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Nalbandian wins in straight sets

Associated Press

Monday, February 16, 2009

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's David Nalbandian opened his Telmex Cup defense with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador on Monday. The top-seeded Nalbandian broke serve in the fifth game and held on to easily win the first set. In the second set, Nalbandian took two service breaks to Lapentti's one to take the match in 1 hour, 14 minutes. "I started out with a strong match," said Nalbandian in his first appearance before a home crowd since Argentina's loss to Spain in ...

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