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Nalbi Blog! Niet echt spraakmakend. Hij had er verdomme gister al uit moeten liggen. #-o

Well, here I am at 1.30 in the morning dictating my first blog. I’m in the car on the way back to the hotel after winning my first match against Julien Benneteau. I was down 2-5 in the third set but won it 7-5 in the third. It was a very important win as I try to qualify for Tennis Masters Cup.

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It will still be a while before I get to sleep, so I may have to take a short nap in the car when I finish the blog! When I get back I’ll get something to eat and have a massage. It’s good that I can sleep late in the morning. I just have doubles to play.

Because I knew I was playing late today I woke up late… too late to have breakfast! I stayed in the room and spent a bit of time on the computer, checking some email. I will stay in touch with friends with email but I always speak to my mother on the phone. My mother doesn’t check email. I normally speak with her every two or three days and I will call her later. Last Sunday was mother’s days in Argentina so I called her for that (but I didn’t send any flowers; she has to wait till I come home!). But she had a lot of other family members come to visit her.

It was raining so heavily today and the traffic was terrible, so I decided to have lunch in the hotel around 1.30. Went back to the room around 3 or 3.30 to fix my things, my bag and match clothing. I got a car earlier than I normally would at 4.15 because the driver told me it was taking two hours to get to the site and that I should come early. In the end we got there in about 50-55 minutes.

When I got there first player I met was Calleri, who was just leaving the site. I told him that I tried to reach him last night but he didn’t answer. I wanted to take some movies from his room but he didn't call me back. He said he didn’t remember my number! He’s got a terrible memory!

So next time I may have to use a service provided by the tournament. They allow the players to take DVDs home overnight and we can bring them back the next day. It’s too late tonight to watch one! But maybe I’ll get one tomorrow to watch in the car on the long drive.

I will talk to you again tomorrow after my doubles.

Thanks for reading,

David