Paire readies for Nadal by eating pizza, watching Sharapova; Burger King later

Benoit Paire was the first of two players beaten by Rafael Nadal on Friday. (Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images) Before he played Rafael Nadal in the third round of

Courtney Nguyen | Apr 26, 2013

Paire readies for Nadal by eating pizza, watching Sharapova; Burger King later /

Benoit Paire was the first of two players beaten by Rafael Nadal on Friday. (Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images)

Before he played Rafael Nadal in the third round of the Barcelona Open, Benoit Paire ate a large pizza and a plate of Spanish ham and watched Maria Sharapova's first match on clay since winning the French Open last year. If social media pictures are to be believed. Sounds reasonable.

https://twitter.com/benoitpaire/status/327486240192602112

Paire lost to Nadal 7-6 (2), 6-2. And then proceeded to carry on his winning diet with a trip to Burger King, which included three double cheeseburgers, a cheeseburger (because four double cheeseburgers would have been excessive?) and a side of French fries.

https://twitter.com/benoitpaire/status/327749206393634816

Published Apr 26, 2013

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.