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Post by Giatros on Dec 31, 2010 13:45:44 GMT -5
Main draw: Saturday, January 1, Noon . . . 2 am GMT
....... in about seven hours.
1 Soderling, Robin SWE 4
2 Roddick, Andy USA 8
3 Verdasco, Fernando ESP 9
4 Fish, Mardy USA 16
5 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 20
6 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 32
7 Mayer, Florian GER 37
8 Istomin, Denis UZB 40
9 Granollers, Marcel ESP 41
10 Simon, Gilles FRA 42
11 de Bakker, Thiemo NED 43
OUT Benneteau, Julien FRA 44
13 Dolgopolov, Alexandr UKR 48
14 Becker, Benjamin GER 53
15 Berrer, Michael GER 55
16 Petzschner, Philipp GER 57
17 Anderson, Kevin RSA 62
18 Stepanek, Radek CZE 63
19 Giraldo, Santiago COL 65
20 Kamke, Tobias GER 66
21 Serra, Florent FRA 68
22 Kubot, Lukasz POL 70
23 Sela, Dudi ISR 75
24 Clement, Arnaud FRA 79
25 Andreev, Igor RUS 80
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC) Millman, John AUS
31 (WC) Matosevic, Marinko AUS
32 (WC) Tomic, Bernard AUS
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Post by Giatros on Dec 31, 2010 23:48:16 GMT -5
Main draw: Saturday, January 1, Noon . . . 2 am GMT
....... in about seven hours. [1] SODERLING, Robin (SWE) vs. QUALIFIER BERRER, Michael (GER) vs. SELA, Dudi (ISR) MILLMAN, John (AUS) vs. QUALIFIER DE BAKKER, Thiemo (NED) vs. [8] ISTOMIN, Denis (UZB) [4] FISH, Mardy (USA) vs. QUALIFIER STEPANEK, Radek (CZE) vs. KAMKE, Tobias (GER) CLEMENT, Arnaud (FRA) vs. QUALIFIER TOMIC, Bernard (AUS) vs. [7] MAYER, Florian (GER) [6] LOPEZ, Feliciano (ESP) vs. PETZSCHNER, Philipp (GER) ANDERSON, Kevin (RSA) vs. GRANOLLERS, Marcel (ESP) SIMON, Gilles (FRA) vs. GIRALDO, Santiago (COL) BECKER, Benjamin (GER) vs. [3] VERDASCO, Fernando (ESP) [5] BAGHDATIS, Marcos (CYP) vs. SERRA, Florent (FRA) BRANDS, Daniel (GER) vs. KUBOT, Lukasz (POL) DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR) vs. ANDREEV, Igor (RUS) MATOSEVIC, Marinko (AUS) vs. [2] RODDICK, Andy (USA) |
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Post by Giatros on Jan 1, 2011 9:21:39 GMT -5
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Post by Giatros on Jan 2, 2011 1:22:44 GMT -5
Brisbane Draw Released
Marcos seeded fifth…Marcos will open his 2011 ATP World Tour campaign at the Brisbane International next week. The draw for the ATP World Tour 250 hard-court tournament was made on Saturday and Marcos, seeded fifth, will face Frenchman Florent Serra in the first round. Should Marcos pass his opening test, he would face either German Daniel Brands or Poland’s Lukasz Kubot, with the prospect of defending champion and No. 2 seed Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals. The third edition of the Brisbane International boasts a strong field, let by three Top 10 players. World No. 5 Robin Soderling is the top seed, in the opposite half of the draw to Marcos, while No. 9 Fernando Verdasco is a potential semi-final opponent. Check out the full draw here : www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2011/339/mds.pdfStay tuned to www.baghdatis.com for all the latest news and photos from Brisbane. Go, Marcos! 
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Post by choupi on Jan 2, 2011 4:11:43 GMT -5
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Post by Giatros on Jan 2, 2011 5:56:53 GMT -5
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Post by Giatros on Jan 3, 2011 6:25:31 GMT -5
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Post by getta on Jan 3, 2011 7:45:22 GMT -5
c'mon Marcos!!!  |
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Post by Giatros on Jan 3, 2011 14:58:14 GMT -5
Marcos To Play Tuesday
Opening match against Serra…Marcos will begin his Brisbane International campaign on Tuesday afternoon when he faces Frenchman Florent Serra in the first round of the ATP World Tour 250 hard court tournament. Marcos takes a 1-0 career lead over Serra into the match, having beaten the Bordeaux native in straight sets in Zagreb in 2007. World No. 69 Serra compiled a 19-27 match record last season, highlighted by a semi-final showing in Casablanca and a run to the third round of the Australian Open. After playing in Abu Dhabi, Marcos arrived in Brisbane on Sunday evening. Around practice on Monday, he took time to talk to the Australian media. “Every time I come to Australia the crowd is really nice to me so I’m happy I’m back and I’m looking forward to spending some time on court,” said Marcos. “I worked really hard on my fitness, every part of my fitness. We worked on my endurance, strength, speed and power for the first month, then the last two weeks I worked a lot on the court on my serve. I think I improved a bit. I’m feeling fit and well. “Last year was a very good year for me. The goal was to play a lot of matches against Top 10 players and I played a few of those. I won some and it was a great year. Now I’m No. 20 in the world and I’m looking to go a bit further.” Watch Marcos’ Press ConferenceThe match is scheduled for third on Pat Rafter Arena on Tuesday, with play beginning at 10:30am local time (00:30am GMT, 2:30am Cyprus, 7:30pm -1 day ET). Check out the full order of play here. TV Schedule | Live ScoresStay tuned to www.baghdatis.com for all the latest news and photos from Brisbane. Go, Marcos!  
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Post by getta on Jan 4, 2011 2:07:51 GMT -5
looks like Serra poured huge pressure on Marcos and stole the first set away 6-3.
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Post by getta on Jan 4, 2011 3:56:55 GMT -5
phew.
3-6 7-5 6-4 to Marcos.
vamos!!!
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Post by Giatros on Jan 4, 2011 4:15:03 GMT -5
phew.
3-6 7-5 6-4 to Marcos. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by getta on Jan 4, 2011 4:53:10 GMT -5
www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2011/01/baghdatis-survives-scareBaghdatis survives scarebrisbaneinternational.com.au
Tuesday 4 January 2011 Marcos Baghdatis has come back from a set down to keep his Brisbane International hopes alive in the final match of the day session. Frenchman Florent Serra had the Cypriot’s measure early but the crowd favourite stormed back into the match, taking it out 3-6 7-5 6-4. Baghdatis will next play Poland’s Lukasz Kubot in the second round. More to come.
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Post by Giatros on Jan 4, 2011 5:02:51 GMT -5
Marcos Prevails In Tight Opener
Serra falls in third set…Marcos was made to work hard in his first match of the 2011 ATP World Tour season, battling past Frenchman Florent Serra 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Brisbane International. After going down an early break in the first set, Marcos immediately fought back, but was broken again in the sixth game by Serra, who then went on to close out a one set lead. In a close second set Marcos was strong on serve, firing eight aces and not facing a break point. He then took his chance on Serra’s serve in the 12th game, breaking the Frenchman to 30 to level the match. Post your thoughts on FacebookMarcos drew first blood in the deciding set, breaking serve for a 4-2 lead. Two double faults in the following game proved costly for Marcos, though, as Serra immediately hit back to draw level at 4-4. Marcos held his nerve in a tense 10th game, though, and broke his French opponent for the fourth time in the contest to seal victory on his third match point after two hours and 21 minutes. Next up for Marcos at the ATP World Tour 250 hard court tournament will be World No. 70 Lukasz Kubot, who cruised through his opener against Daniel Brands, 6-2, 6-2. Stay tuned to www.baghdatis.com for all the latest news and photos from Brisbane. Go, Marcos!  
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Post by Giatros on Jan 4, 2011 6:10:32 GMT -5
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