Fernando Gonzalez, who will face Andy Roddick for a spot in the Aussie Open quarterfinals, brought girlfriend Daniela Castillo aboard the 'Rebecca' for a ride on the Yarra River.
Gonzo was smart to push a romantic boat trip with his pop singing girl and not a car ride. It might bring back bad memories and who knows what she might do. Don't believe me?
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PS - Anyone else interested in watching Gonzo's thighs crack a few walnuts? *gawks*
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Andy Roddick
Fernando Gonzalez
Vera Zvonareva
David Ferrer
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sabine Lisicki
Nicolas Kiefer
Aleksandra Wozniack
Chanda Rubin
Brad Gilbert
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It was always going to take more than some new fangled racquet-copter for Andy Murray to defeat Fernando Gonzalez on the red clay of Paris.
The third seed was defeated by his Chilean foe, even eating a bagel during his 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 loss. Although on paper it's an upset we knew Gonzo was the better clay-court baller going into this match in all ways - movement, strategy, and experience. He'll face Robin Soderling, who demolished Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 6-3, 6-1, for a spot in the big final.
Well, I finally got ONE of the boys' semifinalists right. Is it too much to ask to make it 2 outta 4 Fed?
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Richard Gasquet + Fernando Gonzalez were spotted basking in the afterglow of their epic third round match in Melbourne.
The pair battled for four hours (and through Richard's broken toenail) with Gonzo eventually coming back from 2 sets to love down and saving a match point to defeat his Frenchie foe 3-6, 3-6, 7-6(10), 6-2, 12-10. He'll next face top baller Rafael Nadal for a spot in the Aussie Open quarterfinals.
It warms my heart (and a few other places) to see Richard + Gonzo get so touchy-feely with each other after the heat of the battle. Now I'm thinking Gonzo was trying to one up someone else entirely the other day.
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Fernando Gonzalez was spotted changing his t-shirt while working a super hairy torso in Antofagasta, Chile. The Chileans will battle the Australians in the Davis Cup play-offs this weekend.
I don't mind some body hair but his carpet seems like too much for me. I guess I need your help on this one people: is this a classic hairy situation or should we just let this slide since we're talking body hair?
Do tell!
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What really happened during today's Olympic semifinal match between James Blake and Fernando Gonzalez?
James, who lost to Gonzo in a thrilling 4-6, 7-5, 11-9 match, accused the Chilean of unfair play for an incident that occurred in the final set. At 8-9 and with Gonzo serving, James hit a back hand passing shot that landed long but he claimed it ticked the Chilean's racquet. Upon TV review the ball was shown to have clipped the edge of his racquet but Gonzo didn't concede the point.
The 2004 silver medalist doesn't believe the ball touched his racquet telling the press,I didn't feel anything. I mean, it's just one point. There is an umpire. If I'm 100 percent sure about it, I mean, I will give it. But I'm not sure.
James felt, in the spirit of the Games, the Chilean should have conceded the point saying,I've spoken all week about how much I've enjoyed the Olympic experience, how much I love the spirit of it. That's a disappointing way to exit the tournament, when you not only lose the match, but you lose a little faith in your fellow competitor.
I tracked down a YouTube clip of the point in question and around the 2:05 minute mark you can see a close-up of the incident:
Whatever he wants to say is fine. Whatever is going to get him to have some sleep tonight, then that's fine.
Did it clip Gonzo's Babolat stick or is James seeing things? Based on this video and seeing it on TV it looks like the ball did touch his racquet and he would have felt it. C'mon, ballers are so sensitive to their equipment including the slightest changes of tension in their racquets so how did he not feel a ball nick his stick?
I do hope he's telling the truth. Otherwise, it's bad sportsmanship and worse at the Olympics - happy sleeping tonight Gonzo.
Barcelona - Rafael Nadal
Can anyone stop Rafa on his run to a fourth straight Roland Garros crown? I'm thinking not. The Spaniard racked up a fourth Barcelona title and 21st straight win by defeating compatriot David Ferrer 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. He is virtually unbeatable on the terre bateau earning his 103rd win out of 104. Sick.
Munich - Fernando Gonzalez
In the battle of beauties, Gonzo captured the 10th title of his career in Munich, defeating the sexy Italian Simone Bolelli in three tight sets 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-3. Is this a career-reviving win or a blip on his radar? My sense is this win is a blip but who knows. At 27, though, the Chilean has few opportunities so he'll need to make good.
Prague - Vera Zvonareva
The best player on the WTA Tour this year not to win a title, Vera finally broke through defeating up-and-comer Victoria Azarenka 7-6(2), 6-2 in Prague. The Russian didn't lose a set this week while earning her sixth career title. With her experience and first title of the season, I have a feeling Vera will make some big noise in Paris and it certainly wouldn't surprise me to see her in at least the final four. Let's just hope she keeps her emtions in check - there's no crying in tennis Vera!
Morocco - Gisela Dulko
Gisela defeated top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) Sunday at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem for her first title of the season and third overall. It was a sloppy match including 10 breaks, 5 for each player. Not pretty.
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"It was very noisy from both sides, but the police came in, [...] I don't know exactly what happened with them. I saw that they threw spray. [...] They (did) say a few things, but it's part of the crowd, [...] For me it's fun to play like that. It's like a Davis Cup match. I think the people enjoyed it."
The men of the Masters Cup began arriving in Shanghai this week ready to compete for the big season-ending prize:
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Q. Just to clarify, you said it's all on the internet, this part, but your coach made you drink three liters of orange juice or something every day, and was your former coach stalking you and your current husband came in as a private detective to keep him away? Is that the story? What is the story?
A. That was yeah, sort of. But that's not the story you're going to read about. You're going to read about it, but it's not a big deal.
Q. But did you feel you needed a private detective or was it your parents?
A. Yeah, it was more my parents. No, it was not myself. I felt I was always in control of everything I did.
- Patty Schnyder
Q. Can I ask you what strings you use?
A. What strings? For grass I use kind of synthetic and gut, half and half.
Q. Synthetic in the mains and guts in the cross?
A. Yeah.
- Gonzo
Q. On the BBC they were claiming you might have been inspired by meeting Jonathan Ross on his talk show.
A. That's definitely provided all my inspiration to doing well in The Championships.
Q. How was that for you?
A. It was fun. He's a great guy. I had a lot of fun.
- ReRe Williams
Q. Would you say she's the best player in the game when [Serena's] playing her best, or do you think Justine is a little bit better than her?
A. It's a very close call. I would say at the moment Justine is the best player.
Q. So there's going to be no bump, no Serena slamming into you on the changeovers this time?
A. I hope not (laughing).
- Dani Hantuchova
