Corentin Moutet receives hefty fine for outburst against chair umpire during Australian Open

French tennis star Corentin Moutet has been handed a hefty fine for an outburst against the chair umpire during the Australian Open 2025. The first Grand Slam of the year is slowly but surely moving towards the business end, where the remaining players are giving their all to secure the ultimate prize.

Just like every competition, few players have received hefty fines for their misconduct on the court. The latest addition to that list has been French tennis player Moutet. As per the latest report, the 25-year-old was handed a $15,000 fine for an outburst on the chair umpire during the second-round clash against America’s Mitchell Krueger.

The Neuilly-sur-Seine-born player was heard saying to the chair umpire: “Man, every night, all the referees are getting drunk here. And then the next day, they are ruining the game. How is that possible, man?”. Interestingly, he ended up winning the contest with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-4. His journey in the competition ended in the third round to America’s Learner Tien with a score of 7-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Previously, former world number one Russia’s Daniil Medvedev was handed a hefty fine of $76,000 for his behaviour during his shocking defeat in the second round of the first Grand Slam of the year to Tien in a five-set thriller with a score of 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6. The one-time Grand Slam winner received a fine of $10,000 for just breaking the GoPro camera attached to the net during a frustrating outing. He later accepted his behaviour was not exemplary.

"Honestly I hope not too big [the fine for breaking the camera] because probably, like, the fine is usually for breaking the racket, and the camera is going to cost some, but I don't think GoPro is that expensive,” he said. “But what I have to say is that the camera was very, very strong, because my racket didn't handle the damage but the camera did."