Ethnic Armenian David Nalbandian of Argentina scored a 6:1, 7:5 win against Spanish Juan Carlos Ferrero in Copa Peugeot Argentina Tennis Cup 1st match.

Nalbandian will face off against Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) in the second match.

The other pairings for December 16 are as follows: Marcos Baghdatis - Juan Carlos Ferrero, Fernando Gonzalez - Gael Monfils.