Wednesday, 1 October 2008
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Matches Start At: 10:00 AM
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Matches Start At: 10:00 AM
7) followed by
Yen-Hsun LU (TPE) vs Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI)
Yen-Hsun LU (TPE) vs Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI)
Good luck, Feña! Vamooos!
30 сент. 2008 г.
AIG Japan Open 30/09/08
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.
26 сент. 2008 г.
The defense of the title ended
The Chilean Fernando González, third favorite, could not confirm the crown in the ATP of Beijing on having lost in three sets with the German Björn Phau in the quarter finals.
The Chilean Fernando González, current champion of the tournament, lost the duel of quarter finals of the ATP of Beijing opposite to the German Björn Phau, the N ° 137 of the ránking, for 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3, in a party that lasted one hour and 49 minutes.
This way, the nicknamed one Mano de Piedra, for the potency of his right hand, remained out of the competition and, hence, of the defense of the title obtained last year in theChina Open, now provided with 524.000 euros in awards and that it is disputed in cement courts.
In the first set, Phau managed to surprise to the Bomber of the Queen, third seed, endorsing him 6-3 with good blows from the fund of the court.
Pero González, dressed of yellow and black, reacted and in the second set, much more trusting and guessed right, he answered to his rival with 6-4.
En el tercer set, el chileno se mostró mucho más combativo que al inicio, pero poco pudo hacer frente al acierto del teutón, que se adjudicó el parcial definitivo por 6-3.
"Phau I had no time to react, it played very well, very rapidly. I had not just been to taste in the court", pointed out González in a press conference.
González told that the Friday defeat has part of his origin in his tight agenda, since Tuesday came to Beijing, after having disputed the Cup Davis in Chile, "in a few completely different conditions". He was the hero of his country in the place victory on Australia, which allowed him to return to the world elite.
"I would like to return to China. After the tournament of Tokyo of the next week, I will go to Europe, me to try to classify for the Cup Master's degree of Shanghai", indicated González.
The Chilean, N ° 11 of the world, already had suffered on Thursday, in his party début of eighth of end, to defeat the Japanese Go Soeda, although the shock ended praising in favor of the santiaguino.
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25 сент. 2008 г.
Fernando González avoided successfully a hard début before Soeda in Beijing
After Cup Davis, the number 1 of Chile had more problems of the waited before the Japanese Go Soeda (130 °) in the début of the Open sea of Beijing. The "Bombardero" won in three sets for 3-6, 7-6 and 6-1, therefore it continues in career to confirm the title.
Fernando González (11 °) returned to Beijing after his brilliant performance for Cup Davis, where it was the prop of Chile in the comeback to the World Group. But the return to China was not so easy as it was waited. The "Bombardero" should have carried to extremes forces to win in three sets the Japanese Go Soeda (130 °).
The oriental stranger turned out to be a hard pitfall for the Chilean, who after 1 hour and 57 minutes of game he conquered the Japanese for 3-6, 7-6 (4) and 6-1, with which the Feña advanced to the second round and it continues in career to confirm the title that obtained the previous period.
It was clear that the beginning was not easy for the tennis player of La Reina. Little desconcentrado was seen in the first set and it was difficult to him to seize rhythm, reason for which he suffered two service ruptures and lost the initial sleeve. In the second partial one they were very even, but in the tie break aparaeció González's hierarchy to begin his upturn.
The Japanese felt the mental blow of the Chilean, who did not have inconvenient to remain quickly for 6-1 with the third set. Thus the national number 1 continues in career in a ground that has turned out to be very productive for him: a title and the silver medal in the Olympic Games.
In quarter finals, the Feña will measure itself to the German Bjorn Phau (137 °), who won Sam Querrey (39 °) for 5-7, 6-3 and 6-4.
23 сент. 2008 г.
González and the duel with Croatia: "It is necessary to push and to try to win"
Facing the match for the World Group of Cup Davis, the first racket of Chile proved to be entrusted by the level of his partners.
Facing the match for the World Group of Cup Davis, the first racket of Chile proved to be entrusted by the level of his partners.
Facing the match for the World Group of Cup Davis, the first racket of Chile proved to be entrusted by the level of his partners.In conversation with ADN Radio, González, who on Thursday dawn will make debut in the ATP of Beijing, made sure that "Croatia has big players who adapt themselves very well and who also play at big level the doubles, but we also have ours and so much I like Nicolás (Massú) and Paul (Capdeville) we have won him to all of them".
On the drawing, the silver medalist in China supported that "it was not good, but to be in the World Group it is necessary to gain difficult parties and with what it touched us it is necessary to grab and to try to gain that it is the only thing that it imports".
He added that "it is well difficult, but we have our options and I believe that we have possibilities".
11 ° of the ATP analyzed the rivals who will have in March, pointing out that "Ljubicic now is injured, but I believe that between Mario Ancic, Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic are players who can play both the singles and the doubles and it is going to be complicated, but we him have won the same players and I do not know what so well they played the Cup Davis".
Finally the player of La Reina commented on the surface that the Europeans will use before the Creoles, telling that it is almost sure that there stakes in hard court and under roof: "it is the most probable thing and I believe that it is the most obvious thing".
"It is easier to extract in roofed court, so it will be a well rapid court. The good thing of that is that we are going to have playing in this type of court. It is clear that we are not the favorites, but it is not impossible at all", pronounced himself González.
González will be one day older to adapt itself in Beijing
The "Bombardero" will only make debut on Thursday in the China Open, then that the duel where from his rival will go out was postponed for tomorrow on Wednesday.
Good news for Fernando González (11 °). The first national racket will have one more day to adapt itself to the hourly change of Beijing, since his début in the China Open was postponed until next Thursday.
The "Bombardero de La Reina" remained free in the first round and in the second one, hopes for the winner of the shock between the local guest Bai Yan (495 °) and the Japanese Go Saeda (130 °), that they had to play in the today day on Tuesday.
Nevertheless, the meeting between the Asians was postponed for tomorrow on Wednesday at 11 p.m. of Chile, for what the duel by the second round before the Chilean will only be programmed for Thursday.
Of advancing, González will face in eighth of end the winner of the duel between the German Bjorn Phau (137th) and an American, who will go out of the shock between Sam Querrey (39th) and Jesse Levine (95th), that they shock between themselves.
It is necessary to record that the ward of Larry Stefanky defends the title in the China Open.
21 сент. 2008 г.
González after the victory: "We fulfill what we wanted"
The "Bombardero of La Reina" expressed his happiness after the victory on Chris Guccione, who allowed to Chile to return the World Group.
Very satisfied for the victory that allowed to Chile to promote the World Group proved to be the national tennis player Fernando González.After the victory on Guccione, the "Bombardero of La Reina" made sure that they fulfilled the target to return to the group of elite of the world tennis.
"We fulfill what we wanted. I am super contentment in returning at the first level of Cup Davis and much traquilo as I played", there were the first words of the player after the party.
Also it had words for the performance of his opponent, Chris Guccione, on which it denied importance for the quality of his game.
"It is necessary to be prepared for everything be able to come to you. Guccione is of playing very short points, but it did not offer to me major problems", it pronounced itself.
20 сент. 2008 г.
Fernando González remained free in inaugural round of ATP of Beijing
The Chilean number one will make debut before the winner of the duel between a Japanese and a Chinese.
In his quality of third seed, the Chilean tennis player Fernando González (11th of the ATP) remained free in the first round of the ATP of Beijing.
The drawing determined that in the second phase the Chilean only one in competition plays before the winner of the duel between the Japanese Go Soeda (128th) and the Chinese Yan Bai (492nd).
Of keeping on advancing, the principal national racket will have a promising future up to quarter finals, since with the most dangerous player who might come across he would be the American Sam Querrey (39th).
The ATP of Beijing sets off this Monday, the 22nd, but González's début should be Wednesday in the second round of this tournament that delivers 175 points ATP, it distributes 524 thousand dollars and is disputed in hard court.
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