Comments on Vamos David - A David Nalbandian Fan Blog: Interview - David on Crutches but already at the G...

Didn't both Stepanek and Berdych retire at Madrid?...

2009-05-20T12:18:57.570-03:00

Didn't both Stepanek and Berdych retire at Madrid? Berdych with some sort of leg injury? - Okay, the QF tie is still about two months away but that probably added to my paranoia. ;)

I don't see the Davis Cup semi-final as being much...

2009-05-20T06:07:59.028-03:00

I don't see the Davis Cup semi-final as being much of a threat, not at where it's scheduled. Maybe if it was mid-October or November I would be more concerned (Though I wouldn't rule out a doubles-only appearance but what would the point if it were to be against the Bryans?). It's straight after the US Open, and that's already ruled out. It would be too soon to risk playing best-of-five set matches, and having that as the first tournament to play.

Anyway I don't give Argentina much of a chance against Czech Republic. Only when they get past that hurdle, I'll start to think about it more seriously. As well as Monaco is playing at the moment, he would struggle on a carpet court. I'll give them a slight chance though because you never know with Berdych. But I think the Czechs would be in trouble if one of them were to be injured.

I just think that it would make sense to forget ab...

2009-05-19T22:09:36.414-03:00

I just think that it would make sense to forget about this season. Maybe play the Copa Argentina exho in December as a first test. And then come back next year and make use of the protected ranking. I'd rather see him out for the rest of the year and then coming back fully recovered than playing again too early and risking further problems with his hip.

In those interviews, it sounds like he'll take his time. But only until they ask him about a possible DC semi. And then he says that if he can, he'll be there. That tie would be played in mid-September... It's just that for me, DC is the one big, potential threat to his recovery.
Maybe I'm paranoid...

Rest is important to recovery but so is a vision o...

2009-05-19T17:31:00.000-03:00

Rest is important to recovery but so is a vision of how things will be in the future, so it's quite normal and not at all cruel to ask these questions about the future. It's all about a positive outlook and that never goes away for a champion, whether he's in a hospital bed or on court.

Poor Nalby, people talks about his return 3 days a...

2009-05-19T10:41:00.000-03:00

Poor Nalby, people talks about his return 3 days after a surgery..What
a lack of diplomacy...they should shut up and let David and doctors doing the job..I hope he'll take all his time to go back healthy and ready to beat Nadal..

I like the answers - he doesn't know how long reco...

2009-05-18T18:32:00.000-03:00

I like the answers - he doesn't know how long recovery will take and he's not going to rush himself. Which is absolutely right. He'll be back in his own sweet time. I'm resigned to at least a 6 month break; anything less would be a nice bonus.

To be honest, I'd be okay with Argentina losing th...

2009-05-18T12:20:00.000-03:00

To be honest, I'd be okay with Argentina losing the QF tie. To stop those speculations and to keep David from doing something silly and potentially dangerous, i.e. trying to play DC whether he's fit enough for it, or not.

Istabraq, welcome to the comments section.
Yeah, those questions do seem a bit much at this point. But I guess what's behind it is really just wanting to know (and being able to tell the readers) for how long he'll be out. And that he's doing whatever he can to come back.

All those questions about what he's going to do ne...

2009-05-17T20:19:00.000-03:00

All those questions about what he's going to do next and how long it's all going to take... give the poor guy a break! He's just come out of surgery and is still in pain.

Good to see David is not completely counting out h...

2009-05-17T17:44:00.000-03:00

Good to see David is not completely counting out his DC chances this year.