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Sigh: Marcos BaghdatisMELBOURNE: Marcos Baghdatis arrived at his hotel and quickly received a reminder of how close he came to winning his first Grand Slam: a replay of his loss to Roger Federer in the 2006 Australian Open final was playing on television.
Great run
It was a great run, thats for sure, Baghdatis said of his surprise performance last year when he beat top 10 players Andy Roddick, Ivan Ljubicic and David Nalbandian to get to Federer.
Disappointed
It was a good experience. I was a bit disappointed then that I lost. But, I mean, its 12 months ago ... life continues.
And life is good. Ranked 56th leading into the last Australian Open, hes now 11th. That means he wont have to face the same top players he ended up beating in the first week last year.
Games improved
But if theres added pressure, theres also added enhancements to his game, Baghdatis says. Ive improved myself a lot physically, he said.
Feel tougher
I feel tougher, more experienced. Im playing good. Im ready. Guess Ill just go on the court, fight for every match. Agencies
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