Benoit Paire won an amazing match against Grigor Dimitrov in the Australian Open 2nd round. The French player has been through a rather tough period during this coronavirus pandemic. Besides being infected multiple times by the virus, the French player had a very erratic behavior for many months, often badly tanking matches. Benoit was in evident distress, and he was severely affected by the criticism.
Paire was highly emotional after beating Dimitrov. Before crying, he said: “I’ve been criticized a lot, it’s heavy.”
🥺 L'émotion de @benoitpaire… "J'ai été beaucoup critiqué, c'est pesant" : après sa victoire contre Dimitrov à Melbourne, le Français s'est confié à coeur ouvert à notre micro.
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— Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) January 20, 2022
Paire at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
LLLLWLLLWL Currently ranked no.56, the French player has managed to achieve a 2-2 record in 2022. The French player is competing at the Australian Open where he beat Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-4 3-6 7-5 2-6 7-5 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-4 6-74 7-62.
Benoit Paire will fight against the world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 3rd round. Their head to head is 3-1 for Tsitsipas.
Grigor Dimitrov in 2022
Ranked no.28, the Bulgarian played his last match on the 20th of January when he was overcome by world no.56 Benoit Paire 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Australian Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Dimitrov achieved an overall 3-2 match record. Grigor Dimitrov’s most significant performance of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.
Benoit Paire and Grigor Dimitrov clashed against each other 5 times. Their record is 4-1 for Paire. Before, the last time they played each other, Benoit Paire won 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 20th of January 2022.
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