Wawrinka bows out of Marseille Open

Johannesburg : Two-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Marseille Open after losing against Benoit Paire of France in the quarterfinals.

The Swiss was beaten 4-6, 6-1, 5-7 by Paire, who has now joined second seed Tomas Berdych, Marin Cilic and Nick Kyrgios in the semi-finals, Sport24 reported.

Paire remains the last home hope in Marseille after Australian Nick Kyrgios earlier trounced Richard Gasquet. (ANI)