Monday, September 22, 2025

Royer V. - Moutet C.

ATP Hangzhou — Semifinal: Valentin Royer vs Corentin Moutet

Round: Semifinal

🧠 Form & Context

Valentin Royer

Breakout season at tour/Challenger bridge (2025: 52–22).
Arrives scorching in Hangzhou: qualified, then d. Kovacevic, d. Rublev in straights (massive scalp), and edged Tien in three.
Game shape: heavy first ball, sturdy two-handed backhand that holds line under pace; serve spots have improved this summer.
Risk: can tighten on scoreboard leads; second-serve forehand can float short.

Corentin Moutet

Career-best ranking trajectory (now #39); 2025: 33–22, 14–9 on hard.
Recent surge: Washington SF (d. Medvedev), Mallorca finalist, Davis Cup wins over Čilić and Prizmić.
Hangzhou: came through a physical R16 vs Cazaux (TBs both ways) and into QF where Etcheverry stopped early.
Identity: lefty craft—court-opening patterns, surgical use of pace changes, world-class feel around the mid-court.

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