DAVID NALBANDIAN MARKS HIS RETURN TO COPA TELMEX WITH VICTORY

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.02.2010 11:53 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Argentina’s tennis player of Armenian descent David
Nalbandian made a winning return to the ATP Tour on Tuesday by beating
Potito Starace at the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires. The former world
number three, who had been out of action since undergoing hip surgery
in May, won the first set of his first-round clash on Monday before
torrential rain ended the day’s play. He completed a 6-2 7-6 (7/2)
victory over the Italian on Tuesday to secure his place in round two,
The Press Association reported.

David Pablo Nalbandian was born in Cordoba, second-largest city in
Argentina, on January 1, 1982. He compiled outstanding junior results,
winning US Open title (d. Federer) and Eddie Herr International in
1998. He was a runner-up at Roland Garros (l. to countryman Coria)
and SF at Wimbledon in 1999. He won Wimbledon junior doubles title in
’99 (w/Coria) and finished No. 3 in singles and No. 6 in doubles in
1998 junior world rankings. In June 2005, he was named one of "50
Most Beautiful in the World" in People en Espanol. He established
David Nalbandian Foundation, which provides programs and projects for
people with disabilities, oriented towards health and sports. He has
a 27-9 career Davis Cup record (17-4 in singles) in 16 ties. He is
coached by countryman and former ATP pro Luis Lobo (since March 2009).

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress