Baghdatis into Zagreb quarter-finals

MARCOS Baghdatis demolished Lukasz Kubot of Poland 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the ATP World Tour 250 PBZ Zagreb Indoors yesterday afternoon.

The Cypriot, seeded six, served excellently in the first service game of the match, but Kubot then replied in the same fashion.

However, the Limassol native managed to break Kubot in his next service game and never looked back, eventually taking the first set 6-4 while not giving Kubot a single break point opportunity.

He then continued to play at the same level in the second set as he broke the Pole instantly to take a 2-0 lead.

While leading 4-2 and with Kubot on serve, Baghdatis moved in for the kill. A net chord helped the Cypriot to go 40-30 up and he easily converted the break point to take a 5-2 lead and then calmly served out the match.

Baghdatis will now take on the winner of the match between fouth-seeded local favourite Ivan Dodig and Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the quarter-finals.

 

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