American tennis star Danielle Collins claims Corentin Moutet slid into DMs to flirt as French player fires back strongly

Corentin Moutet has strongly denied Danielle Collins’ claims about him flirting with her and messaging her, turning a light TV moment into a real tennis controversy. The French player reacted after Collins spoke on Tennis Channel during the Miami Open, where she shared her side of a personal exchange between them.

Collins, who has won four WTA singles titles and is currently dealing with a back injury, said Moutet tried to flirt with her before a match and later reached out again on social media. But within hours, Moutet responded publicly and called her story “BS,” making it clear he did not agree with anything she said.The situation quickly caught attention because both players are active on tour and the comments came during one of the biggest events of the month, the Miami Open.

While Collins spoke in a casual, joking tone on TV, Moutet’s reply was direct and serious, which shifted the mood of the story.

Corentin Moutet denies Danielle Collins’ DM and flirting claims as Miami Open controversy grows

Danielle Collins explained on Tennis Channel that Corentin Moutet had been “hitting on her,” but she turned him down. She said she even joked that he needed a better serve if he wanted to flirt with her. Collins also brought up a past moment, saying Moutet got upset over her “no short kings zone” dating profile comment that had gone viral earlier.

She added, “He was upset about that, messaged me, and then unfollowed me. Now he slid back in the DMs last night asking me if I saw his match and all the big serves that he was hitting. I don’t think he has a chance … yet.”But Corentin Moutet quickly pushed back on social media platform X. He wrote, “How can I unfollow you when I never followed you. @TennisChannel how can you let someone say BS like this on tv.”He did not stop there. Moutet also claimed that Collins was the one who followed him and even asked him about playing mixed doubles.

He wrote, “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.” He also added a sharp line toward the broadcaster, writing, “@TennisChannel good sport journalist.”As of now, Danielle Collins has not replied to Moutet’s statements. The story is still one-sided after his response, and fans are waiting to see if she speaks again.Meanwhile, on the court, Corentin Moutet kept his focus. He won his Miami Open match against Tomas Machac and is now set to face World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the next round. The timing of this exchange has only added more attention to his upcoming match.