Nalbandian remains 64th in ATP rankingsJanuary 9, 2012 - 11:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Argentina’s David Nalbandian retained the 64th place with 760 points in the men’s tennis rankings released by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on January 9. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic keeps lead with 13630 points; Rafael Nadal (Spain) comes 2nd with 9595 points, Swiss Roger Federer is placed 3rd with 8010 points. At December 13 Australian Open Tennis Championships, Nalbandian will face off against UK’s Andy Murray to vie for USD 12mln prize fund. 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 | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. Second round of Armenia-Azerbaijan talks set for May 11 The second round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place on May 11. |