[krystlel]

Originally Posted by nalbyfan

He said he would retire at about 30 or 31..
let's see him playing his last years in peace !!!

What do you mean by in peace?

[nalbyfan]

Without constantly bashing him and criticizing him for his choices

[Stephan]

Top 10 of "If Stockholm 2010" are
1 Federer, Roger SUI 2
2 Soderling, Robin SWE 5
3 Berdych, Tomas CZE 7
4 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 17
5 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 25
6 Bellucci, Thomaz BRA 28
7 Robredo, Tommy ESP 41
8 Mayer, Florian GER 46
9 Berrer, Michael GER 49
10 Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 53

Federer can again cancel his participation...
why David has chosen this event, but not the Kremlin Cup?
he was lucky in Moscow this year...

[Joolz]

And in Stockholm.

[Stephan]

who knows, may be David had a bad filling about his trip to Asia...
he could loose again to someone very badly, like to verdasco...
f.e. Del Pony is also out of Tokyo,
he lost there 2 feliciano Lopez very painfully :

Fin. J. del Potro 3 0

F. Lopez 6 6

[Joolz]

He felt very tired after the US hardcourt swing and didn't manage to recover well enough in time for the Asian events.
And he thinks that playing in Asia would've diminished his chances at the indoor tournaments.

More on my blog (the link is in my sig).

[Stephan]

till now there was no official prove in Stockholm site,
only Blake is proved

Is there chance that North Europe is also "to far" 4 David?

[Stephan]

Originally Posted by Stephan

till now there was no official prove in Stockholm site,
only Blake is proved

Is there chance that North Europe is also "to far" 4 David?

ok
1) in his official site found this:

Nalbandian: "Voy a concentrarme en la gira indoor europea, que culmina con el Masters 1000 de Paris a mediados de noviembre”,
explicó David, quien se ha puesto como principal objetivo llegar a muy buen nivel para disputar el Abierto de Estocolmo,
que comienza el 18 de octubre. Tras ese torneo, disputaría el Swiss Indoors Basel, en Suiza."

2) & this part of his interview: Nalbandian: "Seguiré jugando la Davis con el capitán que sea"


Al rato aparece Tito Vázquez, el capitán. También conversan. Vázquez le pregunta cómo está, si descansó y cómo sigue su calendario. Nalbandian le cuenta que jugará en Estocolmo o en Viena, preferentemente en el primero, si le dan wild card , y luego en Basilea y el Masters 1000 de París. No es un encuentro diferente de otros que tuvieron lugar aquí o en otras partes del mundo. Los une una relación profesional. "

complete video & text is here:
http://www.canchallena.com/1311471

[novanora]

Originally Posted by krystlel

It sucks for you that you won't be able to see him in Shanghai. (especially over a reason like this)

I am just back from Japan, and will go to watch Shanghai Masters tomorrow without Nalby

[novanora]

Originally Posted by Björki

oh he is playing Stockholm?? that would be awesome.

Novanora

Ok, if he got the Stockholm WC, i can understand his choice. Stockholm is just after Shanghai, and it's far from here. Considering he always has the good results on the indoor hard, it can be understandable for him to focus on the European indoor season. But still I am personally disappointed. I don't mind travelling to watch him abroad, but it's always different to watch your favorite playing in your hometown, not mention he once had good results here before.

Hope he can recover to be peak at the following indoor season. And enjoy Stockholm tournament Björki you are much more lucky than I!

[Stephan]

Originally Posted by Stephan

Dave in If Stockholm???
It means we will watch him? playing and will support again




[i]Name: Name: If Stockholm Open
Category: ATP World Tour 250
Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Date: 18.10.2010-24.10.2010
Draw Size: S-28 D-16
Surface: Indoor Hard
Prize Money: € 531,000
Total Financial Commitment: € 600,000
Ticket Hotline: +46 (0) 771 45 46 00

title update

[nalbyfan]

Accordind to Danny Miche on tweeter, David refused Stockholm WC and could be back in Montpellier. don't know if it's true or not but Miche is a famous and well informed Argentinian journalist.
Wait and see

[Stephan]

it seems very familiar to me...
in season 2005 - 2006 in the end of his carrier A. Agassi planned but then canceled number of tournaments ...
and then retired ...

hope i'm wrong

[Stephan]

may be we will see David in the end of October again in France ?

[nalbyfan]

According to Patrice Dominguez, David has a WC in Montpellier but will he really come ??? Or withdraw at the last moment ??