HILARIOUS! Racquet Manufacturer Babolat Forces Benoit Paire to Visit Factory to Make Them Stop Breaking Rackets on Court
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Tennis – ATP Cup – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 5, 2021 France’s Benoit Paire reacts during his group stage match against Austria’s Dominic Thiem REUTERS/Kelly Defina
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Tennis – ATP Cup – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 5, 2021 France’s Benoit Paire reacts during his group stage match against Austria’s Dominic Thiem REUTERS/Kelly Defina
Sport has become extremely competitive in the modern-day. Tennis is no exception to this. There are emotions that flow after every point is won and lost. As a result, there has been a steep rise in racket smashing incidents over the last few years that have marred the sport. Further, players like Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, and Benoit Paire have all been guilty of these incidents.
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Sports equipment company, Babolat supplies tennis rackets to Paire. Following his racket smashing incidents last year, the Frenchman received a unique punishment from the equipment supplier.
Benoit Paire had to complete a factory field internship at Babolat
Jean-Christophe Verborg, director of competition at Babolat opened up about the punishment given to Paire for his outbursts. He said, “We made him place an order, prepare boxes, put his rackets in. And today, we favor this method, even if there will always be a yellow line not to be exceeded.”
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Aug 11, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Benoit Paire of France plays a shot against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina in third round play in the National Bank Open at Aviva Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Further, he added, “Benoit and Fabio [Fognini], knowing them for many years, are adorable. I have said to Benoit: ‘I don’t understand you’, is someone sensitive, bloody, whole, someone for whom we have a lot of affection. When he came to Lyon, he was appreciated, he devoted time, apologized, repeated that he was aware of all this.” (Translated using Google Translate)
Subsequently, Paire promised the sports equipment company not to smash rackets ever again. He expressed his gratitude to Babolat and all the people involved in the manufacture of rackets following his visit to the company.
Paire’s campaign ends in singles at the French Open 2022
The Frenchman had a disappointing first-round loss against Ilya Ivashka at Roland Garros 2022. In a match lasting just over two and a half hours, Ivashka prevailed in four sets 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5. It was a heart-breaking loss for Paire, who couldn’t use the home advantage to his credit.
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However, his hopes are still alive in men’s and mixed doubles. Paire is into the second round of men’s doubles with partner Albert Ramos-Vinolas. In the mixed doubles, Paire has partnered with compatriot Chloe Paquet.
