Leave it to Benoit Paire.

In his round-of-32 match against No. 52–ranked Aljaz Bedene at the ATP tour stop in the Netherlands, the streaky Paire, ranked No. 19, slapped a 113-mph (182-kph) forehand return winner down the line. Roll footage, in which, yes, you can still see ball:

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In what might be called "True Paire Fashion," he still lost the match 6-2, 6-4.

This isn't the first time that Paire has shown off his shotmaking skills in Rotterdam. Last year—a year to the day, in fact—he curled a delicious forehand winner on his return-of-the-return shot against Stan Wawrinka.

He also lost that match in straight sets. What to say? Paire happens.