Federer upset by Baghdatis at Indian Wells

[a kennedy]

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -- For everything Roger Federer did right, the world's top-ranked player did something wrong. Eventually, his errant shotmaking did him in.

Marcos Baghdatis upset Federer 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) Tuesday night in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open, beating the Swiss for the first time in seven meetings.

A joyous Baghdatis bent down and kissed the court, having closed out the taut contest in which their booming serves kept rallies brief and Federer wasted three match points.

"It's the best win of my career," he said. "I lost a lot of matches against those top guys, and it's a relief to win. It's a great moment for me."

Federer hadn't lost when holding a match point since 2006 in Rome.

"Roger was a bit too aggressive. He was missing a lot of balls," Baghdatis said. "I was more calm than him."

Federer lost for just the second time in 13 matches this year in his first tournament since winning his 16th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.

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[joeybee12]

1. Apparently he was still upset over the Agassi-Sampras cat fight

from Friday!