And Rios, Hewitt, Chang.

 

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Scoop Malinowski writes:

Dan, and also De Minaur is super intense and not afraid to roar and express his fire, not unlike Hewitt. Boy is this kid dangerous. So slight and thin but he can really belt the ball around the court and he moves like a cat. Just imagine how good this kid will be when he fills out and gets stronger. He will be blasting people off the court. Fine win by Harrison to escape against De Minaur.

 

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Scoop Malinowski writes:

Joe, Kyrgios said the same thing when he won Sarasota Challenger four years ago, that he'd like to go back the following year. But of course he became too good to play Challengers.

 

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Scoop Malinowski writes:

Catherine; I think players are automatically programmed to say, "I look forward to playing here next year." They all say it in victory speeches. No exceptions. Well, except Rios, he didn't care.

 

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Scoop Malinowski writes:

Thanks DaveG, glad you enjoyed the article. Always inspired by unique talents and characters like Moutet. Welcome to the site.

 

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Scoop Malinowski writes:

De Minaur is going to beat Verdasco. I like Dolgo to knock off Fognini, who I think is suspended for the next Slam or two because of that insane tirade he had last year at US Open against the female chair umpire.

 

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Scoop Malinowski writes:

De Minaur is going to beat Verdasco. I like Dolgo to knock off Fognini, who I think is suspended for the next Slam or two because of that insane tirade he had last year at US Open against the female chair umpire.

He is not suspended right now. He is under probation now. If he misbehaves again within next year or so, there will be suspension.

 

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Scoop Malinowski writes:

DY wearing a hodge podge of attire. Is that Troy Hahn co-coaching DY with momma and poppa Y?