Source : La Tercera& Emol
[Picture from Emol]
Fernando González y Robinson Mendéz (number 1 wheel chair player) played an exhibition on the Paseo Ahumada in Santiago to promote the Telethon 2007 in Chile. About 200 persons were there to support the children. The majority of the persons who came were girls who wanted to be close to the number 6 player in the world 
Both players played on an artificial court and Fernando won 6/2 in 45 minutes.
“It’s a good initiative. Before, I practriced with him during the Australian Open”, said Fernando.
About Mendéz :”By all the efforts he gave to surpass himself, he has progressed much in the last months in spite of the difficulty to obtain the support and to develop his discipline
Fernando will travel on October 4th to Vienna where he’ll start to play the last part of the season. After Austria, he’ll go to Spain to play the Madrid Masters Series, then, he’ll play in Basel to finish with the Paris Masters Series
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[From ATP Tennis website]
Chilean Fernando Gonzalez played a benefit exhibition against compatriot Robinson Mendez, the world’s No. 20-ranked wheelchair tennis player, at one of the most important streets in downtown Santiago.
With a large crowd of fans surrounding the court set up on Paseo Ahumada, Gonzalez and Mendez played one set, which the Australian Open finalist won 6-2.
The match served as a promotion for the upcoming Teleton, a campaign to raise funds for children with physical disabilities, to be held on November 30 and December 1. Last year’s Teleton raised US$ 23million.
“I practiced with Robinson at the Australian Open and he gave me luck,” said Gonzalez. “He’s a good player. Could you imagine playing in a wheelchair? It’s more difficult than just playing tennis. Here you have to use one arm to hit the ball and the other one to ride the chair.”
Mendez said: “Fernando is a very good player. I hope that people understand that it is my job, not a hobby. I’m a professional tennis player too.”
