Baghdatis in Malayisa (again)

Marcos is playing in Malaysia this week. Too many decent players there for just 250 points – I wonder if it is worth the trip. He lost to Youzhny here last year and Youzhny is here again, on even greater form.

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 beats Lu Yen-hsun, Mikhail Youzhny to come.

Praise raining in from all angles. Marcos has beaten no 75 in the world: Lu Yen-hsun the 26 year old from Taiwan. It only took us 3 sets over 3 hours. Is that what we have been reduced to? Mikhail Youzhny the Russian, is up next - a pretty respectable opponent. He beat Marcos at his inaugural Wimbledon appearance. Praise is due if we beat him.

Baghdatis beats Robredo to reach Master's semi

By beating Robredo, Marcos has made it to his first Master’s semi-final. To make it to Shanghai though (I’ve worked it out now) not only does he need to beat the winner of Nadal vs Youzhny, but neither Murray nor Gasquet should make it to the final. Pretty slim, but not impossible.