Serb Fans

The Serbs are nicking our trademark. What does this remind you of? And I thought we were the only ones to turn tennis into a football game. Mind you, the Serbs have 3 cracking players to cheer on.

But you know, that's what i like about the Australian Open. Laid back. You can cheer your player on without some British Legion octogenarian going all menstrual over it. Can anyone imagine that sort of atmosphere in Paris or Wimbledon? Fat chance. They have to be 'proper'.

I hate Australian time though. It sucks having to get up in the early hours to watch Baghdatis. Why cant they just play during daytime? Or perhaps around 7pm CET - so that I can watch it over my supper.

Baghdatis is picking up pace.

Söderling dispatched. Just about. It was looking very much a pending disaster half way into the game - 1 set down and trailing 5-4. But Marcos managed to turn it around to a 3-1 victory, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. Don't want to tempt fate but Mardy Fish who follows tomorrow, should be just procedural. Which will bring us to a different Fish (or kettle of). Djokovic. Nuff said.

Baghdatis beats Benneteau

Marcos dispatched Benneteau with apparent ease. Bar the puke. 6-3, 7-6, 6-2.

Next up is Söderling, who currently ranks 16th and has been our nemesis three times to date. Scheduled as the last game on show court 2.

Baghdatis at Australia 2009

Marcos kicks off down under ranked 98th and facing Julien Benneteau, currently ranked 48th by ATP. He has beaten Marcos on both previous encounters but that was in 2006.

In an interview with the Age Marcos is quoted: "I feel happy being on court again : I feel fitter than ever".

Come on Marcos, make it 3 wins in a row. Australian Open here we come.

Baghdatis beats Cilic

More great news! We've beaten Marin Cilic in straight sets! (6-3, 6-2)

No mean feat my friends. He is no 20 in the world. Are we back, or are we back? Australian Open here we come.

Baghdatis beats Ljubicic

Great news! First time we've won in ages. Can anyone even remember the last time we won? I can't... it has been months!
I watched the first set, which was close, settled on a tie break. Marcos' service needed (a lot of) tweaking.

Ljubicic has become Marcos' whipping boy. Four wins vs 1 loss to date, even though Ivan is ranked a mind boggling 40 or so places above us. Unfortunately though i dont think this tournament offers any ATP points.

Baghdatis loses at AAMI

Marcos Baghdatis lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in his first game at the AAMI Kooyong Classic. Two sets to love, 6-2, 6-2. Marcos has a new haircut though...

I wander where Stanislas' sunrame comes from. He bats for the Swiss but his surname sounds Polish to me. Great player, no wander he's top 20.

Baghdatis Knocked Out In Brisbane

Not the best of starts to the year! 2-1 sets to Nieminen in round one. Next up is the AAMI Classic at Kooyong, Melbourne. It's an exhibition tournament though, no points up for grabs. Which means we must be out of the top 100 next week. The only way is up!

Baghdatis at Brisbane 2009

First round, vs Nieminen. All square (2-2) in head to head encounters, last match in 2007. Nieminen won that one and he is now 41^st in the world. A whopping 55 places above Marcos. Surely, we cannot past him, can we?

Hopefully this will be live on Eurosport.