David Pablo Nalbandian, a look at his 2010 performances
Born on January 1, 1982 in the city of Cordoba, David Pablo Nalbandian is a professional tennis player from Argentina. The former third ranked tennis ace is currently ranked number forty-five in the world. The twenty-eight year old Nalbandian was a runner up at the grass court Grand Slam tournament back in 2002. The right handed player won the Tennis Masters Cup back in 2005.
As far as his 2010 performances are concerned, the Cordoba resident, David started off the season pretty late as a result of injuries. He played at the 2010 Copa Telmex in his very first tournament of 2010. He knocked out Potito Starace in the first round of the tournaments in a total of two sets. The final match score was 6–2, 7–6(2). The match concluded in a total of two days as a result of rain.
In the second round of the event, David defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver in a three set clash. The final match score was 6–7(5), 6–4, 7–6(7). The right handed player reached the quarterfinal round of the championship where he faced the fifth seeded tennis ace Albert Montanes. However, he withdrew from the match as a result of leg injury.
He made a comeback after recovering by playing doubles for his country in the Davis Cup competition versus Sweden in Stockholm and successfully managed to win in straight sets. He also participated in the final single rubber beating Vinciguerra in a total of four sets. The final match score was 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. As a result of his performance, Argentina made his way into the quarterfinal round of the Davis Cup 2010.
At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open competition in Indian Wells, the Argentinean tennis player, David Nalbandian succeeded in his first round match after defeating Stefan Koubek in a two setter clash. The final match score was 6–2, 7–6(2). In his next stage clash, the twenty-eight year old David met the twenty-second seeded Jurgen Melzer. However, he lost in a total of two sets. The final match score was 4–6, 1–6.
He then participated at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open tournament as a wild card entrant, which was held in Miami. He defeated Lukasz Kubot in a total of two sets as well as Viktor Troicki in a three setter clash prior to being defeated by the current number one player, Rafael Nadal in a total of three sets. The final match score was 6–7, 6–2, 6–2.
David next played at the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters tournament which was held in Monaco. He defeated Andreas Beck, Mikhail Youzhny as well as Tommy Robredo prior to his quarter final defeat at the hands of second ranked Serbian tennis ace, Novak Dokovic in a total of two sets. The final match score was 6–2, 6–3.
Nalbandian later on didn’t play at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia as a result of his leg injury. The injury stayed and the Argentinean couldn’t play at the 2010 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, as well as the clay court French Open championship. He also didn’t contest in the grass court Grand Slam, Wimbledon, held at the All England Club.
David during the last month contested in a total of two singles clashes for his side versus Russia in the Davis Cup competition held in Moscow. He defeated Nikolay Davydenko in a total of three sets as well as Mikhail Youzhny in the decisive rubber, handing Argentina a win of 3-2.
Nalbandian made a comeback in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic tournament where he captured the trophy after knocking down Marcos Baghdatis in the final battle in a total of two sets.
As far as the ongoing Rogers Cup tennis tournament 2010 is concerned, David Nalbandian has started off the tournament quite well. He has already won his first round match against the Spanish tennis ace, David Ferrer in the first round of the competition and is hoping to perform well in the rest of the championship.
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