FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Cup - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 5, 2021 France's Benoit Paire reacts as he retires due to injury from his group stage match against Austria's Dominic Thiem REUTERS/Kelly Defina
(Reuters) - Frenchman Benoit Paire criticised Australian Open organisers for their "shameful" treatment of players during quarantine ahead of the Grand Slam event and said lack of training due to strict restrictions contributed to his first-round exit.
World number 29 Paire, who lost 2-6 6-2 6-7(5) 5-7 to Egor Gerasimov, was one of 72 players who were unable to leave their rooms to train during quarantine after passengers on their flights to Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19.
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