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June 20 2008

David Nalbandian

Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 00:04

David Nalbandian: Argentinean unlikely to improve on 2002 final
appearance Printer friendly version Date of birth: 01/01/1982 (Age
26).

Nationality: Argentinean
Height: 5ft 11in
Weight: 175lbs
Plays: Right-handed
Turned professional: 2000
Current ATP singles ranking: 7
Best Wimbledon performance: Finalist – 2002
Grass court pedigree

Nalbandian seemingly came out of nowhere to reach the Wimbledon final
against Hewitt in 2002 – it was his first professional tournament on
grass.

Since then he has established his credentials on the surface further
with steady runs at the tournament, including a quarter finals
performance in 2005.

Following time out last year nursing injuries, the baseliner returned
to the surface at Queen’s earlier this month, reaching the semi-finals
before a straight sets thrashing from Novak Djokovic.

Wimbledon seeding: 7th

Chances of SW19 success

While Nalbandian at his best is capable of beating anyone on the
circuit, 2008 has thrown up some questionable performances from him.

Not least was his 6-1, 6-0 Queen’s exit in a humiliating 47 minutes
and he also recently lost in the second round of Roland Garros to a
little-known French player.

That said; he’s one of the most experienced players in the
Championship with a great grass court pedigree.

Prediction: Semi-finalist

Nalbandian will be desperate to go one better than his 2002 Wimbledon
highlight and finally get his hands on the trophy this year.

Flashes of genius should see him through to the latter stages of the
tournament but without the consistency of Roger Federer and Djokovic,
it’s unlikely he’ll make the final two.

Sarah Henshaw

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