David Nalbandian of Argentina wipes his face during a first round men's singles match against Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Monday, June 25, 2012.
David Nalbandian of Argentina wipes his face during a first round men's singles match against Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Monday, June 25, 2012. Tim Hales, Associated Press
By Associated Press

WIMBLEDON, England — There was no bloodshed this time, no temper tantrum and no forfeit for David Nalbandian.

The result was still a loss, though, as the Argentine was outplayed by eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic in the opening round at Wimbledon, his first match since being disqualified for injuring a line judge by kicking an advertisement board against his shin during the Queen's Club final.

Nalbandian controlled his emotions Monday, but the Serb still beat him 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

The 2002 Wimbledon finalist said he felt good support from the crowd despite the incident at Queen's, and that "I think everybody understood (it) wasn't a good thing that I did, but was very unlucky as well."

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Nalbandian was fined by the ATP and docked 150 ranking points for unsportsmanlike conduct.

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