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Last but not least:

Cyprus's 24th-seeded Marcos Baghadatis, shown here, inexplicably lost to unseeded Lucas Lacko in four sets in the first round. Which is too bad, cuz this guy's a blast to watch.

It was only in March this year that Baghdatis had the "biggest win of his career," beating top-seeded Roger Federer in the third round at Indian Wells, having lost all six of their previous encounters. So, on paper, he shoulda cruised past the Slovakian, who broke Baghdatis's first service game of the match.

By the way, note the close proximity of all the courts — there are three in this shot — as well the short distance from the fans to the competitors.

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