This should be a great match. Baghdatis is favourite after his victories against Andy Murray and Feliciano Lopez in the last two rounds. The Cypriot is playing well, yet I feel Ljubicic will have a food chance here. The tall Croats game is suited to the Rotterdam indoor courts and his powerful serve will win him most of his serve games. He does however need to keep that first serve percentage high in order to gsin the cheap points. He is prone to struggling on his second less effective serve and Baghdatis is a good returner of the ball and will take advantage of this. This could be close and invole tie-breaks to decide the match, but I think the value in a Ljubicic win is very tempting.
Match Prediction:
Ivan Ljubicic to win
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