David Nalbandian: we showed a good gameJuly 16, 2010 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The French Davis Cup squad completed a 5-0 whitewash of defending champions Spain asGilles Simon defeated Nicolas Almagro 76(4) 76(7) and Julien Benneteau recorded a straight sets win over Feliciano Lopez 76(3) 64 to put France into the semifinals for the first time since 2004, daviscup.com reported. France will face Argentina, who defeated Russia 3-2 in Moscow, in September’s semifinal. “We showed a good game. I felt great,” Argentine David Nalbandian said after the victory. France goes into that tie having never lost to the South Americans in their four previous meetings. It has been 28 years since these two nations have met, most recently in 1982 in Buenos Aires. Both teams could be without key players however, with Tsonga out for a few weeks with a knee injury and Juan Martin del Potro sidelined after right wrist surgery. But both captains will be hopeful that they will have all their best players available for selection. The French Tennis Federation has about two weeks to select their venue for the semifinal against Argentina with several cities vying to host the tie. Today’s odds are on Montpellier in France’s Languedoc region and its new stadium. Whatever the venue, though, the love the French players and public have for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is abundantly clear. 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 | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |