Marco's first Masters semi-final

After beating Ivan Ljubicic and Tommy Robredo, Marcos managed to reach the semi-final of the BNP Paribas. In the semi he played world no 2 Rafael Nadal. After playing amazing tennis, Marcos won the first set 6-4. In the second he was up 3-1, however his strength ran out and lost it 6-4. He lost the 3rd set quite easily 6-3. Final result was Baghdatis 1 - Nadal 2. In the final, Nadal lost to David Nalbadian in 2 straight sets.(6-4,6-0) A breathtaking perfomance by the Arentine!

Baghdatis at BNP Paribas Masters

Marcos has entered the BNP Paribas Masters in France! He has already played Juan Carlos Ferrero. Marcos won easily, 2-0 sets. In the second round he will play Ivan Ljubicic (no 15).

Baghdatis loses to Nieminem

Marcos has lost in the semi-finals against Jarkko Nieminem 2-0 sets. (7-6,6-2).

Nieminem is next

Marcos has won Mathieu earlier today 2-o sets! The first set was quite easy for Marcos he managed to break his oponents serve twice!(6-2) However the things got harder in the second set, he won it in the tie break 7-5. In the semi-final Marcos will play Nieminem. Jarko Nieminem is currently ranked no 29 in the ATP. In the quarter finals, Nieminem won Fernando Gonzalez. (no8)

Marcos made the quarter finals in Basel

Marcos won Agustin Calleri last night, 2-1 sets (6-7, 6-3, 6-3). In the quarter finals he will play Paul-Henri Mathieu. The Frenchman is currently ranked no 21 in the ATP and in the tournament he is seeded no 8!

Baghdatis in Switzerland

Marcos has entered the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel tennis tournament. He will face Albert Montanes (26 yrs old). The Spaniard is currently ranked no 48! All the best Marco...

Marcos Baghdatis in Vienna tournament

Marcos entered the BA-CA Tennis Trophy(hold in Vienna) which offers 586,250 Euros to the winner! However the Cypriot champion lost in the first round against Andreas Seppi (no 73) in straight sets.(6-2,6-2). Marcos Baghdatis downfall continues... Come on Marcos you can do better!

Where is Marcos Baghdatis?????????

For about three weeks Marcos has vanished from the tennis circuit. He has also dropped to no21 in the rankings! I dont think he has any chance for the masters.

A heroic loss

Ljubicic has beaten Marcos 2-1 sets. (6-4, 4-6, 7-6). :-(

Marcos attends a PRESS CONFERENCE after his 1st match

Reporter: How do you think of your first match this year in Beijing? Was it tough?　　

Marcos: Yes, it was tough and I played well. What was important was I won and went to the 2nd round. The next few days I will work harder and be stronger. If I was still not doing my best, I would not go farther.　　

Reporter: Please evaluate your opponent’s performance today.　　

Marcos: He was confident. I don’t know how he usually does. This was my first time to play against him. I was not at my best. 　　

Reporter: I noticed when you won the game you kissed your necklace. Please tell us more about it. 　　

Marcos: I always kiss my necklace when I win the game. It was a gift from my brother and I love it.

Marcos Baghdatis in the China Open

In the first round of the China Open Marcos Baghdatis faced Zeng, Shao Xuan. Marcos won the match 2-0 sets (7-6, 7-5). In the second round Marcos claimed the victory against Boris Pashanski. The score was 2-0 sets(6-4, 6-4) to Marcos! Marcos is now in the quarter final where he will play Ivan Ljubicic!

Allez Marcos!!!!!!!!!!

Τhree days left!

Only three days left until the China Open!
Our team wishes Marcos all the best for the tournament!


ΚΑΛΗ ΕΠΙΤΥΧΙΑ ΜΑΡΚΟ!!!!!!!!!!!

Marco's results so far for the 2007 season

Date /Tournament /Results

Aug 27 US Open, UTSA National Tennis Center 1/64

Aug 13 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 1/8

Aug 06 Rogers Cup, Uniprix Stadium 1/8

Jun 25 Wimbledon QF

Jun 11 Gerry Weber Open, Gerry Weber Stadion Finalist

May 28 French Open / Roland Garros 1/8

May 14 Masters Series Hamburg 1/32

May 07 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Foro Italico 1/8

Apr 30 BMW Open, MTTC Iphitos SF

Apr 16 Masters Series Monte-Carlo 1/32

Mar 19 Sony Ericsson Open 1/32

Mar 05 Pacific Life Open 1/32

Feb 26 The Dubai Tennis Championships 1/16

Feb 12 Open 13, Palais des Sports Finalist

Jan 29 PBZ Zagreb Indoors Winner

Jan 15 Australian Open, Melbourne Park 1/32

Jan 08 Medibank International QF

Jan 01 Qatar ExxonMobil Open QF


(SF=semifinals, QF=quarterfinals)

Info about Marco's next tournament

The China Open (formerly the Beijing Salem Open) is a professional tennis tournament in Beijing, China. It was included in the 2005 schedule of both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour. The tournament gives the winner the sum of $500,000.In 2005 Nadal won this tournament and in 2006 so did Marcos. In the final he played Mario Ancic. The final score was 2-0 sets to Marcos.

Marco's next tournament

Marcos will enter the China Open (Beijing Tennis Center ), where he will attempt to defend his title. The tournament will start on the 10th of September and will finish on the the 16th of the same month. The surface of the stadium is hard.

US OPEN

Marcos Baghdatis went up against Max Mirnyi in a First Round match at the 2007 US open. He lost the first set 6-3, he fought hard in the 2nd set but lost 7-5. In the 3rd set Marcos showed signs of recovery since he won the set 3-6. In the final set, when the score was 6-6, everybody thought Marcos would equalize, but unfortunately he lost 7-6. The final score of the match was 3-2 to Mirnyi after a three-hour-eight-minute battle.

"I love playing here and it is great playing here, but when you lose everything is so bad. But it was a great match today, great atmosphere. I had fun on the court, really. At the end the crowd was good, but then I lost", Marcos said after the match.