Roland-Garros: despite an air gap, Corentin Moutet continues his journey in the third round

Corentin Moutet n'avait plus atteint le troisième tour de Roland-Garros depuis 2019. MAXPPP – YOAN VALAT

Although he worried during the third set, the whimsical Frenchman finally overcame Shevchenko on Thursday May 30 to qualify for the third round of Roland-Garros.

The Frenchman Corentin Moutet joined the 3rd round of Roland-Garros on Thursday, defeating the Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko (59th), after a match interrupted by rain and a third set during which he & rsquo;is often angry.

Always as supported by the public at the Simonne-Mathieu court, who had already pushed him in the first round, Corentin Moutet found the necessary calm to win in four sets 6-4 , 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.

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The third set, ultimately without consequence, had the effect of a black hole, during which the 25-year-old Frenchman conceded 11 winning shots against only one, committed 11 unforced errors and above all multiplied the signs of annoyance.

First since 2019

Previously, the rain interrupted the match while Moutet led from two sets to nothing. "I had a little hole on the third, it goes very quickly when you drop a little and the other plays a little better", explained the left-hander just after the meeting. But "I knew the fourth set was going to be another match", he assured.

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Corentin Moutet 🇫🇷 et le service à la cuillère, une belle histoire d'amour !

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He managed to regain his composure to finally make the break at 4-2 and maintain his lead. Corentin Moutet, 79th in the world, returns to the third round for the first time since 2019. He will play on Friday, against the Austrian Sebastian Ofner (N.45). And again in front of the audience at the Simonne-Mathieu court.