Flamboyant Moutet fake smashes his way to last 16 in Napoli

Frenchman Corentin Moutet scored a hard-fought three set win over Italian wildcard Luca Nardi to move into the last 16 at the Tennis Napoli Cup on Wednesday, pulling off an incredible fake smash en route to the win which earned him jeers from the crowd backing its local player.

Moutet, ranked No 65 in the world, came from a set down to win 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 6-2 and set up a clash against fifth seed Miomir Kecmanovic, of Serbia, next.

Moutet, known for his flamboyance on court, pulled off the fake smash in the first point of the second set tiebreak, having lost the first set.

He went on to win the point and then proceeded to bow to the crowd, who began jeering him for his stunt. It did not seem to matter to Moutet though, as he went on to win the second set tiebreaker and the match.

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