SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
Nadal takes Monte Carlo while Capdeville hopes for French Open
Rafael Nadal remains “King of Clay” MONTE CARLO, MONACO- On Sunday April 22nd Rafael Nadal, the 25 year old tennis professional from Spain, did the unthinkable, when a crushing serve flew past Novak Djokovic handing over Nadal his 8th consecutive title at the Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo. An astonishing record that may never [...]
Chile beats Uruguay in Davis Cup tennis
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – A strong performance by Paul Capdeville saw Chile defeat Uruguay 3-1 in the Davis Cup tie and bring the dreams of returning to the World Group even closer. As the top seed in the Americas Group I, the Chileans should not have been troubled, and Capdeville finished the series off with a [...]
Chile to take on Uruguay in Davis Cup tennis
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – Chile’s team is preparing for their Davis Cup clash with Uruguay in Montevideo. The recent retirement of Fernando González leaves Paul Capdeville as the key player in the team, while veteran Nicolás Massú will represent Chile in doubles. As top seed in Group I, Chile had a bye in the first round, [...]
President Piñera meets with Fernando González
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera received one of Chile’s greatest tennis player at the presidential palace La Moneda today, April 3rd. Alongside Primera Dama Cecilia Morel and sports undersecretary Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle, President Piñera congratulated “the Bomber of La Reina” on a great career. The hard serving Chilean played on the world tour from 1999 until [...]
Chile’s Olympic Legends on the Map for London Olympic Games
LONDON, ENGLAND – Fernando González and Nicolás Massú may not be taking to the court during the 2012 Olympic Games, but their names will become familiar for people traveling on the London Underground transport network during the games. To honor a variety of Olympic stars from around the world, a number of metro stations will [...]
Emotional Farewell for Fernando González in Miami
MIAMI, USA – This is not the way it was supposed to end. After fighting back from a match point down to force a tiebreak, Fernando González double faulted to give French player Nicholas Mahut the match. The final score was 7-5, 4-6, 6-7 (7-3) in favor of Mahut. He will now go on to [...]
High Praise for Fernando González Ahead of Final Tournament
MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA – One of Chile’s greatest ever tennis players will play in his final tournament this week. Ahead of the Miami Masters, González acted as a guest selector to produce the draw for the tournament. When he announced his retirement last month, the former world number 5 stated he would play the remaining [...]
Fernando González up 44 places in ATP tennis rankings
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Fernando González finished is last tournament as a professional tennis player at the ATP event in Buenos Aires, going down to eventual tournament winner, world number 5 David Ferrer (Spain) in straight sets in the quarter finals. The three time Olympic medal winner and former top five player announced the upcoming [...]
Chile’s Fernando González announces his retirement from tennis
SANTIAGO – After much speculation over the past two years, “The Bomber of La Reina” has announced that he will be finishing his career in Miami. Once ranked at number five in the world, González dropped closer to number 300, though recently moved up the rankings after his second round loss in the VTR Open. [...]
Juan Monaco wins VTR Open tennis in Viña del Mar
VIÑA DEL MAR – Juan Monaco won the VTR Open in Viña del Mar. The Player from Argentina triumphed for the 4th time and stopped his drought of titles and victories in the finals. With a big smile he endet up the last match against first time finalist Carlos Berlocq. Berlocq was one of the many [...]