PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Jan 30 - Feb 5

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official site: www.zagrebindoors.com

main draw: Saturday, January 28

entry list:

1 Cilic, Marin CRO 21
2 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 30
3 Bogomolov Jr., Alex RUS 34
4 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 35
5 Dodig, Ivan CRO 36
6 Seppi, Andreas ITA 38
7 Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 40
8 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 44
9 Haase, Robin NED 45
10 Karlovic, Ivo CRO 56
11 Kubot, Lukasz POL 57
12 Starace, Potito ITA 58
13 Gulbis, Ernests LAT 61
14 Stakhovsky, Sergiy UKR 62
15 Petzschner, Philipp GER 63
16 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 65
17 Rosol, Lukas CZE 70
18 Sela, Dudi ISR 83
19 Devvarman, Somdev IND 84
20 Darcis, Steve BEL 88
21 Kavcic, Blaz SLO 92
22 Bachinger, Matthias GER 94
23 Paire, Benoit FRA 95
24 (SE)
25 (SE)
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC)
31 (WC)
32 (WC)

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main draw

[1] LJUBICIC, Ivan (CRO) vs BECK, Karol (SVK)
BERRER, Michael (GER) vs QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER vs PETZSCHNER, Philipp (GER)
BRANDS, Daniel (GER) vs [5] SEPPI, Andreas (ITA)

[3] YOUZHNY, Mikhail (RUS) vs STAKHOVSKY, Sergiy (UKR)
VEIC, Antonio (CRO) vs ZEMLJA, Grega (SLV)
SELA, Dudi (ISR) vs BECK, Andreas (GER)
KAVCIC, Blaz (SLV) vs [8] KARLOVIC, Ivo (CRO)

[6] BAGHDATIS, Marcos (CYP) vs ROSOL, Lukas (CZE)
KUBOT, Lukasz (POL) vs QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER vs GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo (ESP)
ILHAN, Marsel (TUR) vs [4] DODIG, Ivan (CRO)

[7] HAASE, Robin (NED) vs MESAROS, Kristijan (CRO)
BACHINGER, Matthias (GER) vs VAN DER MERWE, Izak (RSA)
STARACE, Potito (ITA) vs LACKO, Lukas (SVK)
MARCAN, Dino (CRO) vs [2] BOGOMOLOV JR., Alex (RUS)

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Marcos will also team up with Misha in the doubles.

doubles draw

[1]Melzer/Peya vs Haase/Rojer
Beck/Garcia-Lopez vs [Dodig/Pavic
[4]Kubot/Stakhovsky vs Draganja/Skugor
Karlovic/Moser vs Bogomolov Jr./Parrott

Knowle/Kohlmann vs Baghdatis/Youzhny
Becker/Waske vs [3]Cerretani/Norman
Bracciali/Rosol vs Delgado/Marray
Mertinak/Seppi vs [2]Erlich/Ram

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Zagreb Indoors on Facebook:

imat će priliku uhvatiti i autogram od Marcosa Baghdatisa koji će se se s fanovima družiti od 17.30 u prostoru villagea turnira.

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automatically translated by Google:

"today we will have the opportunity to get an autograph from Marcos Baghdatis who will mingle with fans at 17.30 in the Village area of ​​the tournament."

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www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/2276/op.pdf

Tuesday OoP

CENTRE COURT

Starting At: 10:30 am
Andreas BECK (GER)/Guillermo GARCIA-LOPEZ (ESP) vs Ivan DODIG (CRO)/Mate PAVIC (CRO)

Not Before 12:00 PM
Dino MARCAN (CRO) vs Alex BOGOMOLOV JR. (RUS)

Not Before 2:00 PM
Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS) vs Sergiy STAKHOVSKY (UKR)

Not Before 4:30 PM
CHAMPIONS DAY

Not Before 5:45 PM
Blaz KAVCIC (SLO) vs Ivo KARLOVIC (CRO)

followed by
Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP) vs Lukas ROSOL (CZE)

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from Marcos' official site:

baghdatis.com/articles/view/marcos-to-begin-zagreb-campaign

Marcos To Begin Zagreb Campaign

Tuesday, 31 January, 2012

Marcos is due to begin his campaign at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors on Tuesday when he faces Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic.

Marcos has a perfect 5-0 record in Zagreb, having won the title at the ATP World Tour 250 indoor tournament on his only previous appearance in 2007, with victory over home favourite Ivan Ljubicic. He is joined in the strong line-up by Ljubicic, Alex Bogomolov Jr., Mikhail Youzhny and defending champion Ivan Dodig.

Marcos has never played the No. 81-ranked Rosol before. The match is scheduled to take place last on Centre Court on Tuesday. Check out the full schedule here.

You can watch the action live online at www.tennistv.com (territory restrictions apply), or follow live scores at this link.

Stay tuned to www.baghdatis.com.

Go, Marcos!

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he just lost the first set 6-4 in 36 min.

Marcos is playing awfully bad.

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gosh, Marcos was broken in the opening game of the second set.

six games in a row for Rosol.

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Marcos stopped being sh*tty passive and became aggressive; he even found the opportune times to approach the net... and he broke Rosol back.

Rosol still up a set, and back on serve in the second set.

btw, no challenge system in Zagreb.

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from Marcos' official site:

baghdatis.com/articles/view/marcos-rallies-to-win

Marcos Rallies To Win

Wednesday, 01 February, 2012

Marcos came from a set down on Tuesday night to reach the second round of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, beating Czech Lukas Rosol 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

In a match featuring 10 service breaks, Marcos converted six of his 12 break point opportunities to battle to victory in one hour and 51 minutes.

He next goes onto face Poland’s Lukasz Kubot, who defeated Italian qualifier Matteo Viola 6-2, 6-1 earlier on Tuesday. Prior to that contest, Marcos will have more match practice when he takes to the court with Mikhail Youzhny in the doubles first round on Wednesday. The duo will face Julian Knowle and Michael Kohlmann on Court 1, not before 3:00pm local time (+1 hr GMT).

Check out the full order of play here.

Stay tuned to www.baghdatis.com for all the latest news.

Go, Marcos!

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Wednesday OoP

COURT 1

Starting At: 10:30 am
Dudi SELA (ISR) vs Andreas BECK (GER)

Not Before 12:00 PM
Daniele BRACCIALI (ITA)/Lukas ROSOL (CZE) vs Jamie DELGADO (GBR)/Jonathan MARRAY (GBR)

followed by
Robin HAASE (NED) vs Matthias BACHINGER (GER)

Not Before 3:00 PM
Julian KNOWLE (AUT)/Michael KOHLMANN (GER) vs Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)/Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS)

followed by
Marin DRAGANJA (CRO)/Franco SKUGOR (CRO) vs Ivo KARLOVIC (CRO)/Frank MOSER (GER)

followed by
Jurgen MELZER (AUT)/Alexander PEYA (AUT) vs Robin HAASE (NED)/Jean-Julien ROJER (AHO)

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Marcos and Misha defeated Knowle and Kohlmann 64 57 10-5. their next round match against Becker and Waske is winnable for them if they come in focussed. in any case, it's nice to see Marcos teaming up with Misha, an instinctive shot-maker who likes the ball to be going through the court. good choice there Marcos, and good luck in the next round, guys.

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Thursday OoP

CENTRE COURT

Starting At: 11:30 am
Daniele BRACCIALI (ITA)/Lukas ROSOL (CZE) vs Jonathan ERLICH (ISR)/Andy RAM (ISR)

followed by
Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP) vs Lukasz KUBOT (POL)

followed by
Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS) vs Grega ZEMLJA (SLO)

Not Before 5:45 PM
Guillermo GARCIA-LOPEZ (ESP) vs Ivan DODIG (CRO)

followed by
Dudi SELA (ISR) vs Ivo KARLOVIC (CRO)



Marcos will also be playing tomorrow his quarterfinals match in doubles.


COURT 1

Matches Start At: 2:00 pm
Lukas LACKO (SVK) vs Alex BOGOMOLOV JR. (RUS)

Not Before 5:00 PM
After Suitable Rest
Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)/Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS) vs Benjamin BECKER (GER)/Alexander WASKE (GER)

followed by
After Suitable Rest
Jurgen MELZER (AUT)/Alexander PEYA (AUT) vs Ivan DODIG (CRO)/Mate PAVIC (CRO)

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the match between Marcos and Kubot is going to be held in an hour or so.

very few sport journalists can clinically dissect tennis players' game better than Krystle.

Krystle wrote:

Kubot is probably one of the most aggressive players you’ll see on the tour. He’s tall and strong, and takes advantage of it as much as possible by leaning in, and putting all of his body weight into his shots, which also allows for easy transitions into the net within a few steps. His volleys are excellent. Because of his massive reach, he can finish a lot of points up there that many other people wouldn’t be able to.

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Krystle wrote:

Kubot is a strong player, hits the ball hard from both sides, seemingly throwing his weight around the court. By that, I mean, using it to generate penetrating groundstrokes and to move athletically. Kubot doesn’t have the best side-to-side movement, but he makes the transition from the net to the baseline extremely well.

tough opponent this Kubot; Marcos should remain resilient and feel he has the edge.

go Marcos!

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www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/02/5/Zagreb-Thursday-Baghdatis-Youzhny-In-Action.aspx

Past Champs Dodig, Baghdatis To Meet In Zagreb QFs

Zagreb, Croatia
by ATP Staff | 02.02.2012


© PBZ Zagreb Indoors
Marcos Baghdatis has an 8-3 record on the
season.

Defending champion and No. 4 seed Ivan Dodig prevailed against Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 after two hours and 37 minutes in the PBZ Zagreb Indoors second round Thursday. Dodig prevented Garcia-Lopez from drawing level at 5-all in the decisive set, saving a break point.

The two players had previously met last year in the Zagreb semi-finals, a match the Croatian had also come back to win in a 6-4 third set. He went on to capture his first ATP World Tour title with victory over German Michael Berrer in the final.

Dodig next meets another past Zagreb champion, sixth seed Marcos Baghdatis, who hit six aces past Poland's Lukasz Kubot in a 6-4, 6-2 win over 77 minutes.

The Cypriot is through to his third ATP World Tour quarter-final (or better) this year, having reached the same stage at the Brisbane International (l. to Murray) and the semi-finals at the Apia International Sydney (l. to Benneteau).