NALBANDIAN TO FACE FEDERER IN MEN’S SEMIS
Armenpress
Jun 07 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 7, ARMENPRESS: World No. 1 Roger Federer will battle
third-ranked David Nalbandian, an Argentinean of Armenian descent, in
Friday’s semifinals after both players posted quarterfinal victories
Tuesday at the 2006 French Open.
David Nalbandian ousted sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia in
four sets to progress to the French Open semi-finals for the second
time in three years. Nalbandian, 24, won the Masters Series event
in Shanghai in 2005 after defeating world number one Roger Federer,
who he will now face in the last four at Roland Garos.
The 24-year-old Federer needs the French Open to complete a career
Grand Slam. The seven-time major titlist currently holds the Wimbledon,
U.S. Open and Australian Open crowns and is trying to become the
first man to hold all four Slams since Rod Laver in 1969. Only five
men have won all four majors-Don Budge, Fred Perry, Roy Emerson,
Laver and Andre Agassi.