Corentin Moutet was issued a warning by the chair umpire for dropping his racket during a Stuttgart Open match against Nick Kyrgios. The incident occurred on grass, where the Frenchman slipped three times and ultimately lost the contest. It follows a similar on-court controversy involving Moutet in Hamburg last month.
Moutet dropped his racket during the second set, leading the umpire to award a point penalty that shifted the score to 4-2 in Kyrgios's favor. The Frenchman lost the match as Kyrgios delivered a strong performance without facing a single break point. Kyrgios broke Moutet once in each set, hit 24 winners against 15 unforced errors, and claimed his first grass-court victory since Wimbledon 2022. The Australian was competing in only his second match of the season. The Stuttgart warning came weeks after Moutet received a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct in Hamburg after dropping his shorts in frustration against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Moutet has a history of such incidents, including breaking a racket at the 2024 Paris Masters.