NOTTINGHAM: Top-seeded David Ferrer suffered a Wimbledon warm-up headache when he lost to Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in the second round at the Nottingham Open on Tuesday.

Ferrer, the world No. 7, lost his first two service games to Baghdatis, who earned his first win over a top-10 player in more than two years.

“For me, the first set was difficult because it was the first set back on grass,” Ferrer said after his first appearance in Nottingham in 11 years. “He (Baghdatis) played more hours on court, and had more confidence in his game.”

While Ferrer heads off to the practice courts to continue his preparations for the All England club, Baghdatis can look forward to a third round date with German teenager Alexander Zverev.

The 18-year-old progressed after ousting Brazilian 13th seed Thomaz Belluci 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 25 minutes.

Elsewhere Tuesday, Taylor Fritz enjoyed a memorable ATP World Tour debut, the 17-year-old American defeating Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1, 6-4 in the first round and now faces third seed Feliciano Lopez.

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2015

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