David Nalbandian News

CHANG, CHAN ADVANCE: World No. 3 Novak Djokovic romped to victory in Basel on Thursday and Taiwan s two remaining players both won yesterday in Taipei AFP, BASEL, SWITZERLAND Saturday, Nov 07, 2009, Page 20 Japan s Ayumi Morita returns to Rika Fujiwara during their singles match at the OEC Taipei Ladies Open at the Taipei Arena yesterday.

Federer eases into Basel QFs Reigning three-time champion and hometown hero Roger Federer was an easy second-round winner Wednesday at the Swiss Indoors.

Novak Djokovic clinched the most comprehensive victory of his career on Thursday when he humiliated Czech journyeman Jan Hernych 6-0, 6-0 to reach the Swiss Indoors quarter-finals. The 52-minute "doule-bagel" was the first for the Serb at the elite ATP level, bettering his 6-1, 6-0 win over Argentina's David Nalbandian in the Queen's club ...

Idea and Format: Courtesy U.S. First things first. After 50 gloomy days, the sun has peeked out from behind the dark clouds again... Today is warm, and pleasant.

Playing his first tennis since losing in September's U.S. Open final, Swiss icon Roger Federer returned to the tennis courts with a first-round victory Monday at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament.

How many times can you inflate a balloon before the skin gives out - before the form will no longer hold air? Can you extend its life by only rolling it out only once a year to fly above the crowds lining the pavement during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? I think of Underdog, somehow...always a favorite of mine.

David Nalbandian A of Argentina has long been regarded as an enigma of men's tennis, having reached the final of Wimbledon on his debut at SW19 in 2002.

Home favourite Robin Soderling was forced to withdraw from the Stockholm Open semi-final yesterday, sending Marcos Baghdatis through to the final without the Cypriot having to strike a ball.

Top-seeded Robin Soderling withdrew from the Stockholm Open semifinals Saturday because of an elbow injury, allowing Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus to advance to the final where he will play Olivier Rochus.

French Open runner-up Soderling is fighting for one of two remaining spots in next month's eight-man ATP World Finals in London, standing provisional ninth behind Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Verdasco .

David Nalbandian will test his surgically-repaired right hip in Auckland in January.

Top-seeded Swedish favorite Robin Soderling was an easy second-round winner, while ill second-seeded German Tommy Haas pulled out of the Stockholm Open on Thursday.

Former world No.3 David Nalbandian is expected to return to the ATP tennis circuit at January's Heineken Open, ending a nine-month layoff due to hip surgery, tournament director Richard Palmer said Thursday.

Top-seeded Swedish favorite Robin Soderling and second-seeded Tommy Haas of Germany were among Wednesday's winners at the Stockholm Open.

They may have missed the Argentinean they really wanted, but former world No 3 David Nalbandian is not a bad consolation prize for Auckland's Heineken Open tennis tournament.

"Approach Shots" is Ricky's weekly look at what's ahead on the ATP Tour. Every Sunday he'll preview all the tournaments scheduled for the upcoming week.

Fluctuating form, and assorted injuries have played havoc with the top few positions in the men's rankings in recent months.

As some of the world's top players compete at the ATP tournament in Bangkok, Thailand this week I thought it would be an appropriate time to look back at the rise of Andy Murray who really took the tennis world by storm at that tournament four years ago.

A WORLD march for peace, endorsed by a galaxy of leading figures in politics, sport and entertainment, will start in New Zealand on Friday and criss-cross the globe over three months.

David Nalbandian is without doubt an enigma of men's tennis the Argentine reached the final of Wimbledon in what was his first professional Grass Court tournament as a 20 year old back in 2002.