the racket flies away, he tries the volley with his feet

Corentin Moutet and Juncheng Shang battled for 3 hours and 59 minutes, creating the second longest match in the history of the Madrid Open since the tournament has been played on clay (i.e. since 2009). Moutet, despite coming out defeated (7-6, 2-6, 6-7), put on a show. During the match, after being denied a coffee (which he insistently requested from the organization to recharge), he accepted the drink offered to him by a fan present in the stands. Then, at 5-5 in the tie-break that decided the match, the moment of extreme bad luck: the Frenchman serves well but the racket slips from his hand, Shang returns short and Moutet, desperate and without a racket, attempts a foot volley . Finally, the young Chinese will prevail (12-10).