Former world number three David Nalbandian made a winning return to the circuit from hip surgery when he beat Italian Potito Starace 6-2, 7-6 in the first round of the Buenos Aires Open on Tuesday.

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The 2002 Wimbledon finalist celebrated after his first competitive match in nine months as if he had won a final and said the victory was a weight off his shoulders and answered his own questions as to how he would cope.
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