"Health everyone"!
Expected, the response of Benoît Paire did not disappoint.
Sanctioned on Friday for his numerous slips on the courts and at a press conference, the French tennis n ° 4 (35th in the world) waited nearly 24 hours before posting a video on his Twitter account.
Accompanied by the children's song "Baby Shark", the Avignon resident showed little interest in the decision of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) to ban him from the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled for July 23. to August 8.
From a palace in the Maldives, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the former 18th in the world was relaxed, in a swimsuit, equipped with a diving mask, a snorkel and a cold beer .
All punctuated by a smiley "kiss".
😘 pic.twitter.com/34gUSHBk6R
- pair benoit (@benoitpaire) April 24, 2021
This response is a continuation of months of provocations. Since August and the resumption of post-confinement tennis, the one who has won only two out of 18 matches has been multiplying shock sentences. "The circuit has become rotten, but I took 12,000 balls", he had notably launched after his defeat in the first round of the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, against the Australian Jordan Thompson, far from being a specialist. clay. A press conference embellished with vulgar remarks, and sometimes insulting towards his colleagues on the ATP circuit.
Benoît Paire's answer proves above all that the Habs do not bear any importance to the proposal of Nicolas Escudé, national technical director of the FFT, to help him, both psychologically and tennis. The conflict between Paire and his federation thus seems far from being settled.
