Marcos Baghdatis News

Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis was upset by Stefan Koubek of Austria, 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the second round of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy on Thursday. Baghdatis outplayed wild card Koubek in the first set, but found himself soon at 1-4 down in the second. The Australian Open finalist, coming back after missing two weeks due to a shoulder injury, got the re-break but lost in the tiebreaker. From 2-2 in ...

Marcos Baghdatis pulled out of the Japan Open Friday after failing to recover from a shoulder injury. Baghdatis, who won in Beijing this month for his first career ATP title, withdrew because the right shoulder he injured in practice for the Thailand Open last Friday was still too sore to serve, tournament organizers said. The Japan Open begins Monday.

Third-seeded Marcos Baghdatis won his first career title Sunday, beating Mario Ancic of Croatia 6-4, 6-0 in the China Open final. The Australian Open finalist upped the tempo in the second set to roll past the fourth-seeded Ancic, who was playing in his first tournament since a two-month layoff due to injury. After making the quarter-finals at Wimbledon this year, Ancic hurt his back and knee in a yachting accident. ...

Marcos Baghdatis won his first career title, defeating Mario Ancic 6-4, 6-0 Sunday in the China Open final. Baghdatis, the Australian Open runner-up, applied pressure in the second set roll past Ancic, who returned from a two-month layoff because of a knee injury to reach his fourth final this season. Baghdatis, a Cypriot who lost to Andre Agassi at the U.S. Open, is now 1-3 against Ancic. The women's China ...

How about that? Andre Agassi, 36 years old and burdened by a bad back, held up better than the kid across the net in a thriller that will be talked about for years. Buoyed by a cortisone injection, along with a raucous, sellout crowd that boosted his spirits when things suddenly looked bleak as could be, Agassi extended his career for at least one more match by beating eighth-seeded Marcos ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ Marcos Baghdatis was granted a temporary exemption from military service with the Cypriot army, allowing him to concentrate on his career. President Tassos Papadopoulos, who received Baghdatis at his home Sunday, granted the exemption. It is usually compulsory for Cypriot men to enlist after they graduate from high school. Baghdatis, who became the first Cypriot to ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ Cypriot tennis player Marcos Baghdatis returned home Saturday to find hundreds of people crowded to see him at Larnaca's airport following his surprise run at the Australian Open. ``I am very touched. I am very happy,'' Baghdatis said as he emerged from a bus that carried him from the aircraft. His mother Androulla then hugged him ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) _ The mother of tennis player Marcos Baghdatis had minor surgery Monday after falling ill while watching her son play in the Australian Open final, her brother said. ``She's out of surgery and she's fine,'' Pambos Charalambous told The Associated Press. Androulla Baghdatis fell ill on Sunday during her son's loss to top-ranked Roger Federer. ``She will be fine by Friday ...

By Dennis Passa MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ Marcos Baghdatis and his coach can keep their day jobs. Baghdatis, the surprise of the Australian Open, lost his championship match Sunday to top-seeded Roger Federer. He threatened early before dropping a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 decision to the Swiss star. ``I told (my coach) if I win the Australian ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ Top-ranked Roger Federer claimed his seventh Grand Slam title Sunday, overcoming an early challenge from unseeded Marcos Baghdatis to win the Australian Open 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2. Stepping up his game as the match wore on, Federer's experience under pressure showed, running off 11 straight games to take control from 5-5 in the second set. ...