“Every victory will be good to take”: in mastery, Benoit Paire launched his operation back in Quimper

It was the most anticipated match of the first round. The one who moved the public in numbers to the point of filling the central Fred-Le Bian. Between a Benoit Paire relegated to 422nd place in the world and a Harold Mayot ranked N.117 in the ATP, this Franco-French duel was not obvious for the enfant terrible of French tennis, in search of sensations and confidence .

To play in Challenger where he cannot enter directly into the main draw or that of the qualifications, Benoit Paire even said he was ready to come and compete in the CNGT tournament in Fouesnant which offered a ticket for the qualifications of the Quimper challenger. But the organization granted him a wild card which allowed him to reunite with Harold Mayot.

The two players had already faced each other a year ago in Montpellier (ATP 250) and Harold Mayot won in two sets 6-1, 6-4.

When Benoit Paire does Benoit Paire

For this second confrontation, Benoit Paire was able to take his revenge by doing Benoit Paire. A first set completely mastered with efficient tennis which allowed him to take the lead (6-2). Then a second set where he started to go off the rails, leaving the field open to his opponent (1-6), getting angry with a few shots.

“I started very well, I was relaxed, I let go of my shots, then I got out of my match at the start of the second with one or two small refereeing errors. Nothing serious, but I couldn’t refocus and the games went by. Afterwards, I was able to find my game again in the third set. And it’s good to be able to win in such a tough tournament. Every victory will be good to take. »

Winner in 2015, beaten in the first round in 2023, leaving for Belgium in 2024 while he was registered, Benoit Paire really wants to reverse the trend which has seen him lose many matches in three sets recently. Mission accomplished this Tuesday in Quimper.