Benoit Paire will be able to line up at Roland-Garros.
Tested negative, the number 23 seed of the tournament wore, this Friday, laughing eyes behind his mask on an Instagram post by showing his accreditation.
“First victory at Roland Garros”, writes the Frenchman with the mention “negative”.
This is the first good news for the Avignon resident little spared in recent weeks after his positive test during the US Open which had earned him a quarantine in New York.
In Paris, where the protocol is just as draconian, Paire dribbled
Player morale has evolved since, according to the PCR tests carried out before each tournament and which sometimes deliver results at opposite ends.
First positive in New York, then negative once back in France, Paire continued with the tournaments in Rome and then in Hamburg.
It was in Germany that he tested positive again, but had received the green light from the organizers to line up before giving up, totally out of form.
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“I think it's impossible to play tennis like that.
You don't sleep, every time waiting for test results.
Mentally, it's difficult, ”Paire admitted.
How will he be in his first round against Korean Kwon?
The Frenchman, in any case, declared himself tired in the middle of the week without knowing the reason.
"I do not know if it is the virus or the fact of having to stay in the room for ten days (
Editor's note: at the US Open
)", he indicated, specifying that he had not been able to s' train during this period.