Benoît Paire, half man, half Covid.
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Daniel Bockwoldt / dpa / AFP
Benoît Paire is definitely experiencing a recovery in the least funky season of his career.
Tested positive for Covid-19 at the US Open, the Frenchman was excluded from the tournament before being placed in forced quarantine in the New York bubble before being able to return to France.
Back on the courts, the player then offered us a tennis parody by completely letting go of his match between the Italian Jannik Sinner in the first round in Rome.
In Hamburg, Wednesday, Paire ended up giving up against Casper Ruud after conceding the first set then the first two points of the second (4-6, 0-2).
And as if that were not enough, the Frenchman has tested positive for the coronavirus again twice since his arrival on German soil!
Which suggests that the first test carried out in the United States could well be a false positive ...
Pair in total blur
“When I arrived, I tested positive for Covid again.
I am tired, I can't take it anymore.
I said, I'm breaking!
And there the guy said to me: '' Here in Germany, if you are positive for Covid and you have already completed your quarantine period, normally we no longer test players, because even if you still catch it, you do not 'are more contagious' ", he explained to our colleagues from
L'Equip
e after his retirement.
(Legitimately) lost in the face of all this, Paire wonders about the lack of consistency in health regulations depending on the country: "ATP lets me play here, while I am positive for the virus".
For now, he himself does not know if he will be able to hold his place at Roland Garros.
Before carrying out new tests once in Paris, the guy estimates "to have a one in two chance of being positive" and of having to give up the internationals of France.
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