Fernando spoke in an interview about his fitness and preparation for the upcoming Davis Cup final:

“The foot is feeling good. Physically, I was with some problems in my knees but I took some days off. I hope that all the matches here at the Masters will be without pain and also I will arrive in Spain to play the Davis Cup feeling good. I need to see day-by-day how I will feel and then we will see if I am the best option to play. If not, I will not be angry. I just want to win the Final of the Davis Cup and if it’s me playing, and I’m the one, then of course I’ll be so happy.

“But if I’m not ready, or if I have pain, or I feel that Ferrer or another guy of my team is in better shape than me and can play better than me, then I will talk to the captain. I will not be selfish and think only about myself. I will think about the team and winning the Davis Cup, whoever plays the matches.

“I’m so excited. Last year it was really tough for me to play in Argentina with all those people routing against me but that makes me stronger and tougher. I wish to one day play the Final in Spain and this year it is possible so I’m so happy to have that chance and I will do my best to try to keep the trophy in Spain for one more year.”

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(via daviscup)