David Nalbandian tells Clarin that Argentina still has a good enough team to be able to win its first Davis Cup. This year, Argentina lost at home to the Czech Republic in the semifinals. The stalwart Nalbandian was unable to compete due to injury, and top player Juan Martin del Potro was too hurt to play the deciding match on Sunday.
Argentina finished as Davis Cup runner-up in 1981, 2006, 2008, and 2011. The South American nation opens its 2012 campaign at Germany. Del Potro has said that he won’t play the tie, while Nalbandian says he’s always available.
“We have to win the Davis Cup once and for all,” Nalbandian said. “I think [we can win it all]. Argentina has very good players in this [current group], but the best was when we were four players in the top 10.”