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Baghdatis awaits Nadal-Nieminen winner

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

WIMBLEDON, England -- After reaching the Australian Open final in only his sixth Grand Slam, Marcos Baghdatis wondered, quite naturally, if it had been a fluke. Back in January, he beat three top-10 players -- Andy Roddick, Ivan Ljubicic and David Nalbandian all in a row -- but he was stalked by self-doubt: "Was I there because I deserved it," he wondered, "or because it was just one time?" The early returns at the All England Club suggest the former. Baghdatis comes from ...

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