Foot Fault!

He’s crazy, he’s mad, he’s angry, he’s eccentric, and he’s so. damn. frustrating. to watch most of the time, but after this week, Benoit Paire will also be a top 100 player for the first time in his career.

Today, he moved past Alex Kudryavtsev in straight sets to reach the semis in this week’s Ostrava Challenger and seal his place in the top 100. Amazingly, he hasn’t yet dropped a set this week – reaching the semis here with minimal drama, craziness and headcase-ness. I don’t know if he bumped his head at the start of the week, or if this is some kind of “new” Benoit, but whatever it is, I damn well approve.

He’ll play 183-ranked Stephane Robert in the semi-finals tomorrow, after Robert took out Mr Azarenka Sergei Bubka 7-6 6-4 in the quarters. Considering Benedict is over 50 places higher than the next highest ranked player in the draw David Guez, surely he can wrap up this week by clinching his first ever challenger title?