Benoit Paire

Queens Club Championships: Teary-eyed Andy Murray marks return to singles action with win over Benoit Paire

The former world number one, playing his first singles match since March and his first at Queen's since 2018 — he won the doubles at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in 2019 — was barely tested by the moody Frenchman.

Andy Murray downbeat on chances of return to top form, says he feels OK, not perfect

Murray is on the comeback trail again at Queen's Club in London this week after another round of the fitness issues that have troubled him for several years.

Andy Murray gets tough draw at Wimbledon warm up event, to face Benoit Paire in first round

Paire will be a tough first round opponent for Murray, who was given a wild card entry, though how much of a challenge may depend on what mood the Frenchman is in.

French Open 2021: Local men suffer worst Roland Garros performance in 53 years

For the first time in the Open Era in 1968, there will be no 'messieurs' going into the third round of French Open

Emilia-Romagna Open: Top seed Lorenzo Sonego loses to Sebastian Korda; Benoit Paire retires hurt

Fourth-seeded Jan-Lennard Struff also struggled before beating wild-card entry Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2).

Madrid Open: Ashleigh Barty sets up semi-final date with Paula Badosa; Rafael Nadal cruises into last 16

World number one Barty is chasing her fourth singles title of the year after her triumph in Stuttgart 10 days ago.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: French Tennis Federation bans Benoit Paire from Games due to 'deeply ill-judged behaviour'

The decision to exclude France's 'enfant terrible' was proposed by the federation's new technical director Nicolas Escude in tandem with French Davis Cup captain Sebastien Grosjean.

Monte Carlo Masters 2021: 'I don't give a damn' Benoit Paire goes down in hail of expletives

If the 74 unforced errors were not incriminating enough, Paire's latest post-mortem on tennis in a world of Covid-19 was as explosive as ever.

French tennis player Benoit Paire says ATP Tour 'sad, boring and ridiculous' without fans present

Paire, the world number 29, has won just one of seven matches this season and suffered a heavy loss to Danish teenager Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in his opening round in Santiago, Chile this week.

Argentina Open: Frenchman Benoit Paire penalised for spitting, 'tanks' in defeat

The world number 29, seeded third in Buenos Aires, lost 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 against the 22-year-old world number 137 Francisco Cerundolo.