‘I Feel Heavy, Tired’ – Benoit Paire Opens Up About the Chaos in His Head Following Back-To-Back Losses

Published 04/13/2022, 2:13 AM EDT

French tennis player Benoit Paire has had a terrible 2022 season so far. Recently, he lost in the first round at the Monte Carlo Masters to the Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. Before that, he didn’t have a great run at Miami and Indian Wells Masters. After the defeat to Musetti, the French player opened up about his mental health struggles while playing a match.

Benoit Paire talks about his mental health problems

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According to the Frenchman, he feels good in the practice but loses all of his focus while the match was going on.

“Well, instead of thinking the court is great, there is a good crowd, it’s beautiful weather, instead of thinking that, I start asking myself questions about my forehand, about my backhand. I didn’t ask myself those questions before. It’s a pity, because I feel physically good and my tennis is good. But when I’m on the court, I feel heavy, I feel tired. This is what is tough,” Benoit Paire said.

Benoit Paire on his recent mental struggles:
"Instead of thinking the court is great, there is a good crowd, it's beautiful weather, I start asking myself questions about my fh, about my bh."
"I feel physically good, but when I'm on the court, I feel heavy, I feel tired." pic.twitter.com/vdBjEUb93A
— Musab (@Musab_Abid) April 12, 2022

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When asked about consulting a mental health expert, Paire explained, “I don’t know. I don’t know what to do. I tried to have a coach. I had one for Indian Wells and Miami. It was Edouard’s coach. But what happens is in my mind. I don’t want to go and see a psychologist. I’m not interested. It’s going to come back. I won only two matches this year. I just need to win one or two matches and things will be good again. Maybe I should go on a challenger to get my confidence back, because I know I play well.”

It’s pretty clear that he doesn’t want to see a doctor about his problem. According to him, he will get his confidence back after winning a few matches on the tour.

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Paire got his biggest win in 2017

Known as one of the entertainers on the ATP tour, Paire played some sensational shots over the years. Pretty often, he features on the ATP’s list of top-ten shots in a calendar year. In 2017, he beat the then world no.3 Stan Wawrinka to register the biggest win of his career. He reached his career-high no.18 in the ATP rankings in 2018. The 32-year-old tennis player won three titles in his career and is regarded as one of the most talented players.

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Debkinkar Maity is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. His desire to become a sports journalist inspired him to take up a degree in journalism and mass communication, and he hasn't looked back ever since. Following the sport for over a decade now, Debkinkar has an ardent love for Roger Federer.

‘I Feel Heavy, Tired’ – Benoit Paire Opens Up About the Chaos in His Head Following Back-To-Back Losses

Benoit Paire talks about his mental health problems

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Paire got his biggest win in 2017