The Cyprus Government will send the parents of Marcos Baghdatis on a last-minute, all-expenses-paid trip to Australia in an expensive attempt to inspire the 20-year-old in his first Grand Slam final.
Within hours of Baghdatis sealing a place in the final with a five-set victory against David Nalbandian, Cypriot parliament leader Demetris Christofias announced Christos and Andrianni Baghdatis would be flown to Melbourne to join the ever-swelling bandwagon in time for Sunday night's Australian Open final.
President Tassos Papadopoulos said Baghdatis had already earned his place among Cypriot sports legends with his 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory.
"I warmly congratulate our compatriot for his impressive advance to the Australian Open final," he said a statement.
"His fighting spirit, patience, strength of character with which he competed today provides a shining example for all those young men and women of our country."...
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In the same paper, there's an article by Richard Hinds under the headline Marcos the magician into final, which begins:
Just as the game's new magician Marcos Baghdatis seemed set to disappear in a puff of the smoke that rose from the nearby Australia Day fireworks, he found one more trick up his sleeve.
And so, after yet another incredible, fighting five-set victory, this time over David Nalbandian, the Cypriot will become one of the most unlikely Australian Open finalists in the tournament's long history...
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