Q: Taking into account that the recovery will take a while, how long will you be playing tennis?
David: My plan always was to compete at least till I'm 30, although sometimes that's something that doesn't just depend on the decisions I make. Now that I'm 27, I still think the same: as long as I'm healthy, I'll keep playing. After my retirement, my plan is to stay connected to tennis.
Q: What was the most frustrating moment of your career?
David: Without a doubt, losing the Davis Cup final at Mar del Plata was the most painful moment. It was an excellent opportunity and we let it slip through our fingers.
Q: In terms of the future, what will be your priority, winning a Grand Slam or the Davis Cup?
David: My priority always was the Davis Cup and remains to be just that. Therefore I plan my schedule in a way that will allow me to represent Argentina in that competition.
Q: Don't you think that the public would recognize you even more if you won a Grand Slam?
David: People value what I have achieved, regardless of whether or not I won a Grand Slam. Over the past seven years I managed to stay inside the Top Ten and that shows that I was able maintain my level for a long time. However, winning a Grand Slam is something I still have to do.
Detailing the order of his preferences, Nalbandian said that "after tennis, my favourite sport is golf, even ahead football and motorsport." He added that Roger Federer "is the best tennis player in history", that he feels "proud" to be the Swiss player's contemporary and to have defeated him eight times.
Q: Which match would you like to play again in order to avenge what happened?
David: The Wimbledon final I lost against Lleyton Hewitt. And also the hypothetical fifth rubber I would've played against Feliciano Lopez in the Davis Cup final. For me, those are things that are difficult to shake off.
Update - new video clip
Tamar has sent me a link to a new video clip from "Todas Noticias". I tried embedding it here but that won't work (this is just an image I've captured from the video). So in order to view it, you have to follow this link. If the clip doesn't appear straight away, scroll down the list of videos on the right hand side of the page until you get to "Nalbandian se recupera". That's the one.
In the clip, David says he's feeling relaxed, he's looking forward to taking up his tennis training and that he hasn't lost too much muscle mass on his legs. He talks about his non-tennis exercise program in the pool and at the gym, he says there's a lot at stake for him so it's important that he sticks to schedule with its different steps. He thinks he'll have at least three more years of playing at the highest level and competing in Davis Cup. He says he did well, playing with the pain for two years and "on one leg" at some of the tournaments he played during that period. Still, he's sure he'll be able to play better without the pain and this is why he's feeling relaxed.
- Nothing really new in terms of the interview.
So we can discuss what he looks like in that clip... ;)
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I think it a very good sign that David is talking in terms of his having to deal with losses like the Hewitt/Wimbledon and the DC. He is owning the pain and the disappointment which is better than going on and on about feeling fine.
It seems this time out is giving him needed time to take stock, to deal with these feelings and adjust his ambitions.
I have to admit that I was shocked, translating it. - Because of the "I like golf better than football" part. I really hope that's only because he can't play with his friends and River Plate haven't done too well, lately. Golf ahead of football. Please... ;)
But I like his replies to the inescapable DC questions in this interview.
Thanks for the translation. What a big surprise...David prefers golf than rally ??? Is he ill ??? He must have the fever...I guess he'll play till he's fed up of tennis and after, He used to talk about becoming rally racer but now...he wants to follow Woods's steps...
I'm not entirely shocked. I think it's partly because he gets to play golf more than football or particpate in a rally. I like the fact he isn't planning on retiring any time soon, can't wait for him to come back :)
Hi, can you watch this clip ? I can't so we must wait till it's on You Tube. I guess there's nothing new ?
Hi again, I forgot to tell you to watch Clarin there's a new David article and you will never guess about what ??? Davis Cup of course (what else???)
Tennisace, yeah, I can watch that clip. If you can't, maybe javascript isn't enabled on your browser? Have you tried scrolling down the list of of video clips and playing it from there?
If you can't watch it at all, I wrote down in my post what he says in that clip. It is nothing new, really.
About that article on clarin.com, they're quoting from a radio interview David did yesterdy. I have that interview in full as an audio file (it's very long and not just about DC, that's just the part of it they chose to quote ;). But it'll take me a while to write down what he says. And I'm still hoping that Tamar (who gave me the audio file) will maybe make a transcript... But there's definitely more to come about that interview.
Dear Julia, don't worry, I finally
saw this video (thanks for your help). As you said, nothing new...hope Tamar can transcript the Clarin interview ?? It's long and boring without our lovely Nalby don't you think so ?
Glad I could help you. :)
Yeah, it is boring without David... Though less boring than I feared. I mean, he's really keeping me busy with all those interviews he's doing... ;)
Speaking of which, I'll post the first part of the radio interviw later today. Including some good news.
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