Benoît Paire, ever more provocative: "The best day of my year".

le 05/11/2024 à 10h39

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Beaten in the first round of the Matsuyama Challenger by the world's 265th-ranked player, Australian James McCabe, Benoît Paire won't play in an official tournament again until 2025. The Frenchman has thus come to the end of a very complicated 2024 season, which saw him plummet from 109th to 304th in the world rankings.

The story could have ended there, but Paire never does anything like everyone else. Instead of keeping a low profile, the Frenchman chose to ironize about this latest counter-performance and its consequences, posting a tweet: "The best day of my year. Season over."

This will do little to calm the ardor of the former world No. 18's detractors. Particularly in France, where they are becoming increasingly numerous.

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McCabe J • Q

Paire B • Q

Paire Benoit

798e, 34 points

Matsuyama

Draw

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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