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Fognini was left fuming as Moutet looked away after a brief handshake while the Italian still hadn’t finished saying his piece after the encounter between the two.
Fabio Fognini, Corentin Moutet. (X)
Italian tennis ace Fabio Fognini was the perpetrator during a heated exchange at the end of his first-round game at the Stuttgart Open against Corentin Moutet on Wednesday.
Moutet registered a 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 win over Fognini in Germany before the competitors approached the net for the customary handshake. However, the Italian was left fuming as Moutet looked away after a brief handshake and a pat on the back while Fognini still hadn’t finished saying his piece.
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‘Look at me, you little pig, ‘ Fognini was pictured telling the victor at the end of the game before the players exchanged a handshake with the chair umpire.
“You’re a piece of shite,” he reportedly added in Italian reportedly.
Moutet is slated to take on German home favourite Alexander Zverev in the Round of 16 in the subsequent round of the event in Stuttgart.
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Moutet, who was shown the exit door at his home French Open by 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the second round, will look to pick up a win over Zverev and move into the the quarters of the ATP event in Germany.
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