Cyprus` tennis champion, Marcos Baghdatis sailed through the second round of the Australian Open, after his 3-1 set victory over Belgian David Goffin at Melbourne Park.
Baghdatis, No. 78 ranked, easily took the first set with 6-1 and continued with 6-4 in the second set. Goffin No, 22 ranked, grasped the third set with 6-4. However, Baghdatis hit back with 6-0 finishing the match with 3-1 set. It was to be Baghdatis’ day though, as he ran away with the fourth without dropping a game, sending the crowd into raptures and himself into a third round match-up with 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov after he beat Slovak Lukas Lacko in four sets.
This is Baghdatis` 11th main draw appearance at the Australian Open. The Australian Open is also the scene of Baghdatis’ greatest moment in tennis, when he reached his first Grand Slam final there in 2006, finishing runner-up to Roger Federer. He also reached the fourth round there in 2005 and 2009.