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Juan Martin del Potro Comeback Slam Ends With Marcos Baghdatis in Round 2

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The last man to win a Grand Slam -- who is not named Rafa or Roger -- was eliminated from the Australian Open on Thursday. Juan Martin del Potro, winner of the 2009 U.S. Open and the emerging star of that season, spent most of 2010 recovering from surgery on his right wrist. The 22-year-old...

New, Lighter Mardy Fish Proves He's Equipped to Last

NEW YORK -- It came early in the fourth set, with the heat coming off the asphalt tennis court at 120 degrees. Mardy Fish was down two sets to one to Jan Hajek, who had all the momentum. Fish had lost two sets in a row. So he crushed a shot into the corner to Hajek's forehand. Hajek took a few steps to try to run it...

Mardy Fish to Face Roger Federer in Cincinnati Masters Final

An amazing comeback continued an unpredictable 17-match run for Mardy Fish on Saturday at the Cincinnati Masters. The 36th-ranked American used the match's second rain delay -- albeit a short, seven minute one -- to regroup and defeat his good friend Andy Roddick in three sets 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Fish was down 5-2 in...

Rafael Nadal Upset by Marcos Baghdatis; Federer, Roddick Advance in Cincy

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal was upset by unseeded Marcos Baghdatis on Friday night at the Cincinnati Masters 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Baghdatis was the aggressor throughout the match, dictating the pace of play with 18 aces and a first-serve winning percentage of 87. Nadal only won 72 percent of his first serve points and was broken...

Nadal, Murray Survive Heated Three-Setters at Cincinnati Masters

Rafael Nadal faced an uphill battle against both the heat and France's Julien Benneteau for most of Thursday's third-round match at the Cincinnati Masters. The world's top-ranked player (photo right) fought himself out of trouble and rose to the occasion to defeat Benneteau 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Benneteau was unable to...

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05/30/12 Baghdatis cruises through in Paris Source: Cyprus Mail MARCOS Baghdatis got off to the best possible start at the French Open yesterday with a 6-3 6-3 6-1 win over Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela in the first round in Paris.
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.

Background on marcos baghdatis

Marcos Baghdatis (, ; ; born 17 June 1985 in Limassol) is a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No.

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