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.
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.
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.
front saw start time tv won
The first time he won Wimbledon, I was in front of my TV and I saw him cry, and I start crying.
crowd support
To have the crowd support -- it's incredible.
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.
coach sleeping watch
I think my coach will watch and I'll be sleeping with my girlfriend.
best crowd life matches playing supporting tennis
I think it's one of my best matches in my life. I'm just in my own world and playing my best tennis and having the crowd here supporting me is great.
atmosphere
That atmosphere was very different to what I experienced in Australia.
saw start
I saw him cry, and I start crying.
crazy people watching
I think it's getting crazy - all of the people are watching my match.
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.