Benoit Paire: Spitting incident results in Argentina Open loss for Frenchman
Benoit Paire missed out on the US Open in August after testing positive for coronavirus Benoit Paire went out of the Argentina Open in bizarre fashion after being docked a point for spitting and then appearing to give up in his final service game. Facing Argentine opponent Francisco Cerundolo, Paire was first given a warning and then penalised by umpire Nacho Forcadell. The tournament supervisor was called in an attempt to calm the Frenchman down. Paire, 31, then served two wild double faults to lose 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. The flashpoint in the second-round tie came when a serve from world number...
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