David Nalbandian: I want to win the tournament in MiamiMarch 24, 2010 - 19:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Argentinean Armenian tennis player David Nalbandian expects to practice at the Sony Ericsson Open-2010 tournament, which kicks off on March 23 in Miami. Argentinian tennis player received a wild card. In the match of the first round he will play against a Polish Lucas Kubota. ''I promptly went to Stockholm and played for the national team in the Davis Cup. I thought: "Why not to play the double match, but then decided to take a chance and went alone to court. It was a crazy decision, but we won, and I became confident,'' gotennis.ru quoted Nalbandian. ''Now I have to hold as many matches as possible. I want to win in Miami, but in fact I spent too little time on the court. I do not have time to recover, I need to play. In a month, I will be all right,'' Nalbandian said. 2010 Sony Ericsson Open The 2010 Sony Ericsson Open (played March 22 - April 4) is one of nine ATP Masters Series events on the ATP calendar, a Premier Mandatory event on the Sony Ericsson WTA TOUR calendar, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world. In 2009 British standout Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic for his first Sony Ericsson Open title, while rising Belarusian star Victoria Azarenka knocked off Serena Williams to capture her first title in Miami. 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 | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |