Cyprus’ Baghdatis quits Davis Cup to focus on tour
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)—Marcos Baghdatis has decided to quit Cyprus’s Davis Cup team to concentrate on regaining his place in the top 10.
The 25-year-old has carried the Cyprus team in Davis Cup competition for years, earning 54 wins in 67 appearances. In singles matches, his record is 38-3.
Baghdatis reached a career-high ranking of No. 8 in 2006, when he reached the Australian Open final and the semifinals at Wimbledon. But injuries caused him to drop out of the top 100 last year.
This season, he has defeated Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and climbed back up to No. 18 in the rankings.
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