31-shot rally as Moutet defeats Tomic at Almaty Open

VIDEO SHOWS: 31-SHOT RALLY IN MEN'S ROUND ONE OF 2025 ALMATY OPEN BETWEEN BERNARD TOMIC AND CORENTIN MOUTET SHOWS: ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (ATP MEDIA/IMG – see restrictions before use)   CORENTIN MOUTET BEATS BERNARD TOMIC 6-1, 7-6 (11-9). 1. BERNARD WINS 31-SHOT RALLY ON SERVE DURING THE SECOND SET TIE BREAK WITH FOREHAND WINNER 2. TOMIC LIES DOWN ON COURT / MOUTET CLIMBS OVER THE NET TO HELP HIS OPPONENT UP 3. MATCH POINT – MOUTET WINS AS BERNARD'S ATTEMPTED BACKHAND OVERHEAD VOLLEY HITS THE NET / PLAYERS EMBRACE & SHAKE UMPIRE'S HAND STORY: Bernard Tomic won an impressive 31-shot rally, but ended up losing to eighth seed Corentin Moutet in Round One at the Almaty Open on Monday (October 13). With the second set locked at 6-6 (6-6), Australian Tomic's forehand winner ended the game's standout point, as the pair rallied for 48 seconds on centre court. Ultimately Frenchman Moutet would progress to the next round, having breezed through the first set (6-1), but made to work harder to win the second set (7-6), taking the tiebreak 11-9. Moutet will face the winner of Laslo Djere and Alexander Shevchenko in the Round of 16, with play to begin after 1900GMT on Tuesday (14 October). (Production: Joseph Andrews)

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