Nick Kyrgios and Benoît Paire - What do they have in common, and what not?

[Sudacafan]

I was thinking about these two. Their similarities and differences.
Are they alike or not?


This thread includes a popularity poll as a bonus.

Discuss (or ignore).

 

[weakera]

Paire is not nearly as loathsome as Kyrgios.

 

[ojo rojo]

 

[Sudacafan]

The best of both versions.

 

[Sudacafan]

I don't buy Kyrgios is much more talented. He is like a servebot.
I think Paire is more flashy.

 

[A_Instead]

Both work for the ATP tour.
One has won a Grand Slam championship..

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Paire trolled Marion Bartoli,after she basically called him out a journeyman, I don't recall Kyrgios doing it.

 

[ND-13]

Kyrgios Berretini Anderson are all legends .

 

[JoshDragon]

Both work for the ATP tour.
One has won a Grand Slam championship..

No. Nick lost in the finals of Wimbledon. He also had a walk-over to get there.

 

[Sudacafan]

So far: 7 dislike type votes, and only 1 like type vote.
Sad.

 

[NoleFam]

Do either still play tennis?

 

[big ted]

95% of his highlights are dropshots lol

 

[Kralingen]

Paire is just French. That's about all there is to it.

Kyrgios is something else entirely.

 

[_phantom]

Paire usually doesn't reveal during a match whether the opponent's girlfriend slept with Kokkinakis or not.

 

[Sudacafan]

Advantage Paire.
With an epic comeback included.

Nick Kyrgios VS Benoit Paire | Head 2 Head | H2H | ATP Tour | Tennis

Head to head records for players in men's professional tennis. View rivalry results and stats for matches on the ATP Tour.

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[Sudacafan]

Do either still play tennis?

They are engaged in something more entertaining.

 

[Sudacafan]

Paire is just French. That's about all there is to it.

Kyrgios is something else entirely.

Reported for Gaulophobia.

 

[Mainad]

2 important differences:

1. Paire still plays tennis, Kyrgios does not.
2. Paire wears a beard (at least when he plays), Kyrgios does not.

 

[ChrisRF]

I don't buy Kyrgios is much more talented. He is like a servebot.

Well yes, other than the serve he's just extremely talented for trickshots (maybe second only to Mansour Bahrami), and quite some people confused that with talent for what really matters in tennis.

It's like saying the champion in football juggling competitions could be the next Messi. Two totally different things.

 

[big ted]

i can’t believe they have almost the same prize money

Benoit Paire VS Nick Kyrgios | Head 2 Head | H2H | ATP Tour | Tennis

Head to head records for players in men's professional tennis. View rivalry results and stats for matches on the ATP Tour.

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[A_Instead]

NK did win a GS..
with his mate Koko..

 

[Purestriker]

This is solid gold.

 

[big ted]

NK did win a GS..
with his mate Koko..

i dont think its that noteworthy considering players like jason kubler and rinky hijikata have won a GS too

 

[L4S10s]

One is a woman beater

 

[Nuclear Warhead Sinner]

Paire trolled Marion Bartoli,after she basically called him out a journeyman, I don't recall Kyrgios doing it.

legend

 

[RoddickAce]

Both have flashy and inconsistent playstyles.

One plays random flashy shots to entertain the crowd (and himself?) instead of trying to win.

The other pretends to do the same thing, then says he would dominate the tour if he tried harder.

 

[Impressario]

Paire could easily be cast as an extremely handsome Captain Nemo or any period piece in Hollywood.

 

[A_Instead]

Regardless of how a doubles GS is viewed in terms of an accomplishment.
NK still has a GS title over BP..

 

[Hitman]

Kyrgios Berretini Anderson are all legends .

A thread that has nothing to do with Djokovic, but you clearly cannot help but make it about Djokovic.

You shouldn't let him own so much real estate in your head, at least charge him a premium.

 

[ND-13]

A thread that has nothing to do with Djokovic, but you clearly cannot help but make it about Djokovic.

You shouldn't let him own so much real estate in your head, at least charge him a premium.

Did i say Djokovic anywhere ? They are all tall, have great serves and FH. All made top 15 and grand slam finals. Good careers to look back.

 

[Sudacafan]

A thread that has nothing to do with Djokovic, but you clearly cannot help but make it about Djokovic.

You shouldn't let him own so much real estate in your head, at least charge him a premium.

For the record, I was not thinking of Djokovic at all when I created this thread.

 

[Johnny505]

I want to see them both fight it out in the ring

 

[CHillTennis]

NK did win a GS..
with his mate Koko..

In doubles. Nobody cares about doubles.

Sorry to tell you mate.

 

[big ted]

I want to see them both fight it out in the ring

or a threesome with tomic

 

[A_Instead]

If nobody cares about doubles...why are they included in GS and other tournaments..?

 

[Johnny505]

or a threesome with tomic

Add in Cretin Moutet for a gang bang

 

[BOSSMENT]

No. Nick lost in the finals of Wimbledon. He also had a walk-over to get there.

Doubles slam

 

[BOSSMENT]

One is a woman beater

Paire?

 

[JoshDragon]

Doubles slam

The fact that his fans have to resort to bringing up Nick's doubles slam is proof that he never achieved anything.

 

[Clay lover]

Nick pretends he doesn't care to protect his massive ego and is always quick to remind others what he has achieved - Benoit just flat out doesn't care. Nick is also much more eager to attack others and be argumentative, getting easily triggered by the rebuttals and uses tired and reaching fallacies to fight back - Paire just hurts himself

I used to respect his talent and ability to stand up to the big 3 but his attitude towards others has just been disappointing

 

[Subway Tennis]

They are both batshit crazy, roughly the same height, good junkballers with very poor point construction abilities.

That’s where the similarities end though.

Kyrgios is a throwback seventies style servebot with an attacking game, great hands at nets and a live arm but no shot tolerance.

Benoit Paire is a backhand dominant grinder and great athlete with no transition game.

 

[BOSSMENT]

The fact that his fans have to resort to bringing up Nick's doubles slam is proof that he never achieved anything.

I’m just clarifying

 

[JoshDragon]

I’m just clarifying

Right. He has no singles slam, which is all that we care about. The man has one grand slam one final to his name and he only got there because of a walk-over by Nadal.

 

[BOSSMENT]

Right. He has no singles slam, which is all that we care about. The man has one grand slam one final to his name and he only got there because of a walk-over by Nadal.

In my opinion current doubles tennis is a joke, and I do agree that Kyrgios got lucky, but a final is a final.

 

[ShovelBackhand]

They are both batshit crazy, roughly the same height, good junkballers with very poor point construction abilities.

That’s where the similarities end though.

Kyrgios is a throwback seventies style servebot with an attacking game, great hands at nets and a live arm but no shot tolerance.

Benoit Paire is a backhand dominant grinder and great athlete with no transition game.

This is the most accurate description I have seen. The only thing though is that Nick realized this too late, and he wasted most of his career being a very poor baseline with a big serve. Aside from some spurts of sublime net play, Nick had no transition game either and could only drop volley.