He is also a football player and supporter of the Apollon Limassol football team located in Cypruss. He trained for tennis in Paris at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy on a Scholarship from the Olympic Solidarity Youth Development. He has been a member of the OSYDS since he was 13, where he learned to speak French. In order for Baghdatis to continue playing professional tennis he was granted an exception from the Cypriot national service which was a mandatory program on January 28, 2006. In 2005 Baghdatis was the recipient of the Cyprus Male Athlete of the Year Award. Marcos married former Croatian tennis player Karolina Sprem on July 14, 2012.
