Nalbandian beats Troicki in Boodles Challenge first roundJune 15, 2011 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World # 24, Argentina’s David Nalbandian beat Viktor Troicki of Serbia 3:6, 7:6, 10:4 in the first round of Boodles Challenge in London on June 14. The next round will be played on June 16, with Nalbandian’s rival still to be determined. The Boodles Tennis Challenge is an international five day tennis exhibition held at Stoke Park Club in Buckinghamshire, England initially founded by veteran sports agent Patricio Apey as an event to help players hone their grass court skills in the lead-up to Wimbledon. It is played in a similar style to the AAMI Classic giving the players at least three matches each and allowing non competition players to appear in one match per a day. Over recent years Agassi, Sampras, Henman, Safin, Blake, Roddick, Gonzalez, Nalbandian, Djokovic, Verdasco, Tsonga and Murray have all appeared. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |