Aegon Trophy, Nottingham, May 31st-June 8th

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After a long break during which he trained hard at the Bradenton Academy, Marcos will be back on the courts next week as he will take part to the Aegon Trophy in Nottingham.

We all know how much Marcos likes to play on grass. So let's wish him all the best for his comeback and some great results on this surface

Official site of the event: www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/Nottingham-Festival-of-Tennis/Home/

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Main Singles Draw is out.

Tricky draw for Marcos as he will play B. Becker, seeded n°4, for the 1st round. Go Marcos!

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Here's complete Main Singles Draw:

[1] Igor SIJSLING (NED) vs QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER vs Rajeev RAM (USA)
Martin FISCHER (AUT) vs Alex KUZNETSOV (USA)
[WC] Kyle EDMUND (GBR) vs [8] Dudi SELA (ISR)

[4] Benjamin BECKER (GER) vs Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)
Denis KUDLA (USA) vs QUALIFIER
Nick KYRGIOS (AUS) vs QUALIFIER
[WC] David RICE (GBR) vs [5] Kenny DE SCHEPPER (FRA)

[6] Matthew EBDEN (AUS) vs [WC] Daniel SMETHURST (GBR)
Ryan HARRISON (USA) vs Hiroki MORIYA (JPN)
[WC] Daniel COX (GBR) vs Daniel EVANS (GBR)
James DUCKWORTH (AUS) vs [3] Marinko MATOSEVIC (AUS)

[7] Go SOEDA (JPN) vs Gilles MULLER (LUX)
Ruben BEMELMANS (BEL) vs Jimmy WANG (TPE)
Yuichi SUGITA (JPN) vs Michael BERRER (GER)
James WARD (GBR) vs [2] Steve JOHNSON (USA)

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Marcos takes his 1st win on grass, as he defeated Benjamin Becker today 6-4 6-4

He'll next play either Denis KUDLA or Michael VENUS, whose match is scheduled tomorrow.

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Marcos will know who he's gonna play for the next round only tomorrow, as the match between Kudla and Venus is scheduled on thursday.

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It's been a long day for Marcos today, as he had to play 2 matches. And both matches have been successfull for him

He first beat Denis KUDLA 6-4 6-4, and then played and defeated Kenny De SCHEPPER 6-4 7-6.

His return is a complete success so far, but we knew he loved grass

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Onto the semi final tomorrow!!

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The semi final will be played against Igor SIJSLING. The match is scheduled 1st on the Centre Court (start at 11AM local time)

Come on Marcos!

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And it's another win! Marcos just defeated Igor SIJSLING 6-4 6-2 in 1h11.

His opponent for tomorrow's final will either be Gilles MULLER or Marinko MATOSEVIC

Congrats Marcos! A return to competition and already making the final, great!

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Marcos is still ignoring who his opponent will be as the semifinal between MATOSEVIC and MULLER has been interrupted and will be finished today (start at 11AM local time). They're at the start of the 3rd set.

The final will be played after suitable rest.

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The final against Marinko MATOSEVIC has just begun.

Come on Marcos!

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Marcos just won the 1st set 6-4

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Marcos defeated MATOSEVIC 6-4 6-3 in 75 minutes CONGRATULATIONS!!!

No doubt this victory will help him next week at the Queen's Club, as he piled up self confidence allthrough the week in Nottingham. His ranking will also be bouncing tomorrow

Grass has always been so special for him, hehe!

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From the ATPtour site, after his victory in Nottingham:

"After these wins I’ve found myself, my game, my attitude on court and the way I want to play . I’m alone here with no coach. I’m playing tennis and doing things that I want to do and don’t have someone telling me what to do. That is a big change for me.

"It feels great. I felt I played really well throughout the week. Every match I got through I felt better and better and in the final I was just playing really solid, not giving too many points away and served well.

"I've been working hard for so many years and maybe there are things I didn't do right. Lately I have been working smarter and that has paid off."

www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/06/24/Challenger-Weekly-Spotlight-9-June-2014.aspx

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And the winner is...



Picture from the lta website (http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Images/Photos/People/Players/Players-Known/Baghdatis-Marcos/2014-AegonTrophy-marcos-b-620x300-jj.jpg)