DC defeat for Nalbandian

David Nalbandian is out of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC after losing to James Blake.

Argentinian struggles to find his rhythm during defeat

Defending champion David Nalbandian is out of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC after he was defeated by James Blake in the second round. The eighth seed never got going in his opening match of the event as his American opponent delighted the home crowd with a 6-2 6-4 triumph. Elsewhere in the second round, number 11 seed John Isner overcame Tobias Kamke 6-1 6-3 while Kevin Anderson, the 13th seed, beat qualifier Chris Guccione 3-6 6-2 7-6 (7-0) and number 16 Jarkko Nieminen beat Igor Kunitsyn 7-5 6-4. In the first round, Grigor Dimitrov came through a tough clash with Tim Smyczek to win 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3). Ryan Sweeting beat Alex Bogomolov Jr 6-2 6-4, Flavio Cipolla dispatched Marsel Ilhan 7-5 6-0 and Michael Berrer was a 7-5 6-1 winner over Paolo Lorenzi. Wildcard Ryan Harrison advanced with a 6-4 1-6 6-1 win over Mischa Zverev, Somdev Devvarman beat Denis Gremelmayr 6-2 6-3 and Tommy Haas beat Amer Delic 6-2 6-3.