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Unpardoned French: Moutet's swears cost $40K
Key takeaways
- French tennis player Corentin Moutet has been fined $40,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after using profane language in a postmatch interview at Queen's Club this week, the men's tennis tour said Friday.
- After using the expletive for a first time, he was asked by the interviewer not to use bad language.
- "The player has received a fine of $40,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct," the ATP said in a statement.
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French tennis player Corentin Moutet has been fined $40,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after using profane language in a postmatch interview at Queen's Club this week, the men's tennis tour said Friday.
Moutet used an expletive seven times during an on-court interview after a first-round win Tuesday against countryman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at the ATP 500 grass-court event in London, which serves as a tune-up before Wimbledon.
After using the expletive for a first time, he was asked by the interviewer not to use bad language. Instead Moutet repeated the expletive a further three times before doing so three more times at the end of the interview.
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