Nalbandian outclasses Serra in the third round of the US Open 2010PanARMENIAN.Net - Argentine David Nalbandian has managed to surpass his French tennis foe, Florent Serra with a comfortable three-setter victory in the third round of the US Open 2010. The final match score was 7-5 6-4 6-2, bettor.com reported. Nalbandian has not been considered one of the favorites to win the title at the Flushing Meadows. However, the 33-year-old Argentine of Armenian origin has managed to beat a couple of top-ranked players after coming back from injury this year including Robin Soderling, Maran Cilic as well as David Ferrer. He also won the Legg Mason Tennis Classic tournament held in Washington, after making his return on the tour. "I am feeling quite healthy at the moment. I didn’t feel fatigued or exhausted in today’s clash. All I need to do at the moment is to keep believing in my game, if I wish to triumph in the upcoming matches of the United States Open tennis tournament,” Nalbandian said after his victory. Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Andrew Bynum are among those named as 2012 NBA All-Star Game starters. In Moscow Open’s Student Grandmaster Cup round 7, Armenian grandmaster will face Turkey’s Mustafa Yilmaz. England’s Nigel Short gained the Tradewise tournament gold, having scored a tie-break win over China’s Hou Yifan. Armenia goalkeeper was a Dynamo Moscow keeper from 2002 to 2005, playing 88 matches in Russian championships. |