WATCH: Corentin Moutet lashes out at umpire for refusing to bring him a coffee mid-match

Tennis superstar Corentin Moutet was extremely furious with the umpires during his first-round clash against Shang after the Frenchman denied him coffee during the match.

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Tennis superstar Corentin Moutet was extremely furious with the umpires during his first-round clash against Shang after the Frenchman denied him coffee during the match. Notably, the star player went the full distance but didn't finish it. Notably, the star player's total time with Shang was three hours and 37 minutes. However, he was denied when he asked for the coffee midway through the battle. 

Confronting the umpire Raluca Andrei, an angry Moutet said: “I saw on Tennis TV they provide coffee. Why can't you provide me coffee? Is it because I'm on Court 4? Tell me!"

To which the umpire replied: “It doesn’t matter where we play, we don’t provide coffee.”

He said- But why don't you provide coffee? You provide bananas, you provide cola, you provide [muffled]. You don't do anything for the players? Am I asking for caviar or something like that?”

In last umpire said - “Corentin I told you the decision, we need to play now.”

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It's gotta be the longest match I have ever played in my life: Shang

Meanwhile, his opponent, Shang, also accepted that he had played the longest match ever in his life. The star player was feeling amazing after he went on to defeat the toughest opponent in his life. In addition, the legendary player opens up about his conversation with his dad and how he defeated him.

"It's gotta be the longest match I have ever played in my life. On clay it was very tough physically against an amazing player like Corentin. The level was insane. Even had I lost I would not have had regrets. It was almost the perfect match for me. I was talking to my dad and I said 'What is the worst thing that can happen?' I told my team that the only player I didn't want to play was Corentin. I don't' want to see him in the first round of the draw. When I got him I just told myself: 'Win or lose I would have fun and enjoy every point," Shang Juncheng.