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Baghdatis, Tipsarevic Reach Malaysia Open Final

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 1: Marcos Baghdatis beat second-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-1 to deny the Malaysian Open an all-Serbian final as Janko Tipsarevic also won his semifinal match on Saturday.Tipsarevic was a 6-4, 6-3

PTI PTI Updated on: October 01, 2011 16:39 IST
baghdatis tipsarevic reach malaysia open final
baghdatis tipsarevic reach malaysia open final

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 1: Marcos Baghdatis beat second-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-1 to deny the Malaysian Open an all-Serbian final as Janko Tipsarevic also won his semifinal match on Saturday.


Tipsarevic was a 6-4, 6-3 winner against Kei Nishikori of Japan as the third-seeded Serbian player put himself in contention for a first career title by reaching his third final of the season.

Baghdatis, playing as a wildcard after slipping to No. 60 in the rankings, broke the 15th-ranked Troicki three times in each set for a first win over a top-20 player in six tries. The Cypriot's last reached an ATP final at the Kremlin Cup 11 months ago. AP

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