David Nalbandian to participate in Winston-Salem OpenAugust 18, 2012 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Winston-Salem Open officials awarded their final wild-card spot to David Nalbandian on Friday, August 17 morning, tournament director Bill Oakes announced. He will join three previously announced wild cards in the ATP 250 tournament — Ryan Harrison, James Blake and Tomas Berdych. Nalbandian, No. 39 in the latest ATP rankings, replaces Gael Monfils, who initially accepted a wild card but withdrew Thursday as he continues to recover from a knee injury. Nalbandian, 30, from Argentina, was the 2002 runner-up at Wimbledon and has been ranked as high as No. 3 in the world, in 2006. He has won 11 career ATP World Tour singles titles and has reached the final of 12 other tournaments. The Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest will start Saturday, with play in the qualifying tournament. Play in the main draw will start Sunday, Winston-Salem Journal reported. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |