“The happiest day of my year” commented on X (ex-Twitter), the French tennis player Benoît Paire. The former 18th player in the world announced this Tuesday, November 5, the end of his 2024 season, marked by doubts and numerous injuries.
Two ATP victories this season
He had already sounded the alarm. Last April, after another defeat at the Madrid Challenger, the 35-year-old Frenchman warned on his social networks: “Need to breathe because tennis is destroying me little by little…” After a 2024 season which saw the Avignonnais fall in the ATP rankings (he is now 304th), with only two small victories on the circuit, Benoît Paire decided to end his season this Tuesday, November 5.
“The hardest season in my entire career » he commented on Instagram, highlighting the numerous injuries he suffered and the doubts he went through. Before announcing that he would indeed be back on the courts next season “When I am physically well, I am still capable of doing beautiful things […] so it’s going to take a while to get back but I’m going to do it. »
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“Sorry for the angry people, the jealous people, the punters, you will still send me insulting messages, death threats for a year” he concluded on his Instagram account.
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