Nalbandian to miss Valencia Open to recover from injury

PanARMENIAN.Net - Former World No. 3 David Nalbandian has decided not to play any further tournaments this year in order to recover from a strained left hamstring and to prepare for the Davis Cup final in the best possible way, the player’s spokesman Bernardo Ballero said.

After a series of tests in Barcelona with his personal doctor Angel Ruiz-Cotorro it was found that David Nalbandian has suffered a strain in his left hamstring.

Therefore the player and his team have decided that it's better for him not to contest the Valencia Open 500 next week.

Nalbandian suffered the injury competing at the Stockholm Open, playing against the Croat Ivan Dodig and because of it he had to withdraw from that tournament and also from the St. Petersburg Open this week.

Nalbandian is scheduled to return to Argentina, in order to continue his rehabilitation and also to train on clay for playing the Davis Cup final in Sevilla, on December 2-4.

"I'm very sad about what has happened to me. I was playing at a high level but as a precaution we have decided not to take any risks to be in top condition for the Davis Cup," David’s official fan blog quoted him as saying.