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DAVID  NALBANDIAN

Final

David Nalbandian (Arg) def. Roger Federer (Sui/N.1)
1-6 6-3 6-3
El Campeon de Masters Madrid.


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WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Nalbandian : "I think I played very well throughout the match. It's true that in the first set I had a bit of bad luck in the important moments or failed to return some balls and he took advantage of it well. It was a 6-1 kind of fast but I felt that I was playing well. From that moment on, everything started to get better. I think I managed to put him under pressure.

"I think my only problem this year were my injuries at the beginning of the season, in Australia, and then during the clay season; until Roland Garros I wasn't well physically. I had a few injuries that wouldn't let me train hard or be ready to face the best players of the world. After Roland Garros, after Wimbledon I was able to start working hard, to spend more hours in the court and the gym. We had been working hard and it was bound to give its results any moment. And, well, you saw it this week.

"[The title] is really important because of the moment it's taken place in. I think it will come in handy to have a good start for next year. It was one of the goals we had set up for this indoors season."

Federer : "He came back strong, played really well. In the end I think he was a better player all in all.
"I thought I was more aggressive in the first set and he was more aggressive in the next two sets. I was really struggling to play aggressive. After that first set for some reason he played more tough, more long, never missed that many balls.

"I don't get surprised anymore by my opponents. If he's better, he's better, like today. I have to accept it because I tried very hard. I was trying in some ways, when I was younger, but never as hard as I do it today because then I thought maybe the talent would make the difference, not the fight. Today I tried to fight but it wasn't enough. I would have had to play better to win."

阿根廷人的驕傲

David Nalbandian became the third player since 1994 to defeat the world's top three players in consecutive matches after defeating No. 1 Roger Federer 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win his first ATP Masters Series title in Madrid Sunday. In doing so he salvaged a disappointing season by his high standards: The Argentine had reached just one quarterfinal this year coming into Madrid.


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