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Nalbandian to make Queen's debut

David Nalbandian
Nalbandian made his breakthrough at Wimbledon in 2002

World number seven and 2002 Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian will make his first appearance at the Artois Championships at Queen's Club in June.

The Argentine has joined a strong field that includes Andy Murray, world number two Rafael Nadal and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic.

Both defending champion Andy Roddick and Australian Lleyton Hewitt will be aiming for a record fifth title.

The grass-court tournament, which is in its 30th year, begins on 9 June.

"I have never been to Queen's before, but everyone told me that it is a good tournament," said Nalbandian. "I am looking forward to being there.

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"I like playing on grass, I played my first Grand Slam final on grass in 2002 and I will be in London for one month this time so I think I will be more prepared for Wimbledon than ever before."

Murray, 20, missed last year's Artois Championships due to a wrist injury and will be keen to take advantage of the ranking points on offer this time around.




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