David Nalbandian of Argentina gave the host nation a quick lead with a 63 62 63 win over David Ferrer of Spain. But Feliciano Lopez of Spain fired back with a superb 46 76(2) 76(4) 63 win over Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the second singles match. Though del Potro was the clear favourite to win and took the first set, Lopez produced a great performance to recover. Del Potro also had an injury time-out during the fourth set but Lopez already solidified his lead to win in 3 hours and 19 minutes. On Saturday, Lopez and Fernando Verdasco will face Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri in the doubles.
More tomorrow, stay tuned.
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Well, I really thought Del Potro will outplay Lopez...But you never know about Davis Cup...
And Del Potro also had treatment on court and is waiting for the result from the doctor, so he might not play his second match on Sunday :(
I hope he will be fine for the Sunday match!
A tremendous start for Nalbandian but a disappointing ending for Del Potro. That is how you can summarized the overall performance from Day 1.
David Nalbandian was just perfect on every aspect of his game and he could do no wrong. Ferrer did had his moments where I felt that he could pull something, but Nalbandian gave him no room for revival. This was the one of the best performance from Nalbandian that I've seen in a while.
I have to admit that I was expecting Del Potro to give us a 2-0 lead. But I can put the blame entirely on him as he was carrying a minor injury during the game. I'm sure he will look back with plenty determination to win on Sunday.
Now here comes the moment which I fear the most. Just like what happened, it will be the double event that might be crucial for Argentina on their Davis Cup quest. I hope Nalbandian/Calleri can pull something out of this but Spain will have plenty of confidence following Feliciano's win. We'll see how things goes.
In the meantime, please check out my re-cap on the matches from Day 1. Of course, your feedback is highly appreciated.
http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/2008/11/davis-cup-final-day-1-mixed-fortunes.html
Lets hope Argentina can pull it off.
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