Benoît Paire (35th world) fell back into his behavioral flaws Monday in the first round of the Masters 1000 in Rome where he was eliminated by the Italian Stefano Travaglia (69th) 6-4, 6-3 in 1h18. The Frenchman, who has been dragging his spleen for months, is completely out of the match at the start of the second set, after having contested a ball from his opponent who was deemed good but which he believed to be fault. After having photographed the mark of this famous ball with his phone, he entered into discussions with the referee and the Italian's clan. And balanced the end of his match by multiplying unforced errors in the greatest nonchalance. Before leaving the court, Paire still spent a long time snapping new photos of the psychologically fatal brand. Last week in Madrid,he had won in the first round his second game of the season and seemed to recover before falling logically against Stefanos Tsitsipas. But with this new defeat at the start, Paire has a record of two wins for twelve losses this year. His multiple misconduct in recent months has cost him a selection for the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo. In the second round, Travaglia will face Denis Shapovalov (14th) or Kamil Majchrzak (129th).His multiple misconduct in recent months has cost him a selection for the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo. In the second round, Travaglia will face Denis Shapovalov (14th) or Kamil Majchrzak (129th).His multiple misconduct in recent months has cost him a selection for the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo. In the second round, Travaglia will face Denis Shapovalov (14th) or Kamil Majchrzak (129th).
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