Corentin Moutet: Why I Couldn’t Stop Breaking Rackets
7/13/202657 min
Corentin Moutet is known for playing—and reacting—differently. But behind the emotional moments and public labels is a player trying to understand why losing once felt unbearable, why tennis celebrates personality and then punishes it, and how to find peace in a sport he still loves.
In this honest conversation with Caroline Garcia and Borja Durán, Corentin explains why he never learned how to lose, how winning became connected to his self-worth, why he struggled to control his emotions, and what facing Carlos Alcaraz revealed about his game.
He also opens up about being misunderstood as lazy, the freedom he finds through music, his unique relationship with Roland-Garros, why he believes tennis culture must evolve, and the goal that matters more to him than rankings or money: finding peace before his career ends.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Why Moutet couldn’t stop breaking rackets
01:00 Growing up with tennis as a game
06:00 The origins of his unique playing style
08:00 Why he never learned how to lose
13:00 Anger, rackets and emotional control
15:00 When winning became personal worth
21:00 The mentality hurting professional athletes
23:00 Tennis promotes personality—then punishes it
27:00 What Carlos Alcaraz exposed in his game
33:00 Unlearning childhood beliefs
36:00 Music, balance and being misunderstood
44:00 Why Roland-Garros feels like home
47:00 Why tennis culture must change
49:00 “Tennis is boring” and the ATP contradiction
52:00 His goals beyond results
56:00 Finding peace before retirement
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Corentin Moutet· Guest0:48
[upbeat music] Breaking rackets, I know that's not the way doing things like this. I don't wanna do it. When I lose a set, it's so hard. I don't know how to not break the racket. I want to, but I can't. When you lose, it's so good because the opponent show you your weak spots, what you have to improve, what you have to do better. I still have so many things to learn. I'm not still happy about the way I play tennis, the way I enjoy the tour. It's still painful. I wanna find the peace in my activity before I can stop. Roland Garros, I feel like I can beat anybody. I always say to my coaches, "In two weeks, maybe I am a Grand Slam champion."
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