"Nalbandian is making very good progress," said Spanish doctor Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, who has come to Argentina this week in order to examine the tennis player from Unquillo, currently recovering from back surgery [obviously a mistake from clarin.com].
Eight weeks after the surgical intervention, Dr. Ruiz-Cotorro has travelled to Argentina to see how things are going with Nalbandian's rehabilitation. "His muscular recovery is at 90 percent," he said. Good news for Nalbandian.
David's doctor, who's also in charge of Rafael Nadal and works for the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation, arrived in Argentina today to examine his patient and said, "I'm very content with the progress he's making and we are all very happy." The meeting took place in Buenos Aires, where Ruiz-Cotorro was present at a training session.
"The recovery after the operation is exceeding our expectations. He has regained tonicity of his muscles and his mobility is very good." Ruiz-Cotorro not only praised Nalbandian's effort in the past eight weeks but also congratulated Diego Rodriguez, who's responsible for monitoring the recovery protocol.
According to Ruiz-Cotorro, even though Nalbandian has already recovered 90 percent of his muscular strength, he won't be able to play professional tennis until in 4 to 5 months. "For me, David is a very good patient because he's following the protocol of recovery exercises and basically because he's a brave guy, who wasn't frightened of having surgery."
Meanwhile, Argentine news agency Telam has another brief interview with David...
Nalbandian: I want to come back and win the Davis Cup.
David Nalbandian said yesterday that he hopes to be a part of Argentina's Davis Cup team again and win the competition.
"It was strange, I'm used to being there and be a part of the team. It's strange to watch it from the outside. I'm eager to return and be on the team again, in order to play again and win the Davis Cup."
Asked about his relationship with Juan Martin Del Potro, he insisted that "everything is fine, I don't know why they keep bringing it up."
"Every player is different. Some play a final on Sunday and play Davis Cup, others don't. That depends on the player. It's the captain's job to judge each player's form."
"I turned down a lot of other things for the Davis Cup, I turned down ATP tournaments, money. And I don't regret it, every tennis player has his goals and priorities."
About his recovery from hip surgery, Nalbandian said that "everything is going very well, the recovery is progressing according to the phases we talked about already before the operation. I still have to do some tests tomorrow, but everything is going smoothly."
"I don't feel anxiety because I'm still a long way away from getting back on the tennis court. Maybe when you start training again but not yet playing. Within a month of starting by doing little things, I'm now swimming, doing gymnastics and cycling."
"It's still going to be four to six months until I can compete again, depending on how well I'll be by then. I'd have to be able to train for a full month without feeling discomfort and then start playing a couple of matches."
"I'm not obsessed. I'm ambitious about achieving my goals but I try to enjoy it and have a good time because the circuit is very demanding. I try to find a balance between tennis and my life. That's what has made me able to be among the best for many years."
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Re the Delpo thing, David still says they're fine but then talks of his own sacrifices for DC. But did he ever turn down a TMC for it? I don't think so. Until he openly and frankly acknowledges that Delpo had his own priorities right in that regard, I think there is still a kind of grudge there.
I agree with you Arizona, when you say everything is ok then follow that with such words it means things aren't ok.
Glad he's doing well and following the doctor's orders.
Hi everybody! It's a long time since I last wrote in this blog. Julia, I'm sorry I couldn't answer your mails... These days I'm going to email you.
I just want to tell that today (friday 17th) at 4.20pm (hour of Argentina) David returned from Buenos Aires to Cordoba by plane. David was examined by Cotorro in Buenos Aires.
Also, I want to advance you ("adelantar" is translated as "advance"?) that tomorrow will be published an interview to David in Clarin.
I promise I will write sooner!
Yeah, David. Why do they keep bringing it up, the question about Delpo... - Because of statements like that. Though it's not the first time he has said something that suggests he still blames Delpo for the loss of the DC final. Which is not right and not a good thing to be carrying around with you.
At the same time, I couldn't help but think that Delpo's remarks about the QF tie and the team being united and happy without a leader, the atmosphere much better than last year were, to some extent at least, directed at David... Looks like things are still far from being okay between these two.
As for turning down TMC for DC, no, David didn't. Never had to. But when he said he would last year (had he qualified), I'm sure he was being serious. Okay, he was injured at the time. But so was Delpo, if not quite as badly. Which is why he got some bad press and reactions from the crowd at Mar del Plata I guess. They thought he should have saved himself for DC and didn't have much of a chance at TMC, anyway. Which is apparently also what David thinks.
And hi, Tamar. No problem about the emails. Just glad you haven't gone missing. ;)
And thanks for the hint about the interview.
Julia: "They thought he should have saved himself for DC and didn't have much of a chance at TMC, anyway. Which is apparently also what David thinks."
Crowds are foolish, we all know that. An individual and professional sportsman should know better. You don't turn down TMC just because you came in at "only" #7 or #8. David even won it against all odds and as a mere replacement player.
No, if this is his attitude to Delpo, then it's a foolish attitude to have and a silly grudge to bear. And if that is what Delpo is hinting at then he's being very diplomatic about it, to say the least.
I'd say what Delpo was hinting at is David taking DC too seriously and seeing himself as the leader, something the team doesn't really need. Whereas I'd say that this had a lot to do with Mancini, who seemed happy enough, having David play that kind of role, taking most of the responsibility. But now there's a new captain, who seems to be doing some things differently. And it remains to be seen what David's new role will be.
As for Delpo having not much of a chance at TMC, that had nothing to do with the way he qualified. It was about the injury (toe) he had at that time and his doctors advising him to rest. And about just how tired he looked, both mentally and physically, towards the end of the season. It was also about thinking that he might struggle with the extreme time difference, arriving at Mar del Plata only shortly before the final. And while it was of course his decision to make, I think those were valid points.
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