Cypriot tennis player Marcos Badgdatis won on Tuesday over Ernests Gulbis, at the first round of St. Petersburg Open, with a 2-1 set of 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
According to a relevant announcement, Baghdatis was contesting his first match since the US Open and has fired seven aces during the more than two hour long game.
“It`s the first match I played after a long hiatus” said Baghdatis following the match. He added that the last time he played, it was in New York, when he had to pull out and has since worked on a special program, in order to recover after his injury.
Baghdatis is expected to face either Tommy Rebredo or Mikhail Youzhny in the second round.