“My goal will be to find pleasure in tennis”

Benoit Paire spoke publicly through an Instagram post in the middle of the preseason, and a few weeks before the start of a new tennis year.

Benoit Pair He is preparing for a season that will keep him away from the important positions in the ranking, after a 2022 plagued by physical and confidence problems, which did not even allow him to have regularity on the Challenger circuit. The talented French player had started the year inside the Top 50 and ends it as No.180, so you will have to play tournaments of little weight for what you are used to, or the previous phase of the Australian Open. His last match ended with abandon at Challenger Matsuyama.

«I had spent two rotten years on the circuit, I had lost my passion for this sport and when the motivation is gone, it is impossible to win games. I have an injury that prevents me from preparing as I wish, but I hope to recover. The beginning of the new season. My goal will be to find the pleasure and I know that if the pleasure is there, I will find a correct ranking. Because yes, my ranking is bad and it saddens me not to start the year with the tournaments that I love, but I deserve it. So it’s up to me to hold on and get back as soon as possible. Thank you once again for all your support. I am also happy to announce that I have found a coach.” commented the Frenchman through his social networks.

El 2022 of Pair

Benoit started the season with a good participation in the Australian Open, a tournament in which, due to his closeness to the fans, he feels comfortable. There in Melbourne he reached the third round, overcoming two true battles against Thiago Monteiro and against Grigor Dimitrov, and fell at the hands of Stefanos Tsitsipas, not without a fight.

But those feelings weren’t going to hold up at all, barely making it to two Challenger quarterfinals as best results, and barely being able to play on the ATP tour. Of 47 games played throughout the season, Paire could only win 16, with a record of 16-41 in 2022.