David Nalbandian News

Tomas Berdych and Ivo Minar will play singles matches for the Czech Republic on Friday against the Argentine duo of Juan Monaco and Juan Martin del Potro in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Davis Cup.

Argentina hopes to overcome a fast court and the absence of David Nalbandian to beat the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup and reach its sixth semis in the last eight years.

Despite losing out on a place in the Wimbledon men's final, Andy Murray is still on course to become the greatest ever British player of the post-war era.

Tommy Haas has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals, joining a select group of men who made the last four despite being the wrong side of 30.

THE least important, most meaningless statistic in sport belongs to tennis. It is the scoreline that reads Little Lleyton trailing two sets to none.

It is not the most helpful of conditions to bring to the All England Club. Viktor Troicki, Andy Murray's opponent here this afternoon, is allergic to grass.

Andy Murray ratcheted the home crowd expectation up another notch with another clinical execution on Centre Court.

There is nothing the Centre Court loves more than a born-again champion. In his screaming pomp, Lleyton Hewitt was far too Bart Simpson-like for the debenture holders' genteel taste but they are always prepared to offer heartfelt support to a former winner who's fallen on hard times.

Taiwan s Lu Yen-hsun was swept aside in straight sets by world No. 2 Roger Federer in a first round men s singles match at Wimbledon Monday, but he emerged from the encounter with more confidence and a new coach.

THIS year will mark Andy Murray's fifth attempt at Wimbledon glory. Here's how he's got on so far: 2005: Won on Wimbledon debut against George Bastl, beat Radek Stepanek in straight sets but lost in the third round in a five-setter to David Nalbandian.

Argentine hopes of advancing to its second straight Davis Cup semifinal rest squarely on the shoulders of Roland Garros semifinalist Juan Martin del Potro.

Amelie Mauresmo of France plays a shot in her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during the AEGON International Tennis Championships at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, south-east England yesterday.

Eastbourne, Great Britain: AEGON International No Surprise Top seed Igor Andreev was never one to prosper on the lawns in England, so his first-round defeat today at the hands of Canadian Frank Dancevic was certainly not mind-boggling... by Nima Naderi 26 reads Preview/Prediction June 16, 2009 No Surprise Top seed Igor Andreev was never one to ...

For over a decade it was Tim Henman who laboured in vain to hold aloft the famous gold trophy in south-west London.

Last year, Rafael Nadal stole Roger Federer's crown to become the world's number one tennis player.

The last Frenchman has been brushed from his path and now all of France is at his side, whispering in his ear, " Roland Garros est vous, Roger, Roland Garros est vous ." And in his wildest dreams, Roger Federer could not have imagined that two of three from Juan Martn Del Potro, his semi-final opponent, Robin Sderling and Fernando Gonzlez would ...

How can you be called the greatest of all time when two players in your generation are dominating you and a third has gotten your number of late? I admire Fed and think he's an exquisite player to watch, but the players he beat in his prime - Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, David Nalbandian and Andy Roddick -were just not of the same caliber Pete ...

Nikolay Davydenko has long served as a good measuring stick for the top players' performances.

Juan Martin del Potro breezed into his first Grand Slam championship semi-final Wednesday with a performance that was full of confidence and maturity against No.

According to her, there will be a total number of 6000 observers, including 29 representatives from local NGOs.