Despite the support of the public Benoît Paire, always so inconsistent, logically gave in to the solid Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-4. Frustrated with his current limits, the Avignon resident hopes to bounce back in 2022 …
On his frustration
“I feel that I do not have the sufficient level, to be able to make them happy, to be able to be completely relaxed. I put a lot of pressure on myself. It’s stress. I have the impression that the older I get, the more I get stressed, whereas normally it should be the other way around. When I step on the pitch, I’m super happy to see all these people, and I’m really stressed out that I don’t give them enough. This gives a match where I can’t seem to free myself too much, where I get stupidly broken. “
On the atmosphere
“It warms my heart to find the stadiums full, to be able to commune with the public. This is what I play for. I want to see that the people are there, support me from start to finish. These are things that I missed a lot. I still have a few years left, I hope, to try to make the most of it. “
On his season
“This season has been tough. I put pressure on myself. I was not necessarily very well prepared. I did not do any preparation at all during the Covid, I stayed at home. Just before the Covid, I was 20th in the world. I had just won 2 titles and made 2 round of 16 in a Grand Slam. I was on a very ascending pass. And the pandemic has broken that dynamic. The fact of having cut for a year and a half like that, to find myself on the court, not at the physical level that I hoped, not at the tennis level that I hoped, it put me a little blow on the head , and I put a little too much pressure on myself. And it continues. ”
For the 2022 season
“I want to have a great 2022 season. I’m setting myself a lot of goals and a lot of expectations. After that, what is needed is to get off to a good start next year, with 2, 3 weeks of training, a new season to cut off this poor dynamic. Fortunately, I had a good summer anyway, I did a quarterback in Cincinnati, I had some good results which prove to me that the level is there, and that the level, next year, I will. will have. I will come back to Bercy, and I will achieve great results. ”
“Those who are not vaccinated, I don’t give a fuck”
Benoît Pair
On the Davis Cup
“Of course I want to go to the Davis Cup. This is one of my goals. I am not the only one to decide. I think I have the level, I think of seeing the capacities to be in this team to bring something to it. After that, it’s not me who decides. There are other players who can be part of this team. In any case, I think I have the level, the experience, the qualities that make me eligible for selection. “
On the Australian Open and the question of vaccination
“There is no longer a quarantine in Melbourne if you are vaccinated. Me, those who are not vaccinated, I do not care. Frankly, if they don’t play, good for me. Ultimately, if it’s just me going, I’d be very happy. I did 14 days at the US Open positive, everyone played and I was in my room. I know the rules are like that. You must be vaccinated to go to Australia. I am that.”
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