News about Marcos Baghdatis
Roger Federer's former tennis coach dead at 59: Peter Lundgren's family pay tribute to man who steered legendary Swiss star to his first Wimbledon title
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August 23, 2024
The Swede reached world No 25 during his playing career and steered the legendary Federer to his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2003 after taking up coaching. According to The Express, he suffered from diabetes before his death. Lundgren's son Lukas and daughter Julia confirmed his passing on social media. Lundgren also coached the likes of Stan Wawrinka and Marat Safin, both Grand Slam winners, as well as Grigor Dimitrov, Marcelo Rios and Marcos Baghdatis.
Daniil Medvedev's Australian Open match finishes at 3.40 a.m., and the world No.3 can't believe any fans stayed around
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January 18, 2024
Medvedev (left and right) and Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori (inset) didn't make it into the courtroom at Rod Laver Arena until after 11 p.m., with the Russian saying he was ill before the game even started.
Players have been invited by a ludicious moment to compete in a Wimbledon doubles match, and their reaction has been priceless
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July 17, 2023
Tennis fans went wild over the clip after it was shared by Wimbledon's official social media accounts over the weekend, with one writing: 'This put a massive smile on my face, I bet this made their year!' Two awaiting ball boys can be seen handing their rackets over to two awaiting ball boys, who seem to be ecstatic to be allowed to play at the prestigious club.
Exhausted Channel Nine commentator James Bracey sleeps on the job at the Australian Open
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January 19, 2023
As the Australian Open broadcaster progresses into the early hours of the morning, hardworking Channel Nine analyst James Bracey has left colleagues confused by falling asleep at his desk. The Australian Open has been thrown into disarray by Melbourne's weather, with scores of matches suspended during the week due to both torrential rain and searing January heat. The late nights are certainly taking their toll on Nine sports host James Bracey, who was caught yelling off his desk and sleeping on the floor in the Nine studio.
Since the 'tanking' allegations at US Open, Benoit Paire meltdowns are nothing new
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August 31, 2022
Benoit Paire and the scandal are rarely far apart, and he did a good job at the US Open after being accused of "tanking" his first round match against British No. 1 Cameron Norrie. Norrie cruised to a 6-0, 7-6 victory in New York, and Paire never appeared to try for sets one and three, with the first lasting only 18 minutes and the third only going one minute longer. It's one of many meltdowns and scandals he has experienced on court, with his most notable being disqualified at the Citi Open in Washington in 2018. Sportsmail looks back on some of his most popular on-court meltdowns.