2023-10-10 16:54:02
Benoît Paire
“Shame for tennis” – scandal professional outraged with listless appearance
The French tennis player Benoît Paire is sharply criticized for a completely unmotivated performance at the Challenger tournament in Malaga.
Published10. October 2023, 6:54 p.m
Benoît Paire always causes a stir.
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The Frenchman is considered a scandal noodle.
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Paire repeatedly causes freak outs or strange scenes.
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He is currently number 123 in the world.
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Paire is currently looking for his best form.
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Once once more Benoît Paire (ATP 123) is causing a stir with misfires on the tennis court.
The Frenchman appears completely listless during a game in Malaga.
He then received a lot of criticism from the Spanish media and fans.
Paire himself then commented on his appearance on Instagram.
Pedro Martinez (ATP 116) has probably never won a match so easily in his career. At the Challenger tournament in Malaga, the Spaniard won the first set once morest Benoît Paire (ATP 123) 6-0, before the Frenchman gave up prematurely in the second set when the score was 2-4. However, what Paire shows up to his task is also for him Tennis professional known as a scandal noodle unusual.
The 34-year-old hits the simplest balls meters out several times. In other rallies he doesn’t even try to win the point and just lets the whole thing go by without any enthusiasm. In total, Paire only wins six points in the first set, a performance that borders on refusing to work.
“Pathetic spectacle”
In the second round, the scandal professional improves, at least at the beginning. At 2:2 he has four break points, none of which he can use. As a result, Paire himself is broken to make it 2:4 before he finally has enough and surrenders.
The veteran from Avignon’s listless appearance does not go unnoticed in the sports world. While “Marca” calls the whole thing a “sad spectacle,” “Mundo Deportivo” even speaks of the “low point” that Paire would have reached with a “regrettable performance.” According to the Spanish newspaper, Paire’s performance was a “pathetic spectacle” that outraged the audience and left his local opponent “perplexed.”
Paire speaks of “complicated times”
Many tennis fans on social media are also surprised at the Frenchman’s demotivated behavior. “He should be suspended from the ATP tour for life,” says one comment. In another, a user on
Other fans are simply outraged and criticize the organizers for even inviting the scandalous professional to the tournament. “The guy is a disgrace for professional tennis,” writes one user. Paire himself also commented on Instagram following the outing in Malaga. It is currently a somewhat “complicated time,” writes the Frenchman. “I don’t feel good in my head right now when I go onto a tennis court,” Paire continues, emphasizing that it’s now up to him to find solutions to have fun once more.
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