Marcos Baghdatis reveals his retirement life goes in addition to potential, because the 2006 Australian Open finalist says he enjoys being a household man and eliminating all of the stress that he confronted throughout his taking part in days.
Baghdatis, who turned professional in 2003, walked away from professional tennis after dropping within the 2019 Wimbledon second spherical to Matteo Berrettini. The Cypriot's greatest success got here early in his profession, when he made his maiden Australian Open last in 2006 earlier than dropping to Roger Federer. Additionally, he reached the Wimbledon semifinal that very same yr and achieved a career-high rating of No. 8 on the planet.
Early in his profession, Baghdatis additionally began courting ex-Croatian tennis star Karolina Sprem. They tied the knot in 2012 and have since welcomed three youngsters collectively.
Baghdatis: I now reside a traditional and easy life, not a busy like I used to
“I take pleasure in [being retired] loads. I miss it additionally on the similar time, however I take pleasure in it as a result of I’ve a household, three lovely youngsters, wholesome youngsters and there’s a lot of day-to-day stuff that we do with them, to see them develop, to see them being completely happy; that’s a pleasant life. That’s only a regular, easy, not hectic life like we used to have after we had been travelling from place to put. Not so aggravating… it’s aggravating, however differently (laughs). However yeah, it’s simply beautiful to be again dwelling and to take pleasure in a easy life with not a lot touring," the 40-year-old advised Tennis365.
Throughout his profession, Baghdatis gained 4 ATP titles. Nonetheless, all of these titles on the primary stage got here early in his profession as his final title got here 9 years earlier than he retired – the Cyprion gained the 2010 Sydney title after beating Richard Gasquet within the last.
In his final season on the Tour in 2019, Baghdatis primarily competed on the Challenger stage and even gained the Shenzhen Challenger.
