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Baghdatis' Injury Advances Hewitt

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open when Marcos Baghdatis was forced to retire with a right shoulder injury with Hewitt leading 6-0, 4-2.The last time the pair met here -- in 2008 -- they started just before midnight and Hewitt won a...

Marcos Baghdatis Defends Anti-Turkish Comments in YouTube Video

Marcos Baghdatis, a Greek Cypriot who is one of the world's top tennis players, is drawing heavy criticism at the Australian Open after his anti-Turkish chants in this video came to light:Some Turkish Cypriots in Australia, where Baghdatis has a third-round match scheduled Saturday, have criticized Baghdatis for the video,...

Time For Five-Set Women's Grand Slams

I just got done watching Novak Djokovic defeat Marcos Baghdatis in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. As you can tell by the picture above, the match went nearly five hours, lasted five sets, and it was an utter duel that tested endurance, strength, moxie, and heart. Only a day earlier, I saw Djokovic grind for four hours in a...

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05/20/12 Anyone for tennis? Well, not in Cyprus - Cyprus Mail Source: Stockwatch - Cyprus My son has been trying to play competitive tennis in Cyprus for the last seven months.
05/07/12 Mutua Madrid Open Tips: Baghdatis to leave Lopez... Source: Betfair Both the ATP tour and the Mutau Madrid Open tournament organisers believe that it is a good thing that tournaments are trying to be innovative.
05/04/12 Haas upsets Baghdatis, reaches semifinal in Munich Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI German veteran Tommy Haas upset eighth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis 6-1, 7-6 (3) to reach the semifinal of the BMW Open on Friday, his first since August 2009.
05/01/12 Matosevic wins, Davydenko ousted in Munich Source: Seven News Ltd Colombian qualifier Robert Farah upset defending champion Nikolay Davydenko 6-3 6-2 in the opening round of the BMW Open in Munich on Tuesday.
04/26/12 Troicki, Baghdatis lose in Nastase Tiriac Trophy Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI Seeded players Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus lost in the second round of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Thursday.