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Fighting Fans Disrupt French Open Clash
Frenchman Benoit Paire, who won the match 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 against 28th seeded Italian Fabio Fognini on a packed Court 7, admitted he had been tempted to get involved when fans started fighting.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: May 28, 2015 10:10 AM IST
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Benoit Paire's fans watch him clash with Fabio Fognini at the French Open.© AFP
Paris:
The French Open clash between explosive talents Benoit Paire and Fabio Fognini boiled over into the stands Wednesday when fans started fighting.
Frenchman Paire, who won the match 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 against the 28th seeded Italian on a packed Court 7, admitted he had been tempted to get involved.
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"I almost stepped in. It's true that in the crowd there were two people that started fighting. It was a bit of a mess," said 26-year-old Paire.
"But I was focused on my match. So if there is a problem in the crowd, if there is a donkey walking across the court, I don't care."
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