Nalbandian "shocks world" at Masters Cup
Nov 20, 2005
Reuters
By Alastair Himmer
SHANGHAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) -
[...]
Nalbandian was the first Argentine to reach the final since Guillermo Vilas won the title in 1974 but an exhausted Federer refused to lie down.
The Swiss, out on his feet and barely able to run, bravely dragged himself back from 4-0 down in the fifth set to serve for the match at 6-5.
[...]
Nalbandian, who was beaten by Australia's Lleyton Hewitt in the 2002 Wimbledon final, said his Masters Cup victory would give him a psychological boost.
[...]
Federer had won his previous 35 matches and his last 24 tournament finals before falling to Nalbandian -- a fact not lost on the Argentine.
"He didn't lose many matches during the year and he never loses in finals," smiled Nalbandian, who picked up $1.4 million and a new Mercedes for his week's work.
"It's really important for me. I really surprised everybody with this victory."
Nalbandian remembered to thank Andy Roddick, whose back injury allowed him to enter the elite eight-man tournament in Shanghai.
"I need to thank him," he said. "If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here."
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
Reuters
By Alastair Himmer
SHANGHAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) -
[...]
Nalbandian was the first Argentine to reach the final since Guillermo Vilas won the title in 1974 but an exhausted Federer refused to lie down.
The Swiss, out on his feet and barely able to run, bravely dragged himself back from 4-0 down in the fifth set to serve for the match at 6-5.
[...]
Nalbandian, who was beaten by Australia's Lleyton Hewitt in the 2002 Wimbledon final, said his Masters Cup victory would give him a psychological boost.
[...]
Federer had won his previous 35 matches and his last 24 tournament finals before falling to Nalbandian -- a fact not lost on the Argentine.
"He didn't lose many matches during the year and he never loses in finals," smiled Nalbandian, who picked up $1.4 million and a new Mercedes for his week's work.
"It's really important for me. I really surprised everybody with this victory."
Nalbandian remembered to thank Andy Roddick, whose back injury allowed him to enter the elite eight-man tournament in Shanghai.
"I need to thank him," he said. "If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here."
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
posted by Vahe Balabanian at 11:29 AM
1 Comments:
An epic victory by a Hye, who makes every hye swell with pride.
Just hearing the name resonate in the lips of commentators and pundits is an uplifting boon to every hye.
Many more epics are in store for the golden hye.
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