The
Championships
Wimbledon
at Wimbledon,
England
Monday, 23 June 2008
Frank Dancevic def. David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please, for David Nalbandian.
Q. Your
thoughts on that
one?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Well, uhm, I don't
have many chances
that much. I didn't
play well. So I
never thought it was
going to be like
this.
Q. Any idea
why you didn't play
well?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
You have that kind
of day sometimes. I
tried.
Every shot I miss, I
miss by close.
Important shots,
important points are
all gone.
Q. Because
you're known for
your ability to come
back in matches, to
stick in there and
come back. It just
didn't happen
tonight.
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Well, try. I break
once, but she (sic)
had a lot of
advantage in that
set. I couldn't turn
it around.
Q. It's been
sort of a
frustrating couple
of weeks for you.
You did quite well
at Queen's until you
played Novak. Now
today. You can play
on grass, can't you?
You reached the
final here.
Frustrating?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Yeah. Well, I
expected better than
this for sure.
Q. What were
your expectations
coming in?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Much better than
this, for sure.
Q. Physically
you're fine? There
was no problem with
that? Did you feel
your preparation was
good?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Well, not a hundred
percent, but...
Q. In what way?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Injuries.
Q. What's the
injury?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I
can't tell you.
Q. Why?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I
have to?
Q. Just
interested. No.
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
All right.
Q. Do you
prefer not to talk
about your injuries?
Are you worried that
it will sound like
you're making
excuses, or...
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
There's no reason to
talk for.
Q. Did the
injury hamper you on
court?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I
already asked you
that one.
Q. You seemed
quite flat
emotionally. Did you
feel like that, or
was it a physical
thing?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Maybe both, yeah.
Q. Were you
flat mentally
because of the
physical problem?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
It's hard to tell
which is first and
which is second.
Q. You're
known for going deep
into Grand Slams.
You haven't gone
deep into a Grand
Slam for quite a
while now.
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Yeah, that's one of
my goals, and I
couldn't made it.
Q. So what
will you do next?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
The hard court
season in U.S.
Q. Do you
expect to be fit
again relatively
quickly?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I
don't know. We will
try.
Q. No Olympic
Games?
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
Si.
Q. How would
you actually
summarize this
disappointment? How
disappointed are you
today?
DAVID NALBANDIAN: I
already asked that
one.
Q. In the
sense of overall.
DAVID NALBANDIAN:
(No response.)