Spitting on a line, end of the game dispatched… Benoit Paire's new fart

Benoît Paire was beaten as soon as he entered the tournament in Buenos Aires by the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo (4-6, 6-3, 6-1), in a match in which he was again pissed off, going so far as to spit on the court.

While he had pocketed the first set, the French, seeded number 3 in the tournament, again fell victim to his nerves in the second round of this round of 16.

Led 2-0 by the 137th world, Paire contested a ball announced good on the service of his opponent, bringing in the referee who did not want to budge.

The Avignon player then spat on the court, where the ball fell, under the referee's nose.

Which earned him a warning for unsportsmanlike behavior.

He spits on the court and .. P ***** TEEEE pic.twitter.com/JLXHPd8cEl

- Out of Context Benoit Paire (@OOCPaire) March 4, 2021

Shortly after, following another dispute, Paire was penalized by losing a point.

He then requested the presence of the tournament supervisor, Jorge Mandl, who sought to calm him down.

In vain.

The French then chained the unforced errors.

In the third and final set, led 5-1, Paire swung his service balls without really trying to play them, ending the game with two gross fouls.

The last on match point, when he played his second serve even though a ball catcher was still inside the field.

In the end it's worth it to suck pic.twitter.com/PbWsGQLa1A

- pair benoit (@benoitpaire) March 4, 2021

Soon after, Paire responded by thumbing his nose at his critics on Twitter.

Aligning a photo of his win / loss table (225/243) on the ATP Tour and his career earnings (8.5 million euros), he wrote that "in the end it's worth it to be a draw », Accompanied by a double emoticon: a kiss and a middle finger.

Francisco Cerundolo, older brother of Juan Manuel Cerundolo (181st world) winner last week in Cordoba, will face Spaniard Pablo Andujar, seeded No.6, in the quarterfinals, who beat Italian Gianluca Mager 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in the first game of the day.

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