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Benoit Paire slammed over ‘disgusting’ act during Argentina Open loss – 7NEWS.com.au
The French hothead sparked an angry backlash with his “gross” on-court act – then he made matters even worse.
Frenchman Benoit Paire has crashed out of the Argentina Open after tanking his final service game and being docked a point for spitting on the court.
The controversial Frenchman, who was seeded third in the tournament, went down 4-6 6-3 6-1 to Francisco Cerundolo.
Watch the disgusting spitting incident in the video above
The world No.29 lost his temper over a line call when 2-0 down in the second set after a Cerundolo serve down the middle was judged an ace.
The bearded 31-year-old argued heatedly…
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