  David Nalbandian granted Sony Ericsson Open wildcard February 24, 2012 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Argentine tennis icon, David Nalbandian will play at Miami in March as a wildcard entrant. This announcement was made by the tournament officials of Sony Ericsson Open on Thursday, Feb 23 in a press conference. Two other big guns from the world of tennis received the wild-cards to play in the tournament; that includes the American tennis icon, Venus Williams and the former World Number five, Fernando Gonzalez of Chile. On the announcement of his inclusion in the tournament, Nalbandian said, “I’m very happy to play the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open. Miami has always been one of my favorite tournaments in the tour, so I cannot wait to be in Key Biscayne in March.” Nalbandian has won 11 Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) World Tour Titles in his professional tennis career and climbed to the number three spot in the World rankings in 2006. With his inclusion, the main round draw has definitely made it interesting and will get greater viewership especially from the Argentinean fans, blogs.bettor.com reported.   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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
