Richard himself admitted after his defeat that Baghdatis was too strong for him today. And the result confirms this analysis: not a single breakpoint for him and a 4-6 4-6 loss.
Later in the day Richard and Julien Benneteau defeated the 7th seed Indian pair Bhupathi/Bopanna 6-3 6-4 to face the Serbians Tipsarevic/Zimonjic in the quarter finals.
