sport news Players show off football skills... in the middle of a tennis match

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Benoit Paire show off surprising football skills... in the middle of a tennis match! A tennis match at the Halle Open in suddenly broke out into a kick-around Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Benoit Paire treated the crowd to their silky skills Paire had lost his racket during his serve, and decided to kick the ball instead 

By Matt Porter For Mailonline

Published: 16:53 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 17:09 BST, 18 June 2019

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It's no wonder that France are the football world champions when even their tennis players have silky skills with their feet. 

During a tennis match at the Halle Open in Germany, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Benoit Paire treated the crowd to an impromptu kick-around, in the middle of a game.

After serving the ball, Benoit Paire bizarrely completely lost his racket, so when Tsonga's return came in, he decided to improvise. 

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