On Jun 26, 12:10=EF=BF=BDam, "Agamemnon" <agamem...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:=
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Marcos
marches=
into third round
>
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Wednesday, 25 June 2008
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD Written by Ronald Atkin
>
> Marcos Baghdatis loves Wimbledon and the spectators love him in return.
> Today's 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 second round victory over Thomas Johansson of
Sweden=
,
> achieved in one hour 45 minutes, was another indication of the Cypriot's
> affection for grass and was warmly received by the No.1 Court crowd.
>
> Baghdatis had won his two previous matches against the 33-year-old
Swede,
> one of them at the Australian Open in January, and today was
confirmation =
of
> his ongoing superiority over a man who is one of the game's One Slam
> Wonders, having won the Australian Open in 2002. A semi-final here three
> years ago was his next best effort.
>
> Steadiness was what clinched it for Baghdatis, who is appearing this
summe=
r
> minus his beard. He struck nine aces, committed no double-faults,
hammered=
> 32 winners and was always in command, if narrowly, in this victory.
>
> A big serve remains the chief weapon of Johansson (he hit seven in this
> match) but his average speed was marginally lower than that of Baghdatis
> (115mph against 119mph). It was his tendency towards wildness on the big
> points that cost him in a match where the first two sets were settled by
a=
> single break of serve.
>
> The third set, like the first two, was decided on a sloppy Johansson
shot,=
a
> forehand that flew wide, leaving Baghdatis the single match point he
> required. He achieved it with a confident backhand down the line.
>
> This is his fourth Wimbledon. A semi-finalist in 2006, he reached the
> quarter-finals last year before falling to Novak Djokovic. Now wonder he
> says: "Grass is my favourite surface."
>
> http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_re****ts/2008-06-25/20080625...
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