Paire penalised for NOT TRYING in final set of first round defeat

Benoit Paire penalised for NOT TRYING at Wimbledon in final set of first round defeat by Diego Schwartzman… with divisive Frenchman heckled by fan who said ‘you’re WASTING everybody’s time!’

  • Benoit Paire was required to finish his round one match vs Diego Schwartzman
  • Rain delays on day one saw the match pushed to Tuesday to reach its conclusion
  • Paire received a code violation for not trying before he was heckled by a fan 

Controversial Frenchman Benoit Paire received a code violation for a lack of effort and was heckled by a supporter as he crashed out of Wimbledon.

Argentinian ninth seed Diego Schwartzman resumed 6-3 6-4 ahead following Monday’s rain, and dispatched the seemingly disinterested Paire in 16 minutes, 6-0 in the third.

A supporter was heard to shout ‘you’re wasting everybody’s time’ from the stands on Court Two, while umpire Mohamed Lahyani issued a warning.

Benoit Paire was given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct at Wimbledon on Tuesday

The Frenchman took issue with the violation and marched over to talk to the chair umpire

Chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani told Paire he couldn’t play as he was doing in the final set

Paire was 5-0 down in the third set but he demanded an explanation for the violation call

Paire has continually voiced his frustration about life in the tennis coronavirus bubble.

Andy Murray beat the 32-year-old 6-3 6-2 at Queen’s Club on his comeback a fortnight ago and described the match as not ‘particularly taxing’.

Speaking in his press conference afterwards, Paire insisted: ‘I do not care about the people. I play for me and that is it. I do not play for people.

Paire was competitive in the first two sets but he was never in it in the third as he was beaten

Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman easily navigated the match in the end to reach round two

‘I just try to stay in my room, do my Covid test. I disagree with everything. I like the tournament.

‘The thing I don’t like is how they treat us, like ‘stay in bubble’ and everybody is out in the city.’

Schwartzman plays Britain’s Liam Broady in round two.




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