Benoit Paire is an interesting guy. The 29 year-old Frenchman is currently ranked #55 in the world, and had a little episode in his first-round match against Marcos Baghdatis yesterday.

After a tough day on the court, Paire took his anger out on SEVERAL of his poor Babolat racquets. Check out this video here…

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Paire act out on the tennis court. I’ve always been super intrigued by him, because he seems to either play lights out and hang with the best players in the world, or he just has absolutely no interest at all in being out there. If anyone knows how to tank a match on the ATP World Tour, it’s Benoit Paire.

This particular incident is one for the books though. We don’t get to see meltdowns like this every week on tour. The fans that were able to witness this in person should understand that it was a pretty rare moment in our sport. Racquets do get broken, but not in this fashion.

Notice how he high-fives Baghdatis as they change ends at 5-2. Even Marcos could appreciate a racquet smash like that! Benoit will certainly be writing a check to the ATP for this one. There’s no way out of it.

Behavior like this shouldn’t be tolerated, and I acknowledge that it’s pretty poor sportsmanship. Regardless, it is still hilarious.

In my opinion, Benoit Paire is must-see TV. When he steps on the court, you can almost guarantee something interesting will happen. If you get the chance to see him play, take advantage of it. You won’t regret it!

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