Queen’s Club R2 previews and picks: Lopez vs. Hewitt, Wawrinka vs. Baghdatis

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Hewitt 5Veterans Feliciano Lopez and Lleyton Hewitt will continue their Queen’s Club campaigns on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Stan Wawrinka is set for an intriguing opener against Marcos Baghdatis.

(1) Stanislas Wawrinka vs. (WC) Marcos Baghdatis

A slumping Baghdatis skipped almost the entire clay-court swing, but a sudden winning streak on grass may be in the cards as he heads into second-round action at the Aegon Championships. The 28-year-old captured a Challenger title last week in Nottingham, where he crushed Igor Sijsling in the semifinals and took care of Marinko Matosevic in the final. Baghdatis opened on Tuesday at Queen’s Club with a 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-1 victory over Bradley Klahn.

Up next for the world No. 118 on Wednesday is a fifth career meeting with Wawrinka. All four of their previous encounters have gone Wawrinka’s way, but they have never faced each other on anything other than a hard court. They squared off…

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