Nalbandian gives Argentina 1-0 lead against Russia

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09/19/2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Nalbandian handled Igor Andreev in straight sets on Friday to give the host Argentines a 1-0 lead over Russia in their best-of-five Davis Cup semifinal.

The world No. 7 Nalbandian charged past Andreev 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-4 in 2 hours, 26 minutes on the red clay at Buenos Aires' Estadio Parque Roca. Nalbandian recorded three service breaks, while Andreev was unable to break his gritty Argentine counterpart on Day 1.

Friday's second opening singles rubber will pit the hosts' 13th-ranked Juan Martin del Potro against Russia's best, world No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko.

Saturday's doubles rubber will pit an Argentine duo of Agustin Calleri and Guillermo Canas against a Russian pairing of Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov, while Sunday's reverse singles currently call for Nalbandian to meet Davydenko and del Potro to battle Andreev.

Argentina is captained by Alberto Mancini, while Shamil Tarpischev is guiding team Russia. Tarpischev led the Russian women past host Spain in last week's Fed Cup finale.

Two-time champion Russia is 3-1 all-time versus Argentina, including a 3-2 victory in the 2006 Davis Cup final in Moscow. Their last meeting in Buenos Aires resulted in a lopsided 5-0 Argentine victory in 2003.

Russia captured the Davis Cup in 2002 and 2006, while Argentina has never won the coveted championship. The Russians were last year's runners-up to the United States.

The Argentina-Russia winner will face the USA-Spain victor in the 2008 Davis Cup final, in November.

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