Baghdatis beats Ljubicic in Zagreb
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 Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:02 pm |
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Cyprus star Baghdatis claims his second great title... does Cypriots proud, everywhere (story: www.lgr.co.uk) Baghdatis is likely to climb into TOP 20 again.
Well done to the Limassol born hero...! |
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:34 pm |
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http://www.townhall.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?contentGUID=d5db8c31-5b80-4da7-8a55-c541203136cf
Marcos Baghdatis won his second career title Sunday by beating defending champion Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 at the Zagreb Open.
The second-seeded Cypriot saved four break points in the opening set _ one with an ace and two others with service winners.
Marcos Baghdatis from Cyprus holds the trophy after defeating Ivan Ljubicic from Croatia in their final PBZ Zagreb Indoors ATP tennis tournament match in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
In the tiebreaker, Baghdatis took a 5-1 lead, but Ljubicic rallied to close the gap to 5-4.
Ljubicic, who lost in the first round of the Australian Open nine days after winning the Qatar Open, broke Baghdatis in the fifth game and won the second set.
Baghdatis saved another five break points in the final set, including one in the opening game.
After lobbing Ljubicic, Baghdatis hit a backhand that clipped the net on match point to secure the Cypriot's third straight win over Ljubicic. |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:47 pm |
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| Congrats to Pagdatis! To be honest I started thinking that he reached the max he could get and he would not get a top 10 position again. This was not just because of his recent performance but also because he published his Biography. Why would a 22 year old publish a biography? Maybe because nobody will know about him when he will be 30 or 40 or 50? Thats what I thought! I hope I am wrong! |
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