Marcos Baghdatis Has No Regrets; Remains Grateful for Career
Tennis - Former World No. 8 Marcos Baghdatis, who will play his last professional tennis tournament at Wimbledon next week, says he would have liked to do better in his career but he remains grateful for what he had. Baghdatis reached the finals of the Australian Open in 2008 and the semi-finals of Wimbledon the same year and says he made some good choices and some bad choices over his career but his career was a wonderful adventure.
In an interview to Ubitennis, Baghdatis comments, "I certainly wanted to do better, and I could have done better. Everyone in the world can. But I think the most important thing is to make choices. I made all the decisions in my career, some went really well, others not so much, but I can only be grateful for what I had. I was on the tour for fifteen, sixteen years and it was a wonderful adventure ".
The Cypriot says his priorities changed when his injuries stopped him from enjoying tennis and he found happiness from his family instead. "I soon started having all these problems. At one point I had lost confidence, I was looking for other ways to be happy because I couldn't be with tennis. When I got married and started a family, my priorities have changed. My life went like this, but I don't regret anything," The one regret he does have is wishing he had not broken four rackets during the Australian Open in 2012. "I wish I hadn't broken those four rackets at the Australian Open, because it's not the image I wanted to give to the guys who watch tennis and follow me."
He says he hopes to continue to remain active in projects related to sports but wants to enjoy domestic life for some time after Wimbledon. He is married to former WTA player Karolina Sprem, with whom he has two children and the couple are expecting their third child. "I have projects in my city, I would like to stay involved in sports. But it is a decision I will take in September or October, now I just want to enjoy a little domestic life."
He will meet Canadian lucky loser Brayden Schnur in the first round and says he hopes to give his best in his final tournament. "After all, asking myself who I want to finish my career means asking myself against whom I want to lose, and at this point, it doesn't really matter. I will do my best and I hope everything goes well."
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