Archive for category: David Nalbandian
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Isner and Nalbandian through to second round in Rome
American John Isner turned around an almost lost match against the German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round of the Rome Tennis Masters, winning 2-6 7-6 (3) 6-2. 9th seeded Isner couldn’t find his rythm and after he lost the first set, Kohlschreiber had a big chance to serve out [...] -
Raonic defeats Nalbandian in Madrid, plays Federer next
Canadian Milos Raonic set up a second round match against Roger Federer at the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating Argentine David Nalbandian 6-4 6-4. Raonic never really looked under pressure throughout the match. He broke Nalbandian in his opening service game and comfortably served out the first set. The crucial [...] -
Seppi overcomes Nalbandian to reach Serbia Open final
Italy’s Andreas Seppi moved into the Serbia Open final after defeating 4th seed David Nalbandian 2-6 6-2 7-5. The second seed Seppi came back from a set down and got the crucial break of serve in the 9th game of the third set to take a 5-4 lead. He then [...] -
Paire defeats Andujar and advances into Serbia Open final
Frenchman Benoit Paire reached his first ATP tour final as he beat no.1 seed Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-3 1-6 6-3 in Saturday’s semis at the Serbia Open in Belgrade. Paire got off to a better start, but lost his focus in the second set and Andujar took advantage of [...] -
Argentina wins doubles in Davis Cup QF against Croatia
David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank secured the second point for the Argentine Davis Cup team as they beat the Croatians Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic in a five set match 3-6 7-6 (6) 6-3 6-7 (6) 8-6. With one minute short of five hours, this was the second marathon match [...] -
Del Potro beats Karlovic after Nalbadian loses in Davis Cup QF
Former world no.3 David Nalbandian gave everything against his opponent Marin Cilic of Croatia in the Davis Cup quarterfinal encounter between Argentina and Croatia, but it was Cilic who had more reasons to be happy at the end of it. His five set win 5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6 (2) 6-3 [...] -
Tipsarevic beats Nalbandian in Miami, Stepanek defeats Haas
The 9th seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia moved into the third round of the Miami Tennis Masters as he defeated the Argentine David Nalbandian 7-5 6-3. This was their second meeting within two weeks. Last week it was Nalbandian who beat the Serbian in three sets in round three of [...] -
Nalbandian and Haas win in Miami
David Nalbandian needed almost two hours to defeat Steve Darcis of Belgium in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, beating him 6-4 7-6 (0). Nalbandian will play the 9th seed Janko Tipsarevic in round two. Also through is the 33 year old German Tommy Haas, who [...] -
Nadal battles past Nalbandian, plays Federer in semis
Rafael Nadal moved into the semis of the Indian Wells Masters as he defeated David Nalbandian 4-6 7-5 6-4. There were no breaks in the first set until the 10th game, when Nalbandian struck and broke Nadal to take the lead in the match. The Spaniard wasn’t hitting the ball [...] -
Federer beats Del Potro and cruises into Indian Wells semis
Roger Federer reached the semifinals at the Indian Wells Tennis Masters as he defeated Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in straight sets 6-3 6-2. The first set started with a 11 minute long service game from Federer. The Swiss held the game and broke the Argentine in the very [...] -
Nalbandian eliminates Tsonga, Isner wins against Ebden
World no.74 David Nalbandian came back from a set and a break down to win 3-6 7-5 6-2 against the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and move into the quarterfinals. Tsonga was serving for the match at 6-3 and 5-4, but the Argentine broke back. That gave him a boost as he [...] -
Ferrer wins title in Buenos Aires
Top seed Spaniard David Ferrer lived up to expectations as he captured the 2012 Buenos Aires Open trophy. He defeated his fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro in the final with a scoreline 4-6 6-3 6-2. Ferrer was the favourite going into the match with a 9-0 head to head record against [...] -
Ferrer beats Nalbandian, faces Almagro in Buenos Aires final
David Ferrer played a rock solid match to overcome David Nalbandian of Argentina in the semifinal match of the Buenos Aires Open. The scoreline says it all, 6-1 6-4. Ferrer broke his opponent twice in the first set and he was in full control of the second set too. Although [...]
