Hello everyone,
Just a short message to tell that the blog won’t be updated next week. I’m leaving to Peru tomorrow morning for one week for my work.
I’ll be back on April 30th and hope that Fernando will have a good draw in Munich. Buena suerte !!
Valérie
On the 22nd of April, Fernando González will be in the Campus of Las Condes of the university Andrés Bello, to be interviewed by the students.
For the first time, the top 10 player, will talk during 1h30 about his personal carrier, the actuality and differents themes the students would like to talk. It’s a unique opportunity, free and without any censure.
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Fernando confirmed on his official website that he’ll be back on tour in Munich. Then, he’ll play : Roma, Hamburg, and Roland-Garros. We wish him good luck for his clay season, wish him all the best and especially in Paris
Fernando withdrew in Monte-Carlo starting this week. We really hope to see him there next year for all his fans in Europe !!
April 28th – May 4th : [Munich tournament website]
The draw of the play off is now available and Chile is not lucky, they’ll play Australia with L. Hewitt, but they’ll play in Chile, so all the chilean crowd will support them. The match will be in september.
In advance, good luck to Chile, I wish to see them back in the world group, the group they deserve to be
12.04- Fernando and Nicolas defeated the canadians today in Santiago, in 5 sets and now lead 3-0 and will fight to come back in the world group, the group where they deserve to be !! Congratulations guys
11.04- González def. Polansky, and gave the first point to Chile, with a victory in 4 sets, 7-6 (4) y 7-6 (3), 5-7 y 6-2. Chile leads 1-0. In the second match, Nico Massu is 2 sets 2, the match has been interrupted due to a lack of light. Vamos Nico !! The match will continue today before the doubles. Vamos Chilenos !!
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Press conference
10.04- González vs Peter Polansky in the first match, at 11.00 (local time). Nicolas Massu will face Frederic Niemeyer in the second match. The inaugural ceremony will be on saturday morning due to another event at the same place the same day (football). We wish both players good luck for this week-end. VAMOS !!
07.04- Press conference with the chilean team and Fernando González -
From the Emol website
Fernando’s quotes :
“I am feeling well mentally and physically, even though the results haven’t been the ones expected in the first part of the year, the season is enough long and I know that I have time to improve my level”
“Today, I arrived in the group and I see them well with a lot of motivation and I think that it is the opportunity to show that we are a very strong team. For that reason, I think that the things are going to be good this week-end and that we’ll arrive to play the play off. “
“In the 80s, I always came in the stadium and it was impressive to see how the audience influenced the mental of the players. Today, the situation is going to be repeated and we have a court full of people”.
According to the TVN website, Fernando will start to practrice with the others members of the chilean team on monday
CHILE v CANADA
Venue: Estadio Nacional, Santiago de Chile (clay-outdoors)
CHILE
Fernando Gonzalez
Nicolas Massu
Paul Capdeville
Hans Podlipnik
Captain: Hans Gildemeister
CANADA
Daniel Nestor
Frederic Niemeyer
Peter Polansky
Vasek Pospisil
Captain: Martin Laurendeau
Official news
Fernando confirmed that he won’t participate to the MS Monte-Carlo due to a tough calendar because of the Olympics.
His calendar on clay will be the following (to be confirmed) :
- Munich
- MS Rome
- MS Hamburg
- OFF
- Roland-Garros
I planned to go there but had to cancell as well due to professional commitments, a trip to Peru for my work
