{"id":32555,"date":"2021-02-08T10:20:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T11:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=32555"},"modified":"2021-02-08T14:09:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T14:09:24","slug":"french-star-kicks-up-massive-tantrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=32555","title":{"rendered":"French star kicks up massive tantrum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frenchman Benoit Paire<\/a> has unleashed a scathing attack at Australian Open<\/a> organisers, slamming the event as "s**t" and branding Tennis Australia's handling of the coronavirus-affected flights "shameful".<\/p>\n

The comments were made in the wake of Paire's first-round Australian Open exit, in which the 29th rank fell to Belarus' Egor Gerasimov 2-6, 6-2, 6-7, 5-7.<\/p>\n

Paire was among the 72 players forced to complete a hard two-week hotel quarantine in Melbourne after three chartered flights were found to be infected by COVID-19. But on the contrary, world No.1 Novak Djokovic<\/a> and a host of other players enjoyed a much more enjoyable and normal Australian Open lead-up in Adelaide, igniting claims of preferential treatment.<\/p>\n

Paire was one of many Australian Open contestants who lashed the hotel food<\/a> – and he was even more furious about the quarantine conditions in today's post-match comments.<\/p>\n

\"Novak<\/p>\n

"I think it's s**t, and what happened is shameful," French outlet L'Equipe reported.<\/p>\n

"My level of play was good, I think my attitude was good. I hope I didn't hurt my elbow too much. But otherwise, overall I'm very disappointed with this tournament."<\/p>\n

"There was also a positive case on the flight to Adelaide, but there, we had time to take blood samples, et cetera.<\/p>\n

"We were told to quarantine! Either we do the same things and the same rules for everyone. I do not understand why it's not 'fair' for everyone. A truncated preparation, truncated matches. To me, this is scandalous.<\/p>\n

"Afterwards, I'm very happy with my level, with what I was able to produce today. But this tournament, frankly – I think it's really crap."<\/p>\n

\"Australian<\/p>\n

Paire even claimed he could have won his first-round clash if his preparation hadn't been so testing.<\/p>\n

"This match – I could have won it if I had had one or two more training sessions, a normal preparation," Paire said.<\/p>\n

"I'm going to go back … and finally enjoy the one thing that's right here, being able to go out, have a drink, be outside.<\/p>\n

\"Millman<\/p>\n

"It's all about the money. That's it, actually. There is a huge loss if they don't make the tournament. No matter what, there has to be a tournament. Afterwards, most players think that there is a little bit of money to be made and they come for it.<\/p>\n

"Me first, I also play for money. But if you have to make so many sacrifices and things go so badly, let it be such a hassle, at some point you just have to say 'stop'.<\/p>\n

"I don't quite understand where we're going, I don't quite understand what ATP is doing. It becomes borderline grotesque. For me, tennis is not that. Frankly, I'm not enjoying it."<\/p>\n

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