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Tipsarevic Beats Baghdatis To Win Malaysian Open

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 2: Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic defeated Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 7-5 Sunday to win the Malaysian Open and capture his first ATP World Tour title.The 27-year-old had been the only top-20

PTI Updated on: October 02, 2011 18:06 IST
tipsarevic beats baghdatis to win malaysian open
tipsarevic beats baghdatis to win malaysian open

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 2: Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic defeated Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 7-5 Sunday to win the Malaysian Open and capture his first ATP World Tour title.


The 27-year-old had been the only top-20 player without an ATP title after finishing runner-up in four previous finals.

The No. 3 seed clawed his way back into the match after trailing 0-3 to Baghdatis in the first set to win in 2 hours, 6 minutes.

Tipsarevic ended a fine run by Baghdatis, a wild card entry who ousted three of the Malaysian Open's top-six seeds. Baghdatis, a former top-10 player, had been trying to revive his flagging season after starting the year ranked No. 20 but since falling 40 spots. AP

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