First round exit for Baghdatis in St. Petersburg

By Nemanja Bjedov
MARCOS Baghdatis was beateen 7-6(3)7-6(3) by fourth-seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov in the opening round of the St. Petersburg Open yesterday afternoon.
Home favourite Tursunov needed just over two hours to overcome the 28-year-old Cypriot and will next face the winner of the match between Argentinean Horacio Zeballos and Konstantin Kravchuk of Russia in the second round, while World No.48 Baghdatis will now have a few days to recover ahead of another 250-series tournament, the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.