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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Extraordinary moment tennis star Fabio Fognini tells rival to 'look at me you little PIG, you're a piece of s***' in X-rated handshake outburst
Fabio Fognini and Corentin Moutet shared an exceptionally tense handshake at the net following the Frenchman's win in Stuttgart, with things very nearly turning ugly. Moutet ran out the winner in three sets against the Italian veteran, winning 6-4 6-7 6-3 in Germany, in a fascinating encounter between two of the circuit's more highly-strung characters. Indeed, even before the drama at the close, Fognini had already snapped his racquet in two during the match, before things turned sour after the match was decided by a miscued backhand from the Italian. After pointing to his head and hitting the ball into the crowd, Moutet made his way towards the net to shake hands with Fognini, but seemingly said something that did not sit right with his rival. The Italian can then be heard speaking to Moutet in French, saying: 'Look at me, look at me!' despite the winner clearly doing just that as they shake hands. Fognini continues to hold onto Moutet's hand however, though the latter ignores him, before seemingly barring the Frenchman's way to his chair as both then shake hands with the umpire. Spicy handshake 🌶️ @moutet99 wins the battle of the entertainers 6-4 6-7 6-3 vs Fognini 🍿 #BOSSOPEN — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 10, 2025 Yet Fognini is still clearly incensed by something, and appears to say: 'Look at me little pig! You're a piece of s***!' Moutet seemingly continues to ignore the veteran before making his way off the court, taking in the applause of the crowd once more. Fognini, the former World No 9, had been handed a wildcard entry for the event, but falls at the first round, while Moutet will go on to take on favourite Alexander Zverev. While not so much the aggressor in this particular coming together, Moutet has been involved in similar on-court flare-ups before. He had a coming together with Alexander Bublik earlier this year with the pair needing to be kept apart by chair umpire Marta Mrozinska. The Kazakhstan star became incensed after the Frenchman claimed he was not ready to face serve. 'I don't care!' Bublik then retorted, before going one step further. 'Do you want to fight? Let's go, we'll meet outside in ten minutes. This little Frenchman talks but he doesn't want to fight!' Fognini, for his part, has also had run-ins with Andy Murray in the past, who once told him to 'shut up' mid-match back in 2019.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘Look at me, you PIG' snaps controversial tennis star Fabio Fognini during tense handshake after defeat to Corentin Moutet at Stuttgart Open
He might be on his last leg of his tennis career, but the passions haven't certainly dimmed for the 38-year old Italian player Fabio Fognini. At the Stuttgart Open, Fognini, the former world no. 9 playing on a wildcard entry for the event, called his rival Corentin Moutet a 'pig'. The incident came at the end of the first-round game, where emotions bubbled up. At one point Fognini snapped his racquet over his knee and threw it away. Moutet won the match 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, hit a ball into the stands to celebrate and walked over for the customary handshake. Even as Fognini kept saying something to him, Moutet didn't respond verbally, just patted his opponent on the back after the handshake, and moved away from him to shake the referee's hand. Fognini hadn't stopped talking. Spicy handshake 🌶️@moutet99 wins the battle of the entertainers 6-4 6-7 6-3 vs Fognini 🍿#BOSSOPEN — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 10, 2025 Angered by something, Fognini reportedly snapped in French: 'Regarde-moi, petit cochon!' – or 'Look at me, you little pig!' He then allegedly added in Italian, 'You're a piece of s***!' The fracas has been reported by the Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, and others. Fognini is no stranger to on-court controversy. In the Tokyo Olympics he apologized for yelling at himself with an anti-gay slur during a loss. ''Obviously I didn't want to offend anyone's feelings,' Fognini added. 'I love the LGBT community and I apologise for the nonsense that I let out,' he had written on an Instagram post with a rainbow background. In the US Open in 2017, he was ejected out of the doubles tournament for vulgarly insulting the chair umpire during his first-round loss in singles. He was then handed a suspended ban of two Grand Slam tournaments. Louise Engzelle, the Swedish umpire, had reported Fognini after he called her, in Italian, very abusive words, that can't be reported here even with the usage of asterisks.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Extraordinary moment tennis star Fabio Fognini tells rival to 'look at me you little PIG, you're a piece of s***' in X-rated handshake outburst as tensions boil over after Stuttgart defeat
Fabio Fognini and Corentin Moutet shared an exceptionally tense handshake at the net following the Frenchman's win in Stuttgart, with things very nearly turning ugly. Moutet ran out the winner in three sets against the Italian veteran, winning 6-4 6-7 6-3 in Germany, in a fascinating encounter between two of the circuit's more highly-strung characters. Indeed, even before the drama at the close, Fognini had already snapped his racquet in two during the match. But once Fognini's miscued backhand sealed the tie in Moutet's favour, the tense exchanged turned sour. After pointing to his head and hitting the ball into the crowd, Moutet made his way towards the net. Fognini, with his eyes intent on Moutet, approaches the net for a handshake, with the latter doing the same, but something appeared to not have sat right with the Italian. Spicy handshake 🌶️ @moutet99 wins the battle of the entertainers 6-4 6-7 6-3 vs Fognini 🍿 #BOSSOPEN — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 10, 2025 Despite Moutet clearly looking at him at first, and seemingly saying something that the microphones don't catch, Fognini however doesn't relinquish his grasp on his victor's hand as they walk over to the umpire's chair. The Italian can then be heard speaking to Moutet in French, saying: 'Look at me, look at me!' Moutet chooses to ignore him, even when Fognini bars his way to his chair as both then shake hands with the umpire. Yet Fognini is still clearly incensed by something, and appears to say: 'Little pig! You're s***!' Moutet seemingly continues to ignore the veteran before making his way off the court, taking in the applause of the crowd once more. Fognini, the former World No 9, had been handed a wildcard entry for the event, but falls at the first round, while Moutet will go on to take on favourite Alexander Zverev. While not so much the aggressor in this particular coming together, Moutet has been involved in similar on-court flare-ups before. He had a coming together with Alexander Bublik earlier this year with the pair needing to be kept apart by chair umpire Marta Mrozinska. The Kazakhstan star became incensed after the Frenchman claimed he was not ready to face serve. 'I don't care!' Bublik then retorted, before going one step further. 'Do you want to fight? Let's go, we'll meet outside in ten minutes. This little Frenchman talks but he doesn't want to fight!' Fognini, for his part, has also had run-ins with Andy Murray in the past, who once told him to 'shut up' mid-match back in 2019.
