Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatisis a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 8 in August 2006...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth17 June 1985
CityParamytha, Cyprus
career country finish president serve time
I told President Papadopoulos I wanted to serve my country but I need a little time to finish my career which is very important to me.
game plays reads serves time
He plays really well on important points, amazing. Every time he has an important point, he just serves so well. He reads the game well, tactically. He's fast. He has everything.
army army-and-navy believe career few mind peace serve until
I believe I should do the army and serve my country. I just need some peace of mind for a few years until my career is finished.
match played second solution third
I've played him second round, third round, quarters. Now it's the final. So every day is different. I just go into the match and play my game, just try not to make a lot of mistakes, just try to make him play. I'll try to find a solution in the match.
confidence control doubts serving thinking
I started thinking a lot, having doubts in my head. He started serving well, got some confidence. It was going so fast, I couldn't control the game.
atmosphere
Everything was going in, I was just in my own world I think. It was crazy, the atmosphere was amazing.
final hope quarters time
Everything is first time here. Getting to the quarters was the first time. Getting to the semis was the first time. Getting to the final ... I hope it continues.
continues hope time
Everything is first time here. Getting to quarters, first time. Getting to semis, first time. I hope it continues being the first time.
aggressive believe bit continue federer happening maybe scared time
I wanted to continue being aggressive ... not to give Federer time to play his game. Maybe I was a bit scared of him. Maybe I didn't really believe it. Things were happening so fast.
coach sleeping watch
I think my coach will watch and I'll be sleeping with my girlfriend.
behind chance great hard knowing people win work
I didn't win but I had the chance to work very hard and it was great knowing that all of the people of Cyprus were behind me.
behind cousins fans feels help supporting
I have 21 cousins here so it feels like home. I think it's a big help when you have the fans behind you and supporting you.
believe bit focus maybe moments scared sets thinking
I did focus for two sets but then, I don't know, there were moments that I started thinking too much. Maybe I was a bit scared of him and didn't really believe in it. So, I mean, it was tough.
crowd support
To have the crowd support -- it's incredible.