Nadal beats Baghdatis (again) at the China Open

No surprises there. A limp Nadal struggled a bit, but would the end result ever have been any different? Perhaps a couple of years ago...

Mikhail Youzhny beats Baghdatis at the Malaysian Open

6-2, 6-3 to Mikhail Youzhny. Malaysian tour over, China next. Will Marcos stick around in SE Asia or come home for a mixed kebab?

Baghdatis' ranking

Marcos has remained out of the top 100. Just click on this link and you will find you need to follow on to rankings 101-200 for his name to appear.

Some good news though, is his entry in the 2009 China Open. He needed a wild-card invitation on the back of his 2006 victory here, but should he perform well in Beijing there are points (and yes, money!, over $3 million in fact) to be won.

Could a good performance here herald a return to the good times? Come on Marcos, you are not over the hill yet...