Farquharson saved an early break point in the opening game with a smash by the net and although Broady had an advantage he lost it and then served a double fault to give his opponents the early initiative.
It was panic stations for the Briton and he responded by reverting to the scrambling skills that are the bedrock of his game, forcing the errors from Baghdatis to break back for 1-1 when the Cypriot failed to make a smash.