Did David Nalbandian's 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (1), 9-7 win over Lleyton Hewitt unofficially get this year's Australian Open "into gear"—forgive the choice of phrase there, please—as I said earlier?

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) David Nalbandian has been fined $8,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct at the Australian Open. The 30-year-old Argentine was penalized for an unspecified off-court incident ...

He also reached the US Open final that year but fell to Argentina's David Nalbandian ... call from the Swiss icon Henry Bernet at the 2025 Australian Open - Source: Getty During his press ...