Baghdatis shines in Stockholm

Marcos Baghdatis clinched the third ATP title of his career with a 6-1 7-5 victory over Olivier Rochus in the Stockholm Open final.

Cypriot too hot for Rochus in final

Marcos Baghdatis clinched the third ATP title of his career with a 6-1 7-5 victory over Olivier Rochus in the Stockholm Open final. The Cypriot, who has slipped to 66 in the world rankings, outplayed friend and training partner Rochus in the first set and then survived a fightback from the Belgian in the second. Baghdatis battled back from 4-2 down and eventually broke Rochus to move 6-5 ahead. And the 24-year-old held his nerve to seal victory after 98 minutes with his 15th ace. "It's a great feeling and I'm so happy," Baghdatis said after the match. "It's been a long while since I've won a tournament, especially an ATP tournament." Baghdatis's two previous career wins came in Beijing in 2006 and in Zagreb in 2007. "Last year was really hard for me, so it's great to have this win today. I don't really know what to say right now, I'm just happy. I hope it continues." "First set, I was a bit lucky and broke him twice. Then in the second set Olivier started playing, he began returning me and reading my game."