Moutet Loses His Cool, Causes Stir by Dropping Shorts On Court

Corentin Moutet once again found himself at the center of controversy, this time during his match against Alejandro Davidovich at the ATP Hamburg 2026. The French tennis player, visibly frustrated throughout much of the encounter, ultimately fell to the Spaniard in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.

Moutet's frustration, as the world No. 32, peaked when, after losing a point, he decided to pull down his shorts right on court. This unusual gesture wasn't an isolated incident. Moments earlier, the player had already shown his displeasure by throwing his racket against an advertising tarp, an action deemed dangerous.

Initially, the Frenchman hurled his racket against the back wall of the court after dropping a point in the first set, precisely when Davidovich Fokina had taken the lead. What followed was even more astonishing: with the scoreboard reading 3-2 in favor of the Spaniard on Davidovich's serve, Moutet lost a hard-fought point and expressed his frustration in a surprising reaction by lowering his shorts.

These incidents mark yet another controversial episode in the French tennis player's career, who continues to make headlines as much for his game as for his on-court behavior. The defeat on the German clay was the player's fourth consecutive loss.