Tennis News

Frenchman Benoit Paire crashed out of the Argentina Open after tanking his final service game and being docked a point for spitting on the court in a 4-6 6-3 6-1 defeat to Francisco Cerundolo.

Benoit Paire goes out of the Argentina Open in bizarre fashion after being docked a point for spitting and then appearing to give up in his final service game.

Seventh-seeded Paola Badosa of Spain beat fourth-seeded Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in an error-strewn match to reach the Lyon Open semifinals on Friday.

Stefanos Tsitsipas recovered from a break down in the deciding set to beat Karen Khachanov and reach the semifinals in Rotterdam.