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David Nalbandian is one of the greatest Argentinian tennis players of all time and nalbandian of the most exceptional athletes in the history of the sport, nalbandian.

He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. Nalbandian was runner-up in the singles event at the Wimbledon Championships. During his career, he won 11 singles titles, including the Tennis Masters Cup in and two Masters tournaments. Nalbandian is the only Argentine man in history to reach the semifinals or better at all four majors and to reach the Wimbledon final. Nalbandian played right-handed with a two-handed backhand, which was known for being a devastating shot. He became a professional tennis player at the age of As a junior, Nalbandian reached as high as No.

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From tennis courts to cars David officially retired nalbandian racquet in He defeated Nikolay Davydenko6—4, 7—6, 7—6, nalbandian, in the first rubber, and Mikhail Youzhnynalbandian, 7—6, 6—4, 6—3, in the fifth and final rubber, giving Argentina a victory of 3—2 to qualify for the semifinals. Article Talk.

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Madrid, Spain. By John Berkok. On October 21, —13 years ago to this day—David Nalbandian pulled off the first and still only Big 3 sweep, beating Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the same tournament. It all went down at the ATP Masters event in Madrid then called the Tennis Masters Series , which was held on indoor hard courts in the fall at the time, and began with Nalbandian stunning No. He then edged No. Amazingly, Nalbandian almost repeated the feat two weeks later at another Masters event in Paris, beating Federer in the third round, , 3 , and Nadal in the final, ,

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Jump to navigation. Much like last season, has seen its share of retirements from the game. This past summer alone, reigning Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli bid a shocking adieu to the sport, and crowd favorite James Blake hung up his racquet after competing at the US Open one last time. Now, less than two months out from these goodbyes, another player will walk off into the sunset.

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In November he was granted the Platinum Konex Award as the best tennis player of the last decade in Argentina. Lleyton Hewitt. He made some offensive comments in the press against Spain, the Spanish tennis team, and Rafael Nadal. US Open. BBC News. After the tournament, his singles ranking moved up from no. Like their countrymen in the Ottoman Empire, Eastern Armenians also fell victim to the Genocide campaign. In other projects. With his unbeatable backhand he won numerous tournaments, obtained 11 titles, became a Wimbledon finalist and reached number three in world rankings, competing against strong opponents like Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. He became a professional tennis player at the age of After the Paris Masters, Nalbandian became the first player to defeat No. He prayed and read the Bible in his mother tongue; this was the only treasure he was able to rescue when he was forced to leave his home. First he spent the weekends there with his family and friends, and then began visiting on weekdays. Champions by year — Series' finals. He played the last final of his career at the Brasil Open , where he lost to Rafael Nadal.

He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No.

Kevork Nalbandian, or Jorge, as he was called in Argentina, was born in a town in Eastern Armenia part of the Russian Empire around Armenians showed much love and hospitality to their honorable guest. After the Australian Open, he played in the Movistar Open. He played Federer and started strongly, winning the first set 6—3 and going 3—0 up in the second set. Argentina went on to lose 3—2. He could take high balls on the backhand and forehand side and return them with acute angles and low trajectories and used these skills with great tactical intelligence. F , , This run took his rank up to world No. Archived from the original on 24 June In August, he announced that he would return to practice and eventually to competitive tennis at the Australian Open in January. Every time I wore the Argentinian jersey, it felt differently than just playing for myself. He fell to no.