There was a time Benoit Paire was one of the most utterly beguiling and droll shotmakers in pro tennis, his polo collar properly popped and his fist ripping flat forehands with abandon.

See No. 2 here. In the year's No. 1 meltdown – yea, maybe the GOAT – the fiery Benoit Paire unloaded on his sticks – to the point that opponent Marcos Baghdatis sought to console him by ...