Comeback at the Copa Telmex

(ATP)

There was some hope that David might be able to return a week earlier than planned after his optimistic statements in a recent interview. But by now it's official - David will make his comeback at the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires.

After nine months of absence and an unsuccessful attempt at a comeback in Auckland, where he suffered an abdominal tear, David Nalbandian will return to the court at the Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires, as has been confirmed to Infobae.com.

Nalbandian now has a set date for his return to the circuit. It will take place after February 14, during the week of the ATP tournament in Buenos Aires, according to sources from Nalbandian's camp. [Main draw starts February 15.]

The player from Unquillo spent 9 months away from the ATP Tour, first because of hip surgery he underwent in May 2009, and then because of a tear in the abdominal area that kept him from making his return at the ATP tournament in Auckland, New Zealand.

His last competitive match Nalbandian played in early May 2009 at the Estoril Open in Portugal, where Chile's Paul Capdeville defeated him 6-2, 6-2.

A few days after his defeat at Estoril, Nalbandian, who was ranked 19th at the time, announced that he'd finally have surgery for a hip injury that had been troubling him since 2008, after the quarterfinal Davis Cup tie against Sweden.

Having successfully mastered the different stages of rehabilitation after surgery, in early January Nalbandian experienced a sharp abdominal pain during preparations for his match against Germany's Philipp Kohschreiber in Auckland, where he made his first attempt to return to the circuit.

After a good recovery, Nalbandian will now start playing again in 2010 at the ATP tournament in Buenos Aires. The week after that, he will be playing the tournament in Acapulco. (Source.)

So - two more weeks of waiting...