Benoît Paire, injured in the elbow, took the door in the first round of the Australian Open.

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He started in English before adding a layer in French.

Questioned by E

team

at a press conference following his defeat against Gerasimov in the 1st round of the Australian Open, Benoit Paire, has, as expected, knock out the tournament.

The French had to be locked up 14 days in his hotel room without training because of a positive case in his plane, while he had traveled alone in another section of his aircraft.

“As long as it is not simpler, I find it difficult to understand how it is that we organize tournaments, when we do not feel welcome, is angry the Avignon.

It's all about the money.

That's it, actually.

There is a huge loss if they don't make the tournament.

No matter what, there has to be a tournament.

Afterwards, most of the players think that there is a little bit of money to be made and they come for that.

Me first, I also play for money.

But if you have to make so many sacrifices and things go so badly, let it be such a hassle, at some point you just have to say stop.

I don't quite understand where we're going, I don't quite understand what ATP is doing.

It becomes borderline grotesque.

For me, tennis is not that.

Frankly, I'm not enjoying it ”.

Especially since Paire played his match very far from his best level, due to lack of training and a nasty elbow injury that prevented him from serving until a few minutes before his match, for which he took the dose of anti-inflammatory drugs.

" I did what I could.

And I'm really happy with what I did.

With the little training and the little physical condition that I have, I managed to surpass myself, not to say a word.

I am really very satisfied and very proud of what I have done.

It is, I think, one of my best games mentally since the start of my career.

If I continue on this, I know it will come back ”.

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