Jack Draper referred to his upcoming opponent, the 'flary' Corentin Moutet, whom he has never faced before, but whom the Brit knows well from his junior days.

French professional tennis player Corentin Moutet claims his opponent, Pavel Kotov of Russia, threatened to "kill" him earlier this week. Moutet added

Hours after the match, Moutet turned to social media, not to celebrate his victory but to make a grave accusation. He claimed that Kotov had threatened him during the match, allegedly saying: “ Next time you come to the net, I’ll kill you. One day, someone will kill you”.

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Britain's Jack Draper returns a shot during a round of sixteen match against France's Corentin Moutet at the Italian Open tennis tournament Tuesday in Rome.

Despite a strong fight, Corentin Moutet ultimately fell in his Round of 16 match against Jack Draper in Rome. After an excellent start, the

Jack Draper's last-16 opponent at the Italian Open, Corentin Moutet, was roundly booed in the Rome venue after breaking what has been described as an 'unwritten rule'. The pair were into a tense deciding set, after Moutet thrashed Draper 6-1, before the Brit came back to claim the second set 6-4.

The match between Holger Rune and Corentin Moutet was the longest played at the Italian Open from the third round onward since the 2006 final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, which lasted five