Baghdatis roars into final

THE Rod Laver Arena rocked to a Greek-Cypriot beat as the unseeded, unheralded and practically unknown Marcos Baghdatis extended his amazing run by reaching the Australian Open men’s final.

At 11.50pm local time (12.50pm Irish time) the stadium court erupted, particularly in the section populated by hundreds of Baghdatis’ fans, decked out in blue and white and waving Greek flags.

The 20-year-old had achieved what before the match looked unlikely, and at two sets to love down seemed nigh-on impossible.