Benoit Paire of France hits a return to Kei Nishikori of Japan during their men's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 1, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Frenchman Benoit Paire accused umpire Enric Molina of double standards after he was docked a penalty point for receiving coaching at a crucial part of his third round defeat by Kei Nishikori at the French Open on Saturday.
The temperamental 24-year-old had already been warned for smashing a racket during the second set of his 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 defeat on Suzanne Lenglen court when he was given a point penalty at 5-4 in the second set against the 13th seed.
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