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Post by getta on Dec 31, 2011 22:41:07 GMT -5
Marcos will begin his bid for a 5th ATP World Tour title at the Brisbane hard court tournament.
main draw
[1] Murray vs Kukushkin
Mello vs Muller
Harrison vs Baghdatis
Stebe vs [5] Nishikori
[4]F Mayer vs Istomin
Haas vs Matosevic
Q vs Mitchell
Benneteau vs [8] Tomic
[6] Stepanek vs Ebden
Nieminen vs Q
Mannarino vs Q
Falla vs [3] Dolgopolov
[7] Melzer vs Petzschner
Q vs Giraldo
Duckworth vs Mahut
Sweeting vs [2] Simon
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Post by getta on Dec 31, 2011 22:54:27 GMT -5
Marcos faces a tricky opening a match against the new face of American tennis Ryan Harrison. he also entered the tournament's doubles event with top seed Andy Murray (btw, Andy has just hired Ivan Lendl as new coach  ) doubles draw[1] Mirnyi/Nestor v Ebden/Guccione Haas/Stepanek v Dlouhy/Melo [3] Lindstedt/Tecau v Dolgopolov/Molchanov Marach/Peya v Hanley/J.Murray Mahut/Simon v Fyrstenberg/Mertinak [WC]Jones/Matosevic v [4] Qureshi/RojerBaghdatis/A.Murray v Giraldo/Nishikori Butorac/Soares v [2] Melzer/Petzschner |
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Post by getta on Dec 31, 2011 23:10:10 GMT -5
Sunday OoP
PAT RAFTER ARENA
Starting At: 10:30 am
WTA
Not Before 12:00 PM
James DUCKWORTH (AUS) vs Nicolas MAHUT (FRA)
followed by
WTA
followed by
Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)/Andy MURRAY (GBR) vs Santiago GIRALDO (COL)/Kei NISHIKORI (JPN)
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Post by getta on Dec 31, 2011 23:47:27 GMT -5
from Marcos' official site:baghdatis.com/articles/view/marcos-welcomes-new-year-in-brisbane-1Marcos Welcomes New Year In Brisbane Marcos will welcome in 2012 in Brisbane, where he is preparing to play the Brisbane International, which begins on Sunday. The draw for the ATP World Tour 250 hard-court tournament was made on Saturday morning. Unseeded, Marcos faces American Ryan Harrison in the first round and is likely to face fifth seed Kei Nishikori in the second round. Marcos also features in the doubles draw in Brisbane, pairing up with World No. 4 Andy Murray for the first time. They will open their campaign on Sunday when they face Santiago Giraldo and Nishikori in the fourth and final match on Pat Rafter Arena. Play begins at 10:30am local time (GMT +10hours). Stay tuned to www.baghdatis.com for all the latest news from Brisbane.
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Post by getta on Jan 1, 2012 1:01:17 GMT -5
Baggy and Muzza proved their skills after thrashing Santi and Kei 6-2 6-2 in 53 min.
f*cking unreal, these guys have some balls.
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Post by getta on Jan 1, 2012 2:10:24 GMT -5
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Post by getta on Jan 1, 2012 4:20:05 GMT -5
Monday OoP
PAT RAFTER ARENA
Starting At: 10:30 am
WTA
followed by
WTA
followed by
Julien BENNETEAU (FRA) vs Bernard TOMIC (AUS)
Not Before 7:00 PM
WTA
followed by
Ryan HARRISON (USA) vs Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)
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Post by getta on Jan 2, 2012 4:40:01 GMT -5
from Marcos' official site:baghdatis.com/articles/view/marcos-makes-winning-start-in-brisbaneMarcos Makes Winning Start In BrisbaneMarcos rang in the New Year with a first-round doubles win on Sunday at the Brisbane International. Partnering World No. 4 Andy Murray, the pair defeated Santiago Giraldo and Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-2 in 53 minutes. Marcos will open his singles campaign at the ATP World Tour 250 hard-court tournament on Monday evening, when he faces American Ryan Harrison. Marcos has never played the No. 79-ranked Harrison before. The match is scheduled for second in the evening session, with play beginning at 7:00pm local time (+10hours GMT). Check out the full order of play here. On Saturday, Marcos sat down with www.atpworldtour.com to discuss his hopes for the upcoming season. Watch the video below: Stay tuned to www.baghdatis.com for all the latest news from Brisbane. Go, Marcos!
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Post by getta on Jan 2, 2012 7:36:55 GMT -5
i came back home to check at 2:25 (my time) and i only watched the tenth and final game of the second set. seems that Marcos had a tough time, but beat Harrison 7-6(7) 6-4.  |
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Post by getta on Jan 2, 2012 9:06:24 GMT -5
from Marcos' official site:baghdatis.com/articles/view/marcos-passes-harrison-testMarcos Passes Harrison Test Photo: SMP ImagesMarcos is through to the second round of the Brisbane International after defeating American teenager Ryan Harrison 7-6(7), 6-2 6-4 on Monday night at the ATP World Tour 250 hard-court tournament, Marcos recovered from a 0/40 deficit in the 11th game of the first set and saved a set point at 5-6 in the tie-break before clinching the opener with aggressive play on his second set point opportunity. He quickly established a 4-1 lead in the second set, and while Harrison was able to recoup one of the breaks, Marcos held on to close out victory in one hour and 41 minutes. “I’m very pleased [to advance] and surprised with the quality of tennis I played,” admitted Marcos. “I have some things to work on for sure. The first serve was not working very well percentage-wise. I had a lot of unforced errors, not a lot of winners. But I’m happy, first match of the year you don’t feel that well. I fought very well and that’s very positive.“In the tie-break I played very aggressive and it paid off. I think that was the key of the match, to win the important points, and I played them really, really well.”
Marcos goes onto face either Japan’s Kei Nishikori, the No. 5 seed, or Germany’s Cedrik-Marcel Stebe for a place in the quarter-finals. Stay tuned to www.baghdatis.com for all the latest news and photos from Brisbane, and don’t forget to keep checking the behind-the-scenes photo gallery as Marcos sends in photos from his travels around the world. Go, Marcos!
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Post by getta on Jan 3, 2012 6:11:28 GMT -5
Wednesday OoP
COURT 2
Starting At: 10:30 am
WTA
Not Before 12:00 PM
Denis ISTOMIN (UZB) vs Tommy HAAS (GER)
followed by
WTA
followed by
Max MIRNYI (BLR)/Daniel NESTOR (CAN) vs Tommy HAAS (GER)/Radek STEPANEK (CZE)
Not Before 5:00 PM (possible court change)
Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP) vs Kei NISHIKORI (JPN)
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Post by getta on Jan 4, 2012 5:18:00 GMT -5
Marcos put a beat down on Kei Nishikori in 78 min.  6-3 6-4. Marcos will have a battle ahead of him in the quarters when he plays Andy Murray. |
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Post by getta on Jan 4, 2012 6:35:48 GMT -5
Marcos will have a battle ahead of him in the quarters when he plays Andy Murray. actually, Murray is losing to Gilles Muller  Andy |
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Post by getta on Jan 4, 2012 6:46:09 GMT -5
Thursday OoP
COURT 2
Starting At: 11:30 am
Mariusz FYRSTENBERG (POL)/Michal MERTINAK (SVK) vs Greg JONES (AUS)/Marinko MATOSEVIC (AUS)
followed by
Robert LINDSTEDT (SWE)/Horia TECAU (ROU) vs Paul HANLEY (AUS)/Jamie MURRAY (GBR)
Not Before 3:00 PM
Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)/Andy MURRAY (GBR) vs Jurgen MELZER (AUT)/Philipp PETZSCHNER (GER)
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Post by getta on Jan 4, 2012 7:22:33 GMT -5
Marcos will have a battle ahead of him in the quarters when he plays Andy Murray. actually, Murray is losing to Gilles Muller Andy Andy Murray defeated Gilles Muller 4-6 7-6(4) 6-0 now, come on Marcos. Andy comes to prove that your skills and your faith are pure. πάμε, Μάρκοοοοοοοοοοοο  |
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