Corentin Moutet doesn’t want to drive Jannik Sinner crazy.

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The words of Corentin Moutet

Corentin Moutet will be Jannik Sinner’s next opponent in the round of 16 at Roland Garros. The French tennis player, in fact, è earned the challenge with the world number two thanks to his success over Austrian Sebastian Ofner, in four sets with the final score of 3-6 6-4 6-1.

The transalpine reached the round of 16 for the first time in the Paris Slam: "I am very proud. È a tournament that I have been watching since I was a child,” he admitted in the words reported by 'L'Equipe' -. As a Frenchman, it è a tournament that accompanies you, that you put in the background when you study for your high school exams, or when I was in boarding school. Even for those who don&#39t know tennis, it symbolizes the image of sport in France".

On the challenge with the Highlander: "Driving people crazy is not è my primary goal. I just want to play my game. From a tennis point of view, è a quality. I never played with him, we never trained together. È a great player, è very aggressive, è number 2 in the world. È maybe the best player in the world right now. I è will do my best and we will see what happens ".

"The audience è enjoyed the match, with a lot of respect for both players. I hope it will be è the same against Sinner. Maybe people will support him more, because heé è è an extraordinary player. But still, we are in France…"” queried Moutet, who will face Sinner on Sunday, June 2.

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