David Nalbandian drops 2 points in ATP rankingFebruary 23, 2009 - 19:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Argentinean tennis player of Armenian decent David Nalbandian moved down from 10th to the 12th position in ATP rankings published on Feb.23 The drop is accounted for by Nalbandian's recent unsuccessful game.Almost no changes were registered in the ATP top 10. Spanish Radaef Nadal tops the list, Roger Federer is the second runner up followed by Serbian Novak Djokovic. Nalbandian became Buenos-Aires Tennis Tournament champion in 2008, and getting through to the semifinals in 2009 was defeated by Juan Monako, which resulted in the drop in ATP rankings. ATP 2009 Rankings: Top 12 POINTS 1. Nadal, Rafael (Spain) - 1451 2. Federer, Roger (Switzerland) - 11000 3. Djokovic, Novak (Serbia) - 9010 4. Murray, Andy (Great Britain) - 7460 5. Davydenko, Nikolay (Russia) - 4955 6. Roddick, Andy (USA) - 4660 7. Del Potro, Juan Martin (Argentina) - 4290 8. Simon, Gilles (France) - 3945 9. Verdasco, Fernando (Spain) - 3480 10. Monfils, Gael (France) - 3340 11. Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (France) - 3300 12. Nalbandian, David (Argentina) - 3245 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |