Photo: Ron C. Angle
Marcos will begin his campaign at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Wednesday evening when he takes on American James Blake in the first round of the ATP World Tour 500 event.
Former World No. 4 Blake, currently at No. 52 in the South African Airways 2010 ATP Rankings due to a slump in form, is playing his first match since suffering a dramatic five-set loss to Juan Martin del Potro in the second round of the Australian Open. The 30 year old was a quarter-finalist in Brisbane in his first tournament of the year.
While Blake is making his debut at the Ahoy Stadium in Rotterdam, Marcos is returning for a second visit and will look to make amends for the first-round loss he suffered to Robin Soderling in 2008.
This will be the first meeting between Marcos and Blake, check out their head-to-head vitals at this link.
Billed as one of the top matches of the day, it will take place first in the evening session on centre court, with play beginning not before 7:30 pm local time (GMT +1hr). Check out the full order of play here.
Live streaming of the first ATP World Tour 500 tournament of the year does not begin until Thursday, but you can follow point-by-point live scores of the match via this link.
Stay tuned to www.baghdatis.com for all the latest news on Marcos' progress in Rotterdam.
Go, Marcos!
