FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Cup - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 5, 2021 France's Benoit Paire in action during his group stage match against Austria's Dominic Thiem REUTERS/Kelly Defina
(Reuters) - Frenchman Benoit Paire crashed out of the Argentina Open after tanking his final service game and being docked a point for spitting on the court in a 4-6 6-3 6-1 defeat to Francisco Cerundolo.
World number 29 Paire, seeded third in the tournament, lost his temper over a line call when 2-0 down in the second set after a Cerundolo serve down the middle was judged an ace.
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