Ugly spat breaks out over Danielle Collins Tennis…
Corentin Moutet is serving proper back at Danielle Collins after some eyebrow-raising feedback about him.
Collins, a long-time ranked star on the WTA Tour who was showing for the Tennis Channel during its Miami Open coverage Sunday, said the French tennis star Moutet was “flirting with her” before a match.
Another broadcast colleague described it as “cat-calling.”
Danielle Collins has taken her abilities behind the mic after a break in her tennis profession. Larry Marano
Collins named a few causes why Moutet, ranked No. 33 in the world, didn’t have a probability with her — his top and efficiency on the court particularly. Moutet stands at 5-foot-11 to Collins’ 5-foot-10.
“I said, ‘If you’re gonna be flirting with me like that, you’re gonna have to get a bigger serve,” Collins said. “Some people think it comes down to height, some people think it comes down to personality, but really what it comes down to is big forehands and big serves.”
Then, Collins claimed that Moutet unfollowed her after she went viral in October for stating, “This is a no short kings zone” on her relationship profile, which she posted on her Instagram story.
She added that Moutet “slid back into the DMs” Saturday night time after he gained his first-round match.
“He unfollowed me after my viral dating profile when I said I wasn’t interested in the short kings. You have to understand that I’m (5-foot-10), and for me, it’s fair,” Collins said. “It’s just a preference, nothing against the short kings, but he was upset about that, he messaged me and then unfollowed me.”
Moutet has publicly denied it all in a reply to Univers Tennis’ X post.
“How can I unfollow you when I never followed you. @TennisChannel how can you let someone say BS like this on tv? You followed me. You asked me for mixed dubs. And I’ve never even followed you. You ready to say anything so people talks about you. You should learn how to love yourself so you won’t have to do stupid things for people loves,” Moutet wrote.
Collins, 32, broke up with her accomplice Bryan Kipp not too long ago after a yr together. She had beforehand meant to retire at the end of 2024 and start a household, but confronted issues.
Danielle Collins exited in the third spherical of last yr’s Australian Open. Annie Wermiel/NY Post
She not too long ago spoke about creating a relationship profile in which she said she was “aspiring to be a trad wife” and be a “stay at home dog mom” before her controversial short king’s comment.
On the court, Collins performed the villain at the 2025 Australian Open. After beating Australian star Destanee Aiava in the second spherical, she celebrated by blowing sarcastic kisses to the gang and cupping her hand to her ear.
She bowed out in the third spherical and was booed relentlessly afterward. Now, she’s taking a break from tennis and contributing to the Tennis Channel.
But it seems like she’s introduced the controversy with her there, too.
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