Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi

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Martín Rodríguez is González's new technician

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González has new technician... of golf

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The award to the Best Sportsman of the Year (MDA)

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The award to the Best Sportsman of the Year (MDA)

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Teleton 2008

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Teleton 2008

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The "Tri" of Fernando González: Better chosen Sportsman of the Year

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For third consecutive year, the "Bombardero" remained with the award that his national pairs deliver. The silver in Beijing was his summit in 2008.

The best Chilean tennis player of the ATP again gained the award to the Best Sportsman of the Year (MDA), award delivered based on the voting of the rest of the sportsmen of the different disciplines.

The "Bombardero de La Reina" had 2008 marked by the medal of silver obtained in the Olympic Games of Peking, occasion in which it fell down before the number 1, Rafael Nadal, performance that was the top of his performance this period and that was recognized by his pairs.

In the voting, the tennis player overcame to others that they were postulating like probable winners, like the pitcher of the bullet, Natalia Ducó, the motorcyclist Francisco "Vest" López, the golfer Felipe Aguilar or the motorist Pablo Donoso.

"I thank those who voted for me, since they are they those who deliver these awards. In the tennis I take many years and it is difficult to motivate much more, but these big stimuli, than the people and than my pairs, they give me energies to keep on competing. I hope to return next year", affirmed the tennis player after receiving the award.

The "Bombardero" during 2008 there was entitled champion of the tournaments ATP of Viña del Mar and Munich, in addition to being a quarter-finalist in Roland Garros, Beijing, Tokyo and Vienna.

It aims at high place in 2009

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The best national racket, Fernando González (15) admitted that he would like finishing the period 2009 as top have and that still dream of gaining a Grand Slam. Also Feña spoke about the process to choose a new trainer and of the series of Cup Davis before Croatia.

A finished advance of what will be his period 2009 realized the best national racket, Fernando González (15), where not only he spoke about for what he waits in the circuit, but in addition to the election of his new trainer and of the challenge of Cup Davis before Croatia. Bombardero did a break in his pre-season to realize an analysis of what hopes for this year tenístiño that it is prompt to begin. "To end between the ten, I believe that last four years I have been quite solid and Grand Slam I am aiming at high place in and hope to gain one, it would be a sleep", he admitted. On the election of his new trainer he affirmed that "today I am looking, I do not want to worry, have had some contacts, but there is yet nothing concrete. I am in search, but without so much I purify".

About the details in which it is fixed at the time of a technician looks, Fernando told that "I like looking for behind and to see what is what they have done, with whom they have been and if they have had a player who has progressed in his tennis. I want a trainer to keep on improving my tennis". Between his priorities for 2009 there is the Cup Davis, where González admitted that Chile has a hard hug with Croatia as the World Group, nevertheless, he trusts that the team led by Hans Gildemeister will have the weapon as to give fight to the Balkan ones. "We raise the World Group, where we should not have gone down it is me who believes, but this way it is the tennis, what it already spent happened, we have a very difficult series against Croatia, but I believe that we have possibilities".

To finish, González wanted to refer to the retirement of the activity tenнstica, a possibility that it sees distant since he feels that it has sane for moment. "Physically I am in my best moment and mentally I have a lot of experience and I am with desire. I believe that the retirement does not walk not close to my head". The silver medalist in Beijing inicirб his year 2009 in the tournament of exhibition Kooyong Classic, which will be disputed from January 14 until January 17 and which will be provided also with the presence of Roger Federer. Undoubtedly a good antechamber for his first big challenge: the Open sea of Australia.

Fernando González threatens: "Now I feel different"

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The tennis player number assures one of Chile to be in a hundred per cent physically and with "many desire" of doing a big period 2009.

With the overloaded batteries, literally. This way it is possible to define the current moment through that the tennis player number lives one of Chile, Fernando González.

It has been two weeks since it initiated his pre-season work, under the orders of his trainer Carlos Burgos, thinking of improving realized this period.

After his kinesiology meeting in the Clinic Meds, this Thursday the player native to La Reina had a time to analyze with Emol 2008 that ends already.

According to 15 ° of the ATP "was a very good period, with high places and shallows, but the balance in general is positive. I gained the final in Vineyard of Sea and disputed the golden medal in the Olympic Games, that makes me very similar".

Aunque reconoce que sus expectativas en el ranking eran mayores. "Esperaba jugar el Masters y terminar entre los diez mejores, pero el tenis es súper competitivo y estoy tranquilo porque hice el máximo esfuerzo y no dio para más, aunque igual estoy con muchas ganas y confianza para el 2009".

- What was the negative of 2008?

"It had divided that I did not play very well, I was not feeling competing of the way that I like being. But equal it is necessary to understand that there are many championships during the year and one wears out with so much trip, although I must learn of these things to change and to improve much more".

- How has the pre-season been?

"Very good. We have had a lot of time to work and I have felt better than other years. Now I feel different. To have taken longer holidays they helped me to clear me and to rest mentally and to start from the beginning".

- When do you finish the pre-season?

"In two more weeks we finish the most technical part and January 10 traveled to Australia to begin the period. I am going to play an exhibition in the Melbourne, then the Australian Open sea, Vineyard and a tournament before the Cup Davis".

- Do not you still realize well who will your new technician be?

"No hay nada claro, pero estoy súper tranquilo, ya que lo más importante es como se siente uno. Estoy en un gran momento y con muchas ganas por lo que viene".

- What would be the profile of the person for that you are looking?

"There is no exact profile. I believe that I worked already with different schools and learned much of them. More that a profile is to find the suitable person, someone who can what is to travel, compete and take a career of a player of high level".

- Did you surprise to finish the work with Larry Stefanki?

"Not, we were taking a lot of together time and had an agreement until May. But all good is, I am very grateful of him as he of me. We did big things and everything finished in good terms".

- Is the possibility that you begin a tournament without coach?

"It is always. I have played many tournaments in my life and that goes without technician is not going to change to one so much. It is not the idea, but if it is necessary I it go to do".

- What is your goal for 2009?

"The same everlasting: to come to the Master's degrees and to end between the ten.

- Are you going to privilege the biggest tournaments?

"This is the idea. To play a bit less, since when it is having one more years in the circuit more it is costing you. That's why I want to privilege the most important championships and compete the just thing".

Captain's González in the Teletón

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Captain's González in the Teletón

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La Tercera

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Banco de Chile

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La Tercera 30/11/08

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González supports the Teletón

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Bombardero de La Reina will be the captain of the operators durant the united crusade. It returned already to the trainings and it is in the search of a new technician to replace Larry Stefanki.

La Tercera 22/11/08

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Official site

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La Tercera 16/11/08

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http://papeldigital.info/lt/

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Gildemeister: "González would be a big captain"

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La Tercera 06/11/08

The Federation opens the door to him to Ríos and the team him turns round the back

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La Tercera 1/11/08

Fernando González again nominated for the awards Fox Sports

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The Chilean is in a list along with the Argentinians David Nalbandian and Juan Martín Del Potro.

Again, the Chilean tennis player Fernando González might turn into the best sportsman of his specialty at Latin-American level after being nominated to the scepter by the television network Fox Sports.

The national sportsman will have to compete in a list along with the Argentine tennis players David Nalbandian and Juan Martín Del Potro.

The possibilities of the player of La Reina will be defined during the ceremony of delivery of the Awards, foreseen for next December 9 in Buenos Aires.

Last year, González remained with the trophy which was awarded in Miami, opportunity in which the international channel rewarded the best exponents of the diverse sports specialties.

Although in this occasion, the racket number one of Chile does not lead all the preferences, this year his postulation is sustained in his forceful performance in the frame of the Olympic Games of Beijing where it obtained silver medal in singles masculine.

The best tennis players of Chile promoted the Teletón in the Paseo Ahumada

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Fernando González nuevamente fue nominado a los Premios Fox Sports

El chileno ganó el año pasado el galardón al Mejor Tenista Latinoamericano. Dos argentinos también postulan al reconocimiento.

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González and Massú stake it for the Teletón

2008-11-07T07:55:00.000-08:00

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González "Ríos does not have the team spirit that the Davis deserves"

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Official site

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Fernando on a motor show in Chile

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Más que tenis con Fernando González

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Hour of the balance

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Fernando González revises the period that it finishes

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La Tercera

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La Tercera

González analyzes: "It was a big year, but it could be better"

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La Tercera

Fernando González decided to "move forward" his holidays

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Fernando González decidió "adelantar" sus vacaciones

El tenista número uno de Chile no jugará el Masters Series de Paris-Bercy. Retomará el trabajo el 20 de noviembre con la pretemporada.

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Fernando González: Increasingly close to the holidays

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El Mercurio

Exhibition is suspended between González and Nadal in Santiago

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The high costs ended up discarding the awaited event. Anyhow, there confirmed to himself a shock between the "Bombardero" and the Argentinian Juan Martín del Potro for December 21.

Regrettably the awaited revenge of the Olympic Games of Beijing between the Chilean Fernando González (12 ° of the ATP) and the Spanish Rafael Nadal (1 °) it will not be possible to see in Santiago next November 25, since the organization of the event confirmed that there is suspended the shock due to the high costs of production that this one needs.

As confirmed LaTercera.com Manuel Rodríguez, manager of bringing the Spanish to Movistar Arena, "the necessary total to bring to the number one of the world to Chile is the highest, by what it has been decided to suspend the event, since it would be neither viable nor economically profitable".

In a beginning, Rodríguez was working as a whole with Alvaro Fillol, but the last one "bent" the event, therefore the brother of the ex-technician of Nicolás Massú continued alone with the organization, which finally did not manage to be profitable.

In whole, the shock between the "Bomber of La Reina" and the "Killer" had an operational cost of US$ 1,5 millions, number that, as mentioned Rodríguez, "it would be impossible to settle here in Chile. In fact we were thinking that it was possible to reach with auspices, but in the end there is not like making to square a sum of so big money for a tennis match".

Anyhow, the Chilean public will not remain without tennis of the first level in Santiago in what it remains of 2008, since there confirmed to himself a duel between González and the Argentinian Juan Martín del Potro (9 °) for the next December 21 in Movistar Arena.

This way, the number one of Chile will have the option to face to the revelation of the Argentine tennis in the last time who, depending on the results that happen in the final of November 21 on November 23, might come to Santiago like flaming champion of the Cup Davis along with Argentina.

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Fernando González salió otra vez del top ten

El número uno de Chile duró sólo una semana entre los 10 mejores. En tanto, el ruso Nikolay Davydenko es el quinto clasificado al Masters de Shanghai.

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Masters Series de Madrid 2008 / Dobles

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Fernando González moves away from Shanghai after retirement of Basel

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The "Bombardero" announced that it will not dispute the contest that won in 2005 for weariness. This way, there stays in doubt his participation in the Master's degrees of Paris and in the Teachers' Tournament.

Alluding diverse physical inconveniences, the Chilean tennis player Fernando González (10 ° of the ATP) will not present before himself to dispute the ATP of Basel next week, decision that removes it from the Master's degrees of Shanghai and of step doubts for the Master's degrees his His Series of Paris, the second week of November.

The "Bombardero de La Reina" made sure across his web page that "I feel very tired and after this week I will see if I am in conditions to play in Paris. I have felt with several physical inconveniences, especially in the adductor of the right leg".

González, who is still in Madrid where it was eliminated in the second round of the Master's degrees of the Spanish capital, after falling down before the Frenchman Gael Monfils for 3-6 and 4-6.

This way, the number one of Chile moves away increasingly from the Teachers' Tournament, since 11 goes ° in the champions' career of this year, although the above mentioned situation will be defined in the next days, when his presence Parisian is confirmed in the Master's degrees.

It is necessary to record that if González does not manage to classify Shanghai, 12 would go down to less up to the position ° the ranking ATP, due to his participation in the version 2007.

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The Fillol passed to the side in the exhibition González-Nadal

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Farewell to Shanghai?

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Gael Monfils (18th) defeated for the second time in five days Fernando González (10th), this time for 6-3 and 6-4 in the second round of the Master's degrees Series of Madrid. This way, the option of the Chilean to come to Shanghai was complicated too much.

A bad beginning was enough so that French was doing the minimal difference from a beginning to administer it and one more set was winning the Chilean, now compromising seriously his options to come to Shanghai.

Rupture in the second game, with the enormous double help of lacking two in the Chilean, they were enough so that Monfils was closing the set for 6-3. But the hope is based that in the third game the Chilean changed a bandage into his foot, moment from which his perfomance improved greatly.

But in the beginning of the second set, any hope was diluted immediately. It transferred his entry service once again and before the numbers of the Gaul at the time of serving difficult age to think of recovering it.

Although it had his possibility in the seventh game, when Monfils erró and the Chilean did not make use of a break point where it could kill with his inverted right outstanding figure, French ended up by closing the party with an exact one 6-4.

This way, the Chilean stops harvesting points in one of two big tournaments that he had left and the possibility of coming to the Master's degrees as starter is improbable.

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vs Monfils 15/10/08

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Match Statistics

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Master's Series Madrid: González looks for the revenge

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El Mercurio

González and Massú, with reasons to celebrate

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2st round Singles

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And it will have his revenge

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In his recovered top quality have, Fernando González (10) will measure with Gael Monfils (18) in his début in the Master's degrees Series of Madrid, then that French was setting on himself this Tuesday, the 14th of October on the Italian Fabio Fognini (75).

The tennis gives revenges and the pride of La Reina has ahead a big challenge in the Spanish capital. Before the same one that stopped his winning gait in Austria, it will have to make debut in a contest where it is fine usually him and that distributes important points in the struggle for coming to the Master's degrees. Gael Monfils (18) had a calm task before the Italian Fabio Fognini (75), for 6-2 and 6-4, in few ones more than one hour and eight minutes. This party should be disputed this Wednesday, the 25th. It is necessary to remember that González is in the eleventh position in the Champions' Career, to only 30 points of eighth classified, the American James Blake. As for the System of Entry, the pride of La Reina defends 125 points for the quarter finals reached in 2007.

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Blake played for Feña in Madrid

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The defeat that James Blake (11) suffered in the second round of the Master's degrees Series of Madrid before the Gaul Gilles Simon (16) opens the possibility to Fernando González of getting into the positions that classify Shanghai any time the Chilean fulfills a good performance in the Spanish contest, where it makes debut before Gael Monfils (18).

Before making debut already in the championship of the Spanish capital, the first national racket added good news, since this Tuesday, the 14th James Blake could not with the Frenchman Gilles Simon and fell down defeated by 6-3, 1-6 and 4-6. The positive thing for the aspirations of the Chilean is that the North American is one of his rivals to gain access to the Master's degrees Series of Shanghai, contest that in order period assembles the eight best tennis players of the year and where Blake is located ninth (in the Champions' Career). Due to this the way is opened to him for the Bomber, who is in the eleventh roster, since if it manages to advance in Madrid it would displace the American of his current position and might to assure a place in the classic oriental championship.

Now everything is in hands of the national, and to begin to fulfill the target it will have to overcome the Frenchman Gael Monfils in the second round of the Hispanic contest. The duel will not be at all of easy for the Chilean, bearing in mind that French defeated to that of La Reina less than one week ago in the quarter finals of the Tournament of Vienna, in the ъnicomatch that both tennis players present in the circuit of the ATP.

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Fernando González does not depend already only on himself

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Match Statistics

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1st round DOUBLE

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Good luck!

González makes debut tomorrow in the doubles picture in Madrid

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Fernando González will have tomorrow the opportunity him to begin to take the pulse to the rapid folder in which he stakes the Master's degrees Series of Madrid, where it will have one of his last opportunities of adding up to classify to the Teachers' Tournament of Shanghai.

The "Bombardero de La Reina" will make début close to 9.30 hours in the picture of doubles, where it will do double along with the German Christopher Kas. His rivals in the first round will be the places Feliciano López and Fernando Verdasco.

In singles, as well as, the santiaguino should wait until Wednesday to do his premiere in the second round, where it will have to face the winner of the duel that they will lead the Frenchman Gael Monfils (28 °) and the Italian wild card, Fabio Fognini (73 °).

Is necessary to record that the Gallic tennis player was his executioner last Friday, when it eliminated the Chilean in the quarter finals of the tournament of Vienna.

González will confront in the Spanish capital one of his last opportunities to add points in his struggle for coming to Shanghai. At present, the first national racket is in the position 11 °, to 30 units of the eighth one classified under the Champions' Career.

Ranking

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Fernando has risen in a rating on 2 lines!

So to hold, Fernando, and at you all will turn out!

Gonzalez goes to Riding School

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Vienna 2008 - Friday Highlights

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Vienna 2008 - Wednesday Highlights

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Vienna 2008 - Tuesday's Highlights

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Tokyo 2008 - Player Party

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Main Draw DOUBLES

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Main Draw SINGLES

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Fernando Gonzalez Comerciales Vtr

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Gonzalez in Vtr

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Feña dice:

Otro aspecto clave es una campana masiva en la cual el tenista Fernando González concluye: "la internet súper entretenida, pero también hay que cuidarse. Atina!", tras lo cual entrega importantes recomendaciones a los niños, en formato de chat, invitandolos a atinar y cuidarse. Feña dice: "chatea solo con tus amigos" y "no le des tus datos a extranos".

Fena will have rival in Madrid

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From this Monday, the 13th, Fernando González (12) will have another opportunity to approach Shangai when there are disputed penultimate Master's degrees Series of the period. His rival in the début will go out of the shock between the Frenchman Gael Monfils (28) and the Italian Fabio Fognini (73).

Madrid appears like a perfect opportunity so that Fernando González climbs in his desire to come for third consecutive year to the Master's degrees of Shangai. After two weeks where the harvest has not been the awaited one, the Bomber hopes that the situation in the Spanish capital should be different. The Chilean, after being twelfth a seed of the tournament, remains free in the first round and there waits rival who will go out of the shock between the Italian Fognini and the Frenchman Monfils, executioner of the national in the Tournament of Vienna. It is necessary to remember that González is in the eleventh position in the champions' career, to only 30 points of eighth classified, the American James Blake.

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González: "Despite losing, I felt playing better than earlier"

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The "Bombardero" reduced dramatism to his fall before Monfils in quarter finals of Vienna, making sure that it feels good to confront the Master's degree Series of Madrid and Paris.

With enough calmness there took the Chilean Fernando González (12 ° of the ATP) his fall in the ATP of Vienna before the frencés Gael Monfils (28 °) for the quarter finals, making sure that despite the fall he felt playing a better tennis than the previous days.

The "Bombardero de La Reina" assured after losing for 3-6 and 6-7 (2) before the Gaul, that "in spite of everything, I felt playing better than other days", and of step it aimed facing the Master's degrees at Series of Madrid and Paris that "I am in good foot to keep on playing well".

With regard to the fall before Monfils, the number summed one of Chile up pointing out that it was a question of a party "at a good tennis level, with very long points that, considering the conditions, it was difficult to gain them very much. In the rupture that did to me in the first set, he played big points in the first one, and later I committed errors".

Although it is calm with regard to his game, González says to be conscious of that "tournaments stay little in the year, and I believe that one suddenly does not feel playing so well, and must look for other ways to be able to win, and that has me satisfied".

Now, the "Bombardero" will set off in the direction of Spain where from Monday one begins to dispute the Master's degree Series of Madrid, I turn where his rival still does not know to make debut, although the organization of the tournament already confirmed that tomorrow the sortero will be realized.

In the tournament of Madrid González will think about how to add the necessary units that bring it over to the Master's degree of Shanghai, tournament to which they will classify the best eight of the period.

González could not against his aberration and said goodbye of Vienna

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The first racket of Chile fell down in the ATP of Austria for 6-3 and 7-6 (2) before the Frenchman Gael Monfils. Next week will dispute the Master's degrees Series of Madrid.

Finally the Chilean tennis player Fernando González (12 ° of the ATP) could not with the bogey of the aberration, which has chased it in the last parties, after this Friday remained eliminated in quarter finals of the ATP of Vienna.

The first racket of Chile fell down for 6-3 and 7-6 (2) before the Frenchman Gael Monfils (28 °) in one hour and 41 minutes. This defeat will provoke that the national does not add the points necessary for the Champions' Career and 11 will support in the position °, facing the Master's degrees of Shanghai.

Beginning the first set, in the second game, the European had a point to break the service to the national, nevertheless this one defended himself well and could go out airy. After pasteboard, in the third game 12 was the shift for ° of the world who wasted the opportunity to snatch the service from the Gaul.

But it was finally in the eighth game where Monfils broke the saque to González. 28 ° of the world closed the set with 6-3, in 38 minutes.

In the second chapter the Chilean had the possibility of remaining above in the second game, but Monfils was not to give his service.

After breaking the saque to the Chilean in the eleventh game French was extracting for the party, but the silver medalist in Beijing managed to drag the match to the tie break. There, little could be done by the Creole who went so far as to be 6-0 to down. Finally the definition was for the Parisian one for 7-2, in one hour and three minutes.

Now the first racket of Chile will center, from Monday, on his next challenge: the Master's degrees Series of Madrid, tournament in which the native one of La Reina will have to add the biggest quantity of points to keep on dreaming of the contest that assembles the eight best tennis players of the period.

vs Gael Monfils 10/10/08

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Match Statistics

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It has not turned out =...(((

QF Singles

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Fernando Gonzalez besuchte die Spanische Hofreitschule und war von dem Lipizzaner-Hengst begeistert 09.10.2008

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Gonzalez Takes a Trip to Vienna's Spanish Riding School

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Chilean Fernando Gonzalez (pictured) took time out from the Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy in Vienna on Thursday to visit the Spanish Riding School, which is home to 73 Lipizzan stallions.

The 28-year-old visited the stables to meet a 15-year-old Lipizzan stallion called Conversano Tiberia. Afterwards he watched the morning practice show at Vienna's Imperial Hofburg Palace.

Gonzalez said: “It was very nice. The horses are really taken care of perfectly. I’ve never seen this many white horses at once!”

“My sister loves horses and has taught me a lot about them. I’ve been riding a few times and it’s really fun. I have to be careful though because it can be dangerous for my career but in the future I’m going to ride more for sure.”

“The buildings here are unbelievable. There is a lot of tradition here dating back to the 16th century.”

The Spanish Riding School is the only institution in the world that continues to cultivate classical equitation in the Renaissance tradition of the haute école. The Lipizzans are Europe's oldest breed of horses, with their origins dating back to the 16th century.

Gonzalez, who reached the 2006 Vienna final (l. to Ljubicic), is the No. 2 seed this week and will meet No. 8 seed Gael Monfils of France in the quarterfinals on Friday.

González:" It left to me satisfied the form in which I turned round the party"

2008-10-08T22:29:00.000-07:00

The national tennis player says to have gained confidence after closing the victory over the Latvian Gulbis with 6-1 in the last set.

"It was difficult to get to the party because he was beating him very loudly to the ball". It is the explanation that Fernando González gave by the awful beginning of party that it had before the Latvian Ernests Gulbis and that led it to saving five party points to place itself in the quarter finals of the ATP of Vienna.

The best Chilean tennis player at present overcame finally his young rival for 4-6, 7-6 (11) and 6-1.

González, preclassified second, recovered after losing the first set and extracting scarcely forward the second one, but then it sealed his victory contundentemente in the third one.

"There were many points for party and he had the control during most of the meeting", said González, who thinks about how to gain his third title in 2008 and also a place in the Tournament of Shanghai (they bring in the eight first ones of the Champions' Career, where the national advanced to the tenth position).

"Anyhow, I am satisfied for the form in which I turned round the party, and to have ended with 6-1 in the last (set) is really good for my confidence", he added.

In the following phase, González will face the winner of the duel between the Czech Radek Stepanek and the Frenchman Gael Monfils or the Austrian Alexander Peya.

González advanced suffering to quarter finals in Vienna

2008-10-08T11:54:00.000-07:00

The "Bombardero de La Reina" had to it was recovering from five party points in against, to conquer the Latvian Ernests Gulbis for partial of 4-6, 7-6 (11) and 6-1.

Suffering enough more of the awaited thing the advance was to quarter finals of the ATP of Vienna that the Chilean tennis player Fernando González had (12 ° of the ATP), after conquering for partial of 4-6, 7-6 (11) and 6-1 the Latvian Ernests Gulbis (56 °), in a party that at times seemed lost.

And the fact is that to get between the best eight of the Austrian tournament, the "Bombardero de La Reina" needed to appeal to his concentration, since it should have fought with five "match points" in against in the second sleeve - after losing the first one - which it managed to draw lots successfully to equal the account thanks to an extensive tie break that was defined in 13-11 in his favor.

Already in the third sleeve the number extracted one of Chile to re-show the whole quality that they it have fighting for a quota in the Master's degrees of Shanghai, gaining the set in less half an hour, and sealing with a forceful game of saque his step to the quarter finals of the Austrian tournament.

Now, González will have to wait to know his rival to look for the semifinals of the tournament, since the Czech Radek Stepanek will have to face the winner of the duel between (29 °) and the one who goes out victoriously of the shock that in minutes they will have the Frenchman Gael Monfils (28 °) and the place Peya Alexander (S/R).

With two hanging duels ahead to meet his rival, Fernando González will have to wait until Friday to play his step to the round of the best four of the Austrian tournament, in schedule and court for determining.

vs Ernests GULBIS (08/10/08)

2008-10-08T11:52:00.000-07:00

Match Statistics

2008-10-08T11:50:00.001-07:00

Yes! )))

2st round Singles

2008-10-07T11:32:00.001-07:00

González reacted with the just thing to advance in Vienna

2008-10-07T11:26:00.000-07:00

After an irregular beginning, the "Bombardero" conquered the Italian Simone Bolelli for 4-6, 7-6 (2) and 6-2. Now, it will have to face for the end eighth ones the Latvian Ernests Gulbis.

Proper errors and an aberration at the time of defining points keys were on the point of spending the account to the Chilean tennis player Fernando González (12 ° of the ATP) in his début in the Open sea of Vienna, although it managed to react to conquer the Italian Simone Bolelli (46 °) for 4-6, 7-6 (2) and 6-2 and with it to advance the end eighth ones.

The beginning was desastrozo for the first national racket, who to the first game immediately delivered his service, profit that was enough to the Italian to take the first sleeve in only 37 minutes.

In the second, González recovered the confidence in his extract, but the regularity of the European they were very difficult the work for the Chilean, who wasted in repeated occasions points of rupture that could have given the form calmness anticiapda.

In the end, the "Bombardero de La Reina" resorted to the tie break to level the party, and then with two precise ruptures in the third one and in the seventh game, the party and the step managed to take to eighth of end before which he was his executioner a few months ago in Wimbledon.

Thus González will measure himself in an unpublished duel for a quota in the round of the best eight before the Latvian Ernests Gulbis (56 °), who in the first hour realized of the Italian Filippo Volandri for partial of 6-2 and 6-3.

vs Bolelli 07/10/08

2008-10-07T11:14:00.000-07:00

Match Statistics

2008-10-07T10:56:00.001-07:00

He do it!!!!!!!!!

1st round Singles

2008-10-06T23:11:00.001-07:00

Good luck, Fernandito!

Match Statistics

2008-10-06T12:56:00.001-07:00

Lose =(

1st round Double

2008-10-06T00:15:00.000-07:00

Monday, 06.10.2008
Matches start 13.00
Fernando plays 4th
COURT B

Good luck!

1st round vs Bolelli

2008-10-04T22:10:00.000-07:00

Fernando González will face Italian in début of ATP of Vienna

2008-10-04T09:39:00.000-07:00

The number one of Chile will play in the first round before Simone Bolelli (46th) in the Austrian tournament, where it will try to extend his options to classify the Master's degrees of Shanghai.

A difficult beginning in the ATP of Vienna will have the national tennis player Fernando González (11 °), then that one will confirm that the Italian Simone Bolelli (46th) will be his rival in the first round.

The Italian, which spends po his best moment, will be a hard pitfall for "Bombadero de La reina", since it has given him hard struggle in the parties that they have led previously.

Of course, the record favors the national, since it has remained with the victory in two of three occasions that have measured themselves. The first one of them took place in Basel in 2006, while this year conquered it in the final of the ATP Munich.

For compensation, the Italian remained with the victory this year in Grand Slam Wimbledon, in a party that defined for partial of 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) 3-6 7-6 (4).

Of gaining his parties, the Chilean might be in semifinals before the Argentinian Juan Martín del Potro, one of the best players of the actuality.

Tomas Berdych v Fernando Gonzalez - AIG Japan Open 2008 - QF

2008-10-03T12:13:00.000-07:00

vs Tomas BERDYCH 03/10/08

2008-10-03T03:30:00.000-07:00

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González's humiliating defeat leaves it out of the ATP of Tokyo

2008-10-03T03:03:00.000-07:00

The Czech Tomas Berdych (27th) happened to him superficially to the "Bombardero de La Reina" in the first set and in the second sleeve the things did not improve the sufieciente for the Chilean, who fell down for 6-0 and 6-4.

The tennis player number one of Chile, Fernando González (11 ° of the ranking ATP), fell down rotúndamente in the quarter finals of that of the tournament of Tokyo for partial of 6-0 and 6-4 before the Czech Tomas Berdych, number 27 of the world.

The collation, which was programmed for the fifth shift of the central court and lasted only one hour was against the statistics, which him were favorable to the national tennis player for having gained three of four previous duels.

In the first set, González could not defend any of his extract, really only it gained 54 % - against 71 % of the Czech - of the points with his first service. During the first part the Chilean turned out to be unrecognizable, it was not capable of returning big part of the services of the number 27 of the ranking ATP and his shots of right, which cost him the classification to this round of the tournament, they did not ever appear.

In the second sleeve the things improved for the national tennis player, but not the sufficient thing. Although González set off gaining his first service shift, it lost quickly the second one, what it was enough to Berdych to leave the partial one in a most comfortable 6-4.

With this result, "El Bombardero de La Reina" diminishes his possibilities of coming to the Teachers' Tournament of Shanghai, on which he bets to come for the second year in a row.

Match Statistics

2008-10-03T02:07:00.000-07:00

Lose(((

Order of Play

2008-10-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

Thursday, 3 October 2008
CENTER
Matches Start At: 10:00 AM
5) followed by
Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) vs Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI)

VAMOOOS!!!

They confirm González's presence in "Outstanding figure of Kooyong" of 2009

2008-10-02T11:47:00.000-07:00

The organizers announced the presence of the Chilean in the tournament that precedes the Open sea of Australia. Also will Be Roger Federer, but Rafael Nadal will not help.

Fernando González confirmed his presence in the tournament "Classic Kooyong" of the next period, contest that precedes the Open Australia, the first Grand Slam of the period.

This way it was announced today by the organization of the competition, which also will have between emphasized Rpger Federer, who could not be present at the last edition for stomach problems.

Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka and l American James Blake, also confirmed his participation, but the one that will not be be Rafael Nadal, for problems in the knee.

"Nadal will not take part in the tournament because he will need to recover of problems in a knee and one does not want to risk physically one week before the Open", stood out Colin Stubs, the director of the event.

The organizers announced also that they will be in the comptencia the Russian Marat Safin, the Cypriot Marcus Baghdatis and the Latvian Ernest Gulbis.

vs Amer Delic 02/10/08

2008-10-02T11:41:00.000-07:00

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González conquers Amer Delic and goes on to quarters in ATP of Tokyo

2008-10-02T11:23:00.000-07:00

In one hour and 18 minutes of game, the "Bombardero de La Reina" gained him to 135 ° of the world for 6-4 and 7-6.

In a day without mishaps, Fernando González, number 11 of the world, went on to quarter finals of the ATP of Tokyo after conquering Amer Delic (135 °) for partial of 6-4 and 7-6 (4).

Being that both players had not faced, and that the North American achieved to do ten aces during the party, the "Bombardero de La Reina" had better services in return and first one extract more solid.

In the first set, the national tennis player broke the saque to Delic in the second game, after what the party balanced and both players supported his services, therefore the partial one remained 6-4 in favor of the Chilean.

The second sleeve was marked by one repute of the North American player of Serbian origin, since it improved significantly his service. Nevertheless, "Bombardero de La Reina" did not lower the custody and none of the tennis players lost his service, the match having to be defined in the tie break, where the Chilean got uncovered and based on powerful blows of right it could define the set for 7-6 (4) and remain with the party in one hour and 18 minutes of game.

Despite the predictions, the next rival of the national tennis player will not be Tommy Robredo, 17 of the ranking ATP, but the Czech Tomas Berdych (27 °) who conquered the Spanish for 7-6 (6) and 6-2.

Match Statistics

2008-10-02T11:21:00.000-07:00

Win!

Fernando González overcame with difficulties his début in Tokyo

2008-10-01T21:45:00.000-07:00

A complicated début in the ATP of Tokyo had this Wednesday the Chilean Fernando González (11th of the world), who had to fight in three sets to conquer Taiwanese Yen-Hsun Lu (69th) for 1-6, 7-5 and 6-3.

The first national racket should be had restored to awful beginning of party to be able to be still alive in the tournament.

This, since he turned out to be surprised by his rival, who extracted rapid advantages in the first sleeve, which awarded it for 1-6 in only 19 minutes.

Nevertheless, González could react to raise his level and to control Lu, who began yielding before the power of the number 11 of the world. The Chilean paired the actions and the scoreboard on having set on itself in the second set for 7-5, with an important rupture in the twelfth game.

In the decisive sleeve, the Chilean supported the pressure on the Asian, who had enormous difficulties to support his service, in contrast to the national.

This way, Fernando González remained again with the saque of his rival in the eighth game and 6-3 closed the party with a categorical one.

Now it will face in eighth of end the American Amer Delic (135th), with whom it does not register previous clashes and who left in the way his compatriot Sam Querrey for 7-6 (5) and 6-3.

Order of Play

2008-10-01T12:51:00.001-07:00

Thursday, 2 October 2008

CENTER

Matches Start At: 10:00 AM

4) followed by

Amer DELIC (USA) vs Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI)

Good luck, Feña! Vamooos!

Match Statistics

2008-10-01T12:39:00.000-07:00

WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

González and Nadal will dispute exhibition party in Santiago

2008-10-01T00:03:00.000-07:00

The tennis player number one of the world, the Spanish Rafael Nadal, and one of Chile and eleven in the ATP, Fernando González, they will dispute an exhibition party next November 25 in Santiago.

The awaited "revenge" of the final of the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008 will take place in of the capital soil, it because today it was confirmed that the Spanish Rafael Nadal (1 ° of the ATP) will measure himself to the Chilean Fernando González (11 °) in an exhibition to Santiago be disputed in the Arena.

The date chosen for the clash will be November 25 to the 22.00 in the Arena Santiago, the same enclosure as some months ago received the duel between historical Marcelo Ríos and Pete Sampras.

Ex-international Alvaro Fillol, now organizer of international tournaments of tennis, said this Friday that "some time ago that we were conversing with the people who works with Rafael".

"We have strong ties of friendship and of a lot of time and now, finally, it will be possible to see the party that all the fans of the tennis have dreamed to be able to attend", added Fillol.

The detail on the prices and the place in that the one that the earnings they will be able to acquire for this duel of the first level will be confirmed in the next hours.

Order of Play

2008-09-30T22:34:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, 1 October 2008
CENTER
Matches Start At: 10:00 AM

7) followed by
Yen-Hsun LU (TPE) vs Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI)

Good luck, Feña! Vamooos!

AIG Japan Open 30/09/08

2008-09-30T21:53:00.000-07:00

Fernando Gonzalez of Chile (L), Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan (2nd L), Andy Roddick of the USA, (5th L) Kei Nishikori of Japan (4th R), Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (3rd R) and David Ferrer of Spain (2ndR), crack the Sake barrels to wish for the happiness and the success of the tournament at a party during the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championship 2008 at Ariake Colosseum on September 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan.