‘Tennis Is Destroying Me’ – 34-YO Veteran Makes a Harsh Admission Alongside a French Open Deadline

Benoit Paire has always been that character on the court who has entertained the crowd with his flamboyant game style. Sometimes he’s called the ‘bad boy’ of tennis, and for some, he’s the ‘funniest and craziest’ player on the Tour. The 34-year-old French tennis star has been on the Tour since 2007. But in these 17 years of his career, he has won only 3 singles titles. Recently, he took part in an ATP Challenger event in Madrid, where he was forced to retire from the match due to an undisclosed injury.

After the match, Benoit Paire took to X to make a harsh admission with a French Open deadline. He wrote, “Next tournament Bordeaux or Roland Garros see later depending on my head. Need to breathe because tennis is destroying me little by little. See you soon,” (Translated from French by Google). Bordeaux Open is set to commence on 13 May and will go on till 19 May. The French Open will start a day later, i.e. 20 May to 9 June. Fans will now have to wait a bit to see the ‘La Tige’ back in action.

Benoit Paire has lost 13 of his last 19 matches so far this season. He is currently on a four-match losing streak. Injuries and poor form have always been a major hindrance in his career. There was a time when his focus completely shifted from his game. But in 2022, during an interview with Ouest-France, he revealed that he has yet again managed to put his focus back on the important things of his life.

He said, “I cut a little, I refocused on the important things, I stopped going out, partying, and drinking alcohol. I paid attention to a lot of things. To resume sports hygiene. That’s what I missed for two years. There, I want to do it, I don’t know why now.” Paire spoke about how he had once lost all his will to continue playing the sport.

“No longer took any pleasure in being on a court” – Benoit Paire’s bizarre claims about his tennis career

During that interview, he said, “At one point I tried, I couldn’t do it, I didn’t have the mind to fight and tennis. I no longer took any pleasure in being on a court whether it was at Wimbledon or the US Open.” He went on to add, “For me, it had become a chore to go on a field. I know it’s hard to hear because a lot of people would like to be in my shoes but that’s how I felt.”

In 2023 he spoke to the RMC Sport where he revealed that he was no longer alcoholic and also admitted how it benefitted his health. “As the head was fine, I said to myself: ‘Stop the alcohol a little too.’ I did a detox. It’s not that I was an alcoholic but I drank a lot, I liked it, I did too much when I often partied. I didn’t set myself any limits. It paid off, I was able to lose a few pounds,” Benoit Paire said. Share your thoughts on this extraordinary tennis player’s incredible journey so far in his career.

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