If we begin to know Benoit Pair and his mood swings, we must admit that the Avignonnais manages to surprise us every time. In a sport like tennis where most players try to keep their nerves, few stand out like the 33-year-old Frenchman. We can well evoke Nick Kyrgios, his Australian counterpart, who is never the last to leave his match, but the great friend of Gaël Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is capable of anything on the field. Very pleasant outside the courts and always ready to party when the opportunity arises, he is much more emotionally unstable on the tennis court.
It must be said that the period is not necessarily ideal for Benoît Paire, who has plummeted in the standings, down to 179th currently, when he had started the season rather well at the Australian Open. In the meantime, he separated from his girlfriend, Julie Bertin and the results are no longer there. In an attempt to revive himself, the champion went to Japan to participate in the Matsuyama Challenger tournament and if some thought that this trip to Asia would appease him, they were seriously mistaken… Opposed to Dane Sweeney, an Australian player ranked 168th in the world, the Frenchman completely freaked out in the first set. After a ball put in the net while the two players are in the middle of the first set, the latter will unpin. “Fucked by a whore! Get fucked! Fuck your mother the whore! Your mother the whore!!”he shouts.
Very heavy insults even if we do not know if he addresses them to his opponent, to the referee or to himself and it is not over. After a reprimand from the referee in the face of his reprehensible behavior, Benoît Paire replies tit for tat: “Yes, yes, please open your eyes”. After finally losing the game, Shy’m’s ex-companion returns to his place, but continues to complain. “Come on great! It’s great! These tournaments are great. But why am I coming to Japan? Explain me why. You come, he sees nothing”he pestered, certainly to the address of the referee.