  Nalbandian drops out of Swiss Indoors  November 6, 2010 - 12:16 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Andy Roddick and Roger Federer set up a blockbuster semifinal clash in Swiss Indoors in Basel with easy wins on Friday, November 5, by defeating David Nalbandian and Radek Stepanek respectively. Roddick fired 11 aces without double-faulting, lost a mere nine points in 10 service games, and never faced a break point as he cruised past Nalbandian in the quarterfinals. The ninth-ranked American needed just one hour and 14 minutes to set up a semifinal showdown with Roger Federer. One break early in the first set was easily enough for Roddick, who struck seven of his 11 aces in the opening frame of play. After serving it out at 5-4, Basel's No. 4 seed converted another break in the third game of set two. From there it was all over as Nalbandian never came close to getting back on serve. The Argentine wrapped up his effort with five aces and two double-faults, tennistalk.com reported.   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 |  Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
