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Some Turkish Cypriots in Australia, where Baghdatis has a third-round match scheduled Saturday, have criticized Baghdatis for the video, in which he is reportedly saying "Turks Out." The critics say the language Baghdatis uses is racist. But on Friday, Baghdatis did not back away from the comments.
"There has been a lot of coverage of me appearing in a video on YouTube.com.," Baghdatis said in a statement issued by tournament organizers.
"In that video from 2007, I was supporting the interest of my country, Cyprus, while protesting against a situation that is not recognized by the United Nations.
"Now I would like to concentrate on the tournament and ask everyone to respect that."
The video was posted to YouTube 10 months ago but was reported in the mainstream media for the first time on Friday.
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