Marcos Baghdatis

Baghdatis fairytale continues into Australian Open semi-finals
You are looking at the face of an unseeded tennis player who may win the Australian Open and most certainly has captured our hearts. Even those of us who are glued to the cricket at this time of the year have been entranced by the Cypriot,Marcos Baghdatis. He most certainly can play tennis and is not one to give up. He has determination, skill and a heartfelt humanity about him which is the thing which has got us all glued to him and we are now following him closely. I'd go so far as to say as we'd be more than happy to see him win. Why? He is charming, friendly, down to earth. He has a heart and a sense of humour. He speaks of everybody and everything with respect. He is about humanity and the fantastic tennis he plays is about his capacity as a human to play great tennis and make others happy. He is totally disarming and we are all in love with him. His family are on their way from Cyprus to watch the last chapter in this amazing story. He has been described as a sensation. He is, but it is because he is so normal, frank, open, honest and clever. This will be his first Grand Slam title and for this 20 year old...that is a great achievement.