Nalbandian beats Marchenko in Queen's Club 1st roundJune 8, 2011 - 12:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over three months after his last ATP match and almost three years after playing his last match on grass, Argentine David Nalbandian made a successful comeback at Queen's Club championship, with his 6-3, 6-4 victory over Illya Marchenko of Ukraine. In the second round on June 8, David will face Serbian qualifier Ilija Bozoljac. Apart from his singles comeback, David played doubles with Andy Roddick, against Juan Martin Del Potro and Radek Stepanek, losing 6:3, 6:4. 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”. |