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    Wimbledon-Nalbandian ends teenager Gasquet's run
    By Pritha Sarkar

    Reuters
    Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:58 PM BST

    LONDON, June 27 (Reuters) - An ill-tempered David Nalbandian charged
    into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-4 7-6 6-0 victory over
    France's hot prospect Richard Gasquet on Monday.

    Two days after ending the challenge of 18-year-old British hopeful
    Andrew Murray, Nalbandian captured the scalp of the last teenager in
    the men's draw en route to the last eight for the first time since
    2002, when he lost in the final.

    The Argentine 18th seed's victory set up a last eight meeting with
    former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson.

    Despite running away with the final set, Nalbandian did not have it
    all his way against the talented young Frenchman, who had claimed
    his first ATP tour title on grass at Nottingham.

    Midway through the second set, trailing 3-1 and attempting to gain a
    break back in the fifth game, he became embroiled in a heated exchange
    with umpire Wayne McKewen.

    Nalbandian marched up to the Australian and shouted: "You can't tell
    me you didn't see that (ball) fall on the line?"

    McKewen retorted: "Be careful with what you're saying."

    Nalbandian then appeared to calm down and swiftly broke Gasquet to
    get back on to level terms.

    Gasquet matched Nalbandian's tenacious baseline play with some
    blistering shots of his own during the first two sets but once the
    Argentine had clinched the tiebreak 7-3, the 27th seed simply wilted
    on a baking court two.
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