David Nalbandian
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Argentina trounces Spain with Davis Cup doubles win
Despite playing together for the first time, Argentina’s Nalbandian and Schwank overwhelmed Spain’s Nadal and David Ferrer in the Davis Cup final.
Nadal beats pal Nalbandian in US Open
Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the US Open last 16 with a victory over gutsy close friend David Nalbandian.
Venus, Serena bow out as Nadal strolls on
The Williams bandwagon rolled out of Roland Garros on Friday when sisters Venus and Serena were humbled in the third round by a pair of tenacious opponents who never lost belief.…
Nadal, Federer stay on course at French Open
Triple champion Rafael Nadal and the man whose ambitions he has thwarted each time in winning those titles, Roger Federer, both made smooth progress into the third round at the…
Tearful Kuerten ends Paris love affair
Gustavo Kuerten briefly rekindled his Parisian love affair on Sunday before bidding a tearful farewell to the French Open. The Brazilian has enjoyed a special relationship with…
Federer, Nadal play mind games ahead of French Open
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have turned to playing mind games ahead of the latest instalment of their epic French Open rivalry. Federer believes he is the more positive of the…
Federer strolls at Indian Wells, Davydenko exits
Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko became the highest seed to exit the Pacific Life Open but three-times champion Roger Federer barely broke sweat in reaching the fourth round on…
Federer finds his feet as Haas halts red-hot Roddick
World number one Roger Federer, in search of his first title of 2008, took no chances on Sunday as he moved smoothly into the third round of the Indian Wells Masters Series. The…
US, France and Argentina into Davis Cup last eight
Defending champions America and France, two of the most successful countries in Davis Cup history, will clash in this year’s quarterfinals after cruising through their World…
Roddick rolls into fourth straight Kooyong final
Andy Roddick continued his bid for a Kooyong Classic hat-trick on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Marat Safin to reach his fourth consecutive final. Roddick braved 41°C…
Ailing Federer pulls out of Aussie Open warm-up event
Roger Federer’s Australian Open preparations suffered a blow on Monday as the defending champion was forced to withdraw from the Kooyong Classic warm-up event owing to a virus.…
Golden Slam beckons for Federer, Henin
It will be the year of the Golden Slam for tennis in 2008 and realistically only two names are in the running. Both Roger Federer and Justine Henin finished this year as clear…
Federer eyes Sampras’s grand-slam record
Roger Federer again came close to winning the Grand Slam in 2007, reaching the final at all four major tournaments and winning three of them. This year, however, the top-ranked…
Federer blasts Ferrer to win fourth Masters Cup
World number one Roger Federer put on a vintage display to beat Spain’s David Ferrer 6-2 6-3 6-2 in securing his fourth Masters Cup title at the season-ending event on Sunday.…
Federer stunned by Chile’s Gonzalez
Top-ranked Roger Federer lost consecutive matches for the first time in four-and-a-half years, falling to number seven Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 on Monday at…