Murder threatened Russian opponent on the track to tennis
On « X » he claimed his opponent, Pavel Kotov, was deadly threatened by the Aix-en-Provence Challenger tournament during the match.
« Next time you go to the net, I’ll kill you, » Kotov said. – One day someone will kill you.
In the post -deleted post, the 82nd Frenchman, the world rankings, even complained that no judge or official intervened.
« There was no warning, » he complained.
Despite the interlude, Moutet won the world rankings 7: 5, 3: 6, 7: 5 against the 121st Russian. Kotov did not comment on the accusations. After the end of the match, both players rejected the usual handshake at the net.
Although the original post was later deleted, Moutet then shared another post in which he quoted death threats. The French added, « I’ll have a hard time sleeping … »