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Baghdatis wins opener in Zagreb

ZAGREB, Croatia, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, competing for the first time since losing at the Australian Open, was a winner Monday at the Zagreb Indoors.

The second-seeded Baghdatis, 2006 Australian Open runner-up, beat Frenchman Florent Serra 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).

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In other action involving seeds, No. 3 Swede Robin Soderling defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4) and France's Marc Gicquel beat fifth-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 7-6 (9-7).

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