Leander Paes and partner Tecau lose in the semi finals in Bangkok

India’s Leander Paes, playing with makeshift partner Horia Tecau, was beaten in the semi finals of the ATP Thailand Open in Bangkok on Friday.

The top seeded duo of Paes and Tecau won the first set in a tie break against fourth seeds Eric Butorac and Paul Hanley. But Butorac/ Hanley fought back to win the second 6-4 and then triumphed in the super tie-breaker to win the match -7(6), 6-4, 10-8 in one hour and 48 minutes.

This is the first final for Butorac and Hanley, who have been playing together since June. Paes has been playing the Grand Slams and big events on tour this year with Czech partner Radek Stepanek, who did not make the trip to Bangkok this week.

Butorac/ Hanley will play the winner of the semi final on Saturday between the Ratiwatana twins and Lu/ Udomchoke.