David Nalbandian topic #2: Nalby has them all for breakfast!

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Op vrijdag 17 juli 2009 12:57 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:

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NEW YORK -- David Nalbandian of Argentina and Mario Ancic of Croatia have withdrawn from the U.S. Open.

The United States Tennis Association said Friday that the 15th-ranked Nalbandian is recovering from hip surgery and the 90th-ranked Ancic is battling mononucleosis.

Ivan Navarro of Spain and Karol Beck of Slovakia will replace Nalbandian and Ancic in the main draw of the Grand Slam tournament that runs from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13.

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Nalbandian Back On Practice Court Next Week

After undergoing hip surgery just three months ago on 13 May, former World No. 3 David Nalbandian hopes to return to the practice court in 10 days time and resume competitive tennis once more at the Australian Open in January.

The Argentine, who reached the Wimbledon final in 2002 (l. to Hewitt), said his main goals when he returns are to win a Grand Slam and the Davis Cup. The Cordoba native was part of the Argentine Davis Cup team that finished runner-up in 2008 (l. to Spain) and 2006 (l. to Russia).

“The aim is to once more return to the Top 10, maintain my position and try to win a Grand Slam,” affirmed Nalbandian. “And obviously, Davis Cup is one of my dreams as well.”

The 27 year old, whose last appearance was a first-round loss at the Estoril Open, confirmed that the rehabilitation after the surgery went better than expected and that he is motivated to start training physically for his comeback. He will hit for 20 minutes a day and increase his time on the court gradually.

“It was very difficult to make the decision to have the surgery,” admitted Nalbandian. “I tried to push it as much as possible but I was suffering when I played and I could not continue like that. There was no other option.”

Life away from the court has been very quiet for Nalbandian, who has spent the time at home in Unquillo, a province of Cordoba, with his friends. On his return, he will look to follow in the footsteps of former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, who underwent hip surgery last August and has made a successful comeback – winning his 27th tour-level title in Houston (d. Odesnik) and reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals (l. to Roddick).

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Op woensdag 23 september 2009 22:15 schreef TheGeneral het volgende:
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Hij moet nog wel een paar kilootjes afvallen denk ik zo...

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Op maandag 28 september 2009 19:17 schreef Chriz2k het volgende:
Net als dat dikke hoofd van hem.

under the legs half volley

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Op donderdag 8 oktober 2009 19:39 schreef Nalbandian het volgende:
David is Fine and will make his Comeback in San Juan

Having the approval of his doctor, the Spaniard Ángel Ruiz Cotorro, David Nalbandian will make his comeback at the Copa San Juan Minero to be played between December 12th and 13th in the Aldo Cantoni Stadium in that city. The player from Córdoba spent a week in Barcelona to have a routine check-up after the hip surgery, and he now has his doctor’s approval. This tennis quadrangular will take place on December 12th and 13th and, apart from “King” David, Gastón Gaudio, Guillermo Cañas and the Chilean medal winner Nicolás Massú are expected to be there. Last May 13th the man from Unquillo underwent surgery due to a problem in a hip cartilage which cushions the movement of the femur. He was in much pain and could not play as normal. But his recovery has been good and he is already increasing the training time on court.

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Op vrijdag 6 november 2009 01:53 schreef wimderon het volgende:

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