Nalbandian nails comeback to open Madrid title defence with a win
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Madrid - Holder David Nalbandian had to fight past stubborn opponent Tomas Berdych at the Madrid Masters on Wednesday while American qualifier Robby Ginepri stunned fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko. Argentine seventh seed Nalbandian was playing his first match since lifting the Stockholm title at the weekend in a rampaging start to an indoor season which he dominated a year ago with back-to-back Masters titles in Madrid and Paris. Nalbandian finally put down the Berdych rebellion 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 as he swept away to victory in the final set. The South American fired nine aces and produced 32 winners to 34 unforced errors in a shade under two hours. Ginepri, a semi-finalist three years ago, turned Davydenko into the highest-ranked upset victim so far, advancing 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 as the Russian failed to get traction after a Moscow quarter-final perfor
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