TWO tennis players had to be separated as one of them almost instigated a fight "outside" the court.<br /><br />Alexander Bublik and Corentin Moutet butted heads after an intense quarter-final clash last week at the Arizona Tennis Classic.<br /><br />Bublik, 27, emerged victorious over Moutet, 25, winning 2-6 7-6 7-5.<br /><br />Tensions reached boiling point in the closing stages, with the Kazakh star serving for the match at 6-5 in the final set.<br /><br />Bublik began preparing to serve before the Frenchman had got into position on the other side of the net, who then attempted to slow him down.<br /><br />Bublik's response was met with laughter from the crowd and the fiery exchange was still on both players' minds after the game's conclusion.<br /><br />A video has now emerged showing the two tennis stars locking horns and having an intense confrontation.<br /><br />Chair umpire Marta Mrozinska had to step in and separate them along with another supervisor as Bublik was calling Moutet out for a fight.<br /><br />The Kazakh ace goaded his rival to step "outside" as he was escorted away from the court.<br /><br />Bublik yelled: "You want to meet outside? Let's go! Do you want to fight?!<br /><br />"The French kid is speaking and he doesn’t want to fight. Let’s go. We meet in ten minutes outside.”
