Cyprus encounters Slovenia in Davis Cup

NICOSIA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus leading tennis player Marcos Baghdatis beat Slovenian Blaz Kavcic 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday in this year's Davis Cup tennis games in Cyprus.

Although Bagdhatis won his first match in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II 2008, his teammate Photos Kallias lost to Slovenian rival Marko Tkalec 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.

The Cyprus Tennis Federation is organizing this year's Davis Cup tennis event in Nicosia, against Slovenia from April 11 to 13.

On Saturday, one doubles match will take place between Cypriots Baghdatis, Kallias and Slovenian Luka Gregorc, Grega Zemlza.