Nalbandian to face Blake in Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2nd roundAugust 2, 2011 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - David Nalbandian, 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Champion returns to defend his title Tuesday, August 2.Nalbandian will face up against James Blake (USA), who gained a 6:3, 6:3 win over Tatsuma Ita (Japan) on August 1. As an ATP World Tour 500 tournament, the Legg Mason Tennis Classic is one of the top 20 men’s tournaments in the world, offering 500 points for each champion towards ranking, more than $1.2 Million dollars in player compensation, and increased national & international exposure for sponsors. 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 | 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |