Benoit Paire expresses his rage to win KAI PFAFFENBACH / REUTERS
The Frenchman was eliminated by Briton Cameron Norrie, seeded number 14, after a fight of more than 3:30.
A real match, a huge fight. Far from the image he was able to convey during the Covid-19 crisis, Benoit Paire fought, and more than that, to try to qualify for the 2e Roland-Garros tower. The Frenchman, 149e world at the ATP, unfortunately missed a great achievement on Monday by being eliminated by the Briton Cameron Norrie, seeded number 14, in five sets. A 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 defeat at the end of a fight in front of the audience of court Suzanne Lenglen in a trance.
After losing the first set, the Frenchman reacted beautifully to lead 2 sets to 1. And after losing the fourth set, he didn’t fall apart and went back to fighting. An entry break, but unfortunately, that was not enough to bring down the Briton, who unbroken and ended up winning in 3:33.
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