AUSTRALIAN OPEN

January 18, 2022

Benoit Paire

Press Conference

B. PAIRE/T. Monterio

6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5

THE MODERATOR: Congratulations on the win. It was a very close game. Did you want to start by talking us through the match?

BENOIT PAIRE: Yes. You want me to explain the match? Okay.

No, honestly, it was a good match. Since the beginning of the season I feel like bad mentally, I feel bad physically, and today it was different with the crowd, with the all the support I received from the crowd. It was something crazy. And, yeah, I'm very happy to win one match, first match of the year, so it's very important for me.

And, yeah, it was a very close match. I was serving for the match and he brought me back, so 5-4, 5-all, so a lot of pressure for me. But, no, it's very important for me to win this one and I feel very proud of me.