In an interview with Marca, David Ferrer says that even though Spain won the 2008 Davis Cup title in Argentina without top player Rafael Nadal, and also took down the United States last weekend in Austin without the world No. 2, the team still needs him.
"It would have been better to win with Rafa," Ferrer said. "He is very important to us. We won the final in Argentina without Rafa, but we wouldn’t have gotten there without him playing in the other rounds. He is a player we need."
Ferrer joined a chorus of players who are asking that that the Davis Cup schedule be changed. "The Davis Cup is important for everyone, but the calendar is too tight. All the players complain about it," he said. "The ITF and the ATP should sit down, rethink the situation and take action. We are not machines. At the end of the year we are nicked up and many players end up with injuries."