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Wimbledon 2006

Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis stunned Lleyton Hewitt 6-1, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Wednesday.

Baghdatis won nine of the first 10 games and threatened to blow the 2002 champion off Centre Court before the Australian sixth seed made a fight of it.

Baghdatis had never won a match on the slick surface before his run to the semi-finals in Den Bosch, in the week before Wimbledon started, and he is now eyeing an even bigger prize at the All England Club.

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