Nalbandian to miss Valencia Open to recover from injuryOctober 25, 2011 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former World No. 3 David Nalbandian has decided not to play any further tournaments this year in order to recover from a strained left hamstring and to prepare for the Davis Cup final in the best possible way, the player’s spokesman Bernardo Ballero said. After a series of tests in Barcelona with his personal doctor Angel Ruiz-Cotorro it was found that David Nalbandian has suffered a strain in his left hamstring. Therefore the player and his team have decided that it's better for him not to contest the Valencia Open 500 next week. Nalbandian suffered the injury competing at the Stockholm Open, playing against the Croat Ivan Dodig and because of it he had to withdraw from that tournament and also from the St. Petersburg Open this week. Nalbandian is scheduled to return to Argentina, in order to continue his rehabilitation and also to train on clay for playing the Davis Cup final in Sevilla, on December 2-4. "I'm very sad about what has happened to me. I was playing at a high level but as a precaution we have decided not to take any risks to be in top condition for the Davis Cup," David’s official fan blog quoted him as saying. 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. |