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David Nalbandian has made it clear that he will play for Argentina in the Davis Cup next year. He brushed aside the rumours that he may possibly step down following a painful loss to Spain in the final. Nalbandian said that it bothers him if someone questions his continuation with the Davis Cup. He added that he sees the participation in the match representing the country s an honour. He was speaking for a televison interview at a conference in Mar del Plata., the site of Spain’s 3-1 victory over Argentina last weekend. He said that he will defend Argentina’s flag the best way possible.
A sullen-looking Nalbandian added that he was feeling devastated by the loss at home. “Understand the pain of a player not being able to score a point in an important series,” Nalbandian said in the conference. He said that he is looking forward as the terrible weekend is over.
Argentina got its only point in the best-of-five series with the performance of Nalbandian. He defeated David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the first singles match Friday. Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri were defeated by Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in the doubles on Saturday. This loss has left Argentina with the nearly impossible task of winning both reverse singles Sunday, which was a must to grab the title.
Nalbandian was upsett by the doubles loss and decided to skip the news conference after the match, for which he had to pay a fine of $5,000. Argentina Coach Alberto Mancini justified Nalbandian saying that he left the Islas Malvinas Stadium as he was not feeling well emotionally.
Nalbandian later apologized to reporters for missing the Saturday news conference. But he also used it a chance to nail them for spreading rumours on his argument with Calleri following the doubles loss.
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