David Nalbandian storms into Copa Claro quarterfinalsFebruary 18, 2011 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Third seed and home favorite David Nalbandian scored a clinical 6-1, 6-2 win over compatriot Juan Pablo Brzezicki in just 68 minutes to secure his last eight berth at Copa Claro 2011. “I did almost everything perfectly, it was a great match,” said Nalbandian. “I didn’t have to run or defend too much. Some matches you can do more things depending on what your rival does, but the idea is to keep up this tennis.” Sixth seed Tommy Robredo also advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. He was later joined by unseeded Argentine Jose Acasuso, who took two hours and 41 minutes to battle past Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-7(2), 7-5, 6-1 to move ahead in the draw. Top seed Nicolas Almagro staged a comeback to beat crowd favorite, Argentine Leonardo Mayer 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3 in two hours and 13 minutes of struggle, TennisEarth 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |