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The Star
26-06-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Moutet reaches first grasscourt semi-final after tense win over Tien
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Queen's Club Championships - Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 19, 2025, France's Corentin Moutet in action during his round of 16 match against Britain's Jacob Fearnley Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo (Reuters) -France's Corentin Moutet defeated American Learner Tien 6-2 7-5 in a tense encounter at the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while Dutch fourth seed Tallon Griekspoor cruised past Canadian sixth seed Gabriel Diallo 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. Moutet charged through the first set against Tien, winning 6-2, but the start of the second set saw a heated exchange between the Frenchman and the chair umpire over a disputed point awarded to the American. Tien was given the point after Moutet fell into the net before the ball's second bounce, which Moutet contested. He initially refused to restart the match before returning visibly frustrated, smashing rackets and expressing his anger. Despite the setback, he regained composure to seal his first ever grasscourt semi-final berth. "I was trying to stay aggressive. He's very good, he's not missing a lot, very solid player," said Moutet, who will next face American third seed Alex Michelsen. "I lost earlier this year against him, so I knew that I had to be more aggressive today, serve better, and I managed to do it." Griekspoor, who withdrew from the French Open in the fourth round due to an abdominal injury, controlled the match against the in-form Diallo and secured an early break in the second set before wrapping up victory. He will next meet Canadian second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime was outplayed in the opening set against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic but staged a comeback and secured a 3-6 6-1 6-4 win to reach the last four. Spanish hopes were dashed as home favourite and seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut fell 6-4 7-6(4) to Michelsen in a tight quarter-final. (Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)
Straits Times
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Moutet reaches first grasscourt semi-final after tense win over Tien
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Queen's Club Championships - Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 19, 2025, France's Corentin Moutet in action during his round of 16 match against Britain's Jacob Fearnley Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo REUTERS France's Corentin Moutet defeated American Learner Tien 6-2 7-5 in a tense encounter at the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while Dutch fourth seed Tallon Griekspoor cruised past Canadian sixth seed Gabriel Diallo 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals. Moutet charged through the first set against Tien, winning 6-2, but the start of the second set saw a heated exchange between the Frenchman and the chair umpire over a disputed point awarded to the American. Tien was given the point after Moutet fell into the net before the ball's second bounce, which Moutet contested. He initially refused to restart the match before returning visibly frustrated, smashing rackets and expressing his anger. Despite the setback, he regained composure to seal his first ever grasscourt semi-final berth. "I was trying to stay aggressive. He's very good, he's not missing a lot, very solid player," said Moutet, who will next face American third seed Alex Michelsen. "I lost earlier this year against him, so I knew that I had to be more aggressive today, serve better, and I managed to do it." Griekspoor, who withdrew from the French Open in the fourth round due to an abdominal injury, controlled the match against the in-form Diallo and secured an early break in the second set before wrapping up victory. He will next meet Canadian second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime was outplayed in the opening set against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic but staged a comeback and secured a 3-6 6-1 6-4 win to reach the last four. Spanish hopes were dashed as home favourite and seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut fell 6-4 7-6(4) to Michelsen in a tight quarter-final. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
25-06-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Moutet hits six underarm serves in Mallorca win over Altmaier
FILE PHOTO: May 29, 2025; Paris, FR; Corentin Moutet of France reacts to a point during his match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day five at Roland Garros Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images/File Photo (Reuters) -French trickster Corentin Moutet hit six underarm serves on his way to a second-round victory over Germany's Daniel Altmaier at the Mallorca Open grasscourt event on Wednesday. Moutet, who is not averse to trying his luck with the underarm serve, won three and lost three of the points in which he employed the tactic, winning the match 7-6(3) 7-6(3). He will now get the chance to use the weapon again in his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year when he faces American Learner Tien on Thursday. Tien upset top seed Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6(2), coming back from 4-1 down in the second set to send his compatriot packing. A day after earning his first Tour-level win since 2021, Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic's run came to an end as he was brushed aside 6-3 6-3 by Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut. (Reporting by Martyn HermanEditing by Toby Davis)
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
French Open: Alexander Zverev cruises into round two
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Last year's runner-up Alexander Zverev cantered into the second round of the French Open with a dominant 6-3 6-3 6-4 victory over American Learner Tien on German third seed, still chasing an elusive maiden Grand Slam title , broke once in each set to advance comfortably and set up a meeting with Jesper De Jong of the Netherlands or Italian Francesco Passaro."It was a good start to the tournament," said Zverev.I'm happy with the three-set win, usually it's more four or five sets in first matches. Hopefully it will continue like this and it will be a fun two weeks here."The fact that Tien, the world 67, had already beaten him, helped Zverev keep his feet on the ground throughout on court Suzanne Lenglen "He beat a lot of great opponents - (Daniil) Medvedev at the Australian Open and me in Acapulco," Zverev recalled."He is going climb up the rankings. Today it helped that I played him once before, maybe it helped that I lost also to him. I am happy with the performance all around."
Reuters
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Venus Williams given wildcard for Indian Wells tournament
NEW YORK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Former world number one Venus Williams has been given a wildcard for this year's Indian Wells tournament, organisers said on Wednesday, allowing the 44-year-old American to compete at the WTA 1000-level event for the 10th time. The seven-times Grand Slam champion boycotted the tournament for 15 years after fans subjected her younger sister Serena and family to racist abuse during her 2001 final victory over Kim Clijsters. Venus, whose withdrawal from the semi-final against her sister due to injury that year prompted heckles and jeers from the crowd, returned to the tournament in 2016. She has reached the semi-finals three times, most recently in 2018, and played in last year's event as a wildcard. On the men's side, 18-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca, who won his first ATP title at the Argentina Open on Sunday, was granted a wildcard along with 19-year-old American Learner Tien. Tien last month became the youngest man to reach the Australian Open fourth round since Rafa Nadal in 2005.
