Benoit Paire barred from Olympics for 'deeply inappropriate behaviour'

Currently, the fourth-highest ranked French player, Benoit Paire won't compete at the 2020 Olympic Games which will take place in Tokyo this year.

The 31-years-old Frenchman showed really bad behaviour on the courts in the past months and also lost the vast majority of his matches. Now, when the 2020 Olympic Games are approaching, the French Tennis Federation decided that Benoit Paire won't play at the Olympics.

Alongside tanking some of the games, what is not a surprising act during Paire's matches, the Frenchman recently spit on the court after an argument with the umpire. Probably also this kind of behaviour lead to the French Tennis Federation making this decision.

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"His deeply inappropriate behaviour since the start of the year seriously undermines the values of sport, the image of tennis and is totally incompatible with the Olympic spirit," FFT President Gilles Moretton said in a statement.

"It's the duty of each player ... to respect the values of our sport and it is up to them to be exemplary on and off the court, especially vis-a-vis the young people of our country."