Baghdatis off to a winning start at Paris Masters

Cyprus star Marcos Baghdatis is through to the second round of the Paris Masters after a 6-2 6-4 win over wild card and local favourite Paul-Henri Mathieu of France.

Thinks get tougher for Baghdatis, currently ranked 36 in the world, in the second round with a clash against Bulgarian 14th seed Grigor Dimitrov – who the Cypriot has only beaten once in seven previous attempts.

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