TENNIS MASTERS CUP

November 15, 2005

David Nalbandian

Q. You'll be playing Ljubicic in the next match for a place in the semifinals. How do you think your prospects are there?

DAVID NALBANDIAN: Well, it's going to be a very tough match. We both need to win to qualify. We're going to try to do our best tennis on there. I know that he's very dangerous player. He has a very great serve. He's improving his game at the baseline. It's going to be a tough match.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: Not the best one, but I think I didn't play great today or same as I play against Federer. But always is nice to win to keep faith to qualify semis and let's keep going.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: For the players that pulled out?

DAVID NALBANDIAN: Well, both. We are not machines. Season is too long, too many matches, tournaments, different surface. And I think that kind of change is very tough for the body. Is very, very tough for everybody to keep healthy. I think the best players in the world try to play less tournament and better tournaments. Let's try to keep playing like that. If we play all season, it's very tough.

DAVID NALBANDIAN: It's tough because it's a countryman. We know very good each other. But on the same hand, nobody wants to lose against your partners. I think we didn't play our best today. I didn't play my best. I'm sure that Guillermo didn't play his best. But sometimes you share many, many things from very young, and then you have to see his face behind the net. Of course, you want to win, and of course he want to win, so is tough.