Corentin Moutet set to ‘send Bublik home’ in upcoming clash

On Oct. 29, Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik (World No. 16) will face France’s Corentin Moutet (No. 32) in the round of 32 at the ATP 1000 Rolex Paris Masters tournament.

Ahead of the match, Moutet said he is determined to «send Bublik home.»

«We know he is very provocative with the other players, disrespects other tennis players. We have had disagreements in the past because he does not represent my values as an athlete. I will be super motivated to send him home with the help of the crowd,» Punto de Break cited Moutet as saying.

Bublik and Moutet have already clashed before. After their Phoenix Challenger quarterfinal in March, the Kazakhstani player offered Moutet to fight. However, Moutet ignored Bublik’s rhetoric.

In the round of 64 of the Masters in Paris, Bublik defeated Australian Alexei Popyrin (No. 47), while Moutet overcame American Reilly Opelka (No. 52).

Recently, Moutet reached the final of the ATP 250 Almaty Open, where he lost to Russian Daniil Medvedev.

The Rolex Paris Masters has a prize pool of €6.1 million. The main draw features 56 singles players and 28 doubles teams.