David Nalbandian, the man from Cordoba, did not beat around the bush. In the second training session of the Argentine team that is getting ready to face Sweden in the Davis Cup quarter-final of the World Group, the man from Unquillo, Cordoba, number one of the national team, said that “Argentina is the favorite” because “we are superior on clay courts”. Argentina will face the Swedish team and will try to reach the semi-finals for the fifth time in seven years. David is the only player who will be in singles and doubles for certain. “The rival is difficult as all the ones we have to face. But we are aware of the fact that we are superior on clay”, David explained; he also stated that he has already recovered from muscles fatigue. “Today I played one set with Guillermo Cañas. I did not feel any pain. Fortunately, fatigue is in the past. Now I only have to train and also rest”, he explained. David played a singles match against Cañas on the main court, while Monaco and Acasuso trained in one of the other courts, under the supervision of their coaches and Mancini. Acasuso will probably be David’s partner on Friday and Cañas could be his partner in the doubles on Saturday.