Photo: Ron C. Angle
Marcos will look to reach his second ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season when he takes on Israel’s Dudi Sela in the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Thursday evening.
Getting to know…Dudi Sela
World No. 65 Sela advanced through the first round when his opponent, Philipp Petzscher retired injured when trailing 3-6, 1-4. The Tel Aviv resident has been in good form of late. Last week he qualified into the Memphis main draw and reached the semi-finals, while he also reached the third round at the Australian Open after qualifying in.
The 23 year old reached his first ATP World Tour final last September in Beijing, where he finished runner-up to Andy Roddick. He also won a personal best 17 matches in 2008 and finished inside the Top 100 for the second straight year.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first meeting between Marcos and Sela.
When and Where?
The ever-popular Marcos is once again in the prime time slot on the order of play, starting not before 7:00pm (12pm GMT, 1am CET) on Stadium.
There is live streaming of the event available at a cost via this web site.
Or you can follow free live scoring here.
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In the News
Make sure you have a read of this feature piece on Marcos, featured in the Sun-Sentinel.
Go, Marcos!
Marcos Granted Miami Wild Card
Marcos has been granted a wild card into the Sony Ericsson Open, which begins in Miami on March 25. It will be the second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season.
Take a look at the press release below from the official website:
MIAMI, Fla. – The lone Cypriot on the ATP tour, Marcos Baghdatis, will be making his third appearance at the Sony Ericsson Open after receiving a wild card entry, the tournament announced this week.
“The Sony Ericsson Open is pleased to offer Marcos Baghdatis a wildcard into the 2009 tournament,” said tournament director Adam Barrett. “Baghdatis is a dynamic player who has fought through injuries to be able to perform his very best at this year’s event.”
