Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis starts his campaign at the Winston Salem Open against Argentine Thomaz Bellucci in the opening round. One must anticipate a good, competitive match today as Baghdatis is a really unpredictable and entertaining player whereas Bellucci is a consistent player.

World No.45 Baghdatis has been struggling a bit in 2012 with a win-loss record of 24-17. He, as the record suggests, has failed to go deep into a tournament this year and would be aiming to accumulate some vital points before getting into the US Open. He is a really talented player and has the ability to stun players with some exceptional tennis. He has won 4 titles till now in his career and would be aiming for more.

His opponent: Bellucci is currently ranked at No 40 in the rankings and has 20-15 win loss record this season. He won his third career title in Gstaad this season.

Both the players have met twice before and Baghdatis has won on both occasions.