Former World No. 3 and 2002 Wimbledon semifinalist, Argentinean tennis player of Armenian descent David Nalbandian will begin his 10th Sony Ericsson Open with a game vs. Lukasz Kubot of Poland on March 24.  In the second round, he will rival No. 30 Viktor Troicki of Serbia, gotennis.ru reported.

The prize fund of the tournament is $3 645 000.