Tennis: Unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis extended his extraordinary run at the Australian Open today, beating seventh seed Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3 to reach the semi-finals.
Baghdatis, a former world junior number one currently ranked 54th, followed his shock win over second seed Andy Roddick with another gritty victory.
Baghdatis played superbly in the first two sets, unleashing his full range of shots to grab a two-set lead before Ljubicic fought back to win the next two and force the match into a decider.
Baghdatis fended off two break points in a tense third game then ripped a cross-court forehand past Ljubicic to gain the decisive break in the next game.
He held on to advance to Thursday's semi-final against Argentine fourth seed David Nalbandian.
