2023-09-02 12:56:36
Davis cup y Panamerican Gamestwo events that are approaching and that generate a special feeling for Fernando Gonzalezwho in 2012 retired through the front door of Chilean tennis.
The captaincy for the ‘silver salad bowl’: a pending dream
Luis Ayala, Jaime Fillol, Patrick Cornejo, Beautiful Prajoux, Hans Gildemeister y Nicolas MassuChilean tennis legends, are some of the names that following their retirement have taken over the captaincy of the team of Davis cup.
Massú, double Olympic champion and former number 9 in the world, is currently the captain of the Creole team in the tennis competition by nations, a position he has held since January 2014.
And a name that sounds strong to take responsibility in the future is that of ‘Hand of Stone’, former No. 5 in the ATP ranking and triple medalist in the Olympic Games.
In dialogue with BioBioChile, “Feña” did not hide his desire to one day become the captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.
“i would love to sometime, the truth that yes. I feel that I can contribute my experience to a generation of tennis players. I enjoy tennisI like to comment on it even and being a captain would be something beautifulhe declared.
“Es The desire of any professional tennis player to take that step from player to captain. You have to wait for the right moment for it and it would be a pride”, he added.
“I have a lot of faith and illusion”: the ‘Bombardero de La Reina’ sees Chile as the protagonist in his return to the World Group
Chile achieved a solid 3-1 victory in La Serena last February over Kazakhstanstamping up return to World Group Davis Cup following four years.
The national squad was among the best 16 nations on the tennis planet, so it will play the Finals from September 12. Their rivals for Group A will be Canada -current champion-, Italia y Sweden.
The series will be the best of three points (two singles and one doubles) and the national cast must try to get into the top two in their area to access the ‘Final 8’ from Malaga, Spain, and continue dreaming of the Silver Salad Bowl.
Regarding the expectations for the appointment in Bologna, González told this medium that “it’s a tough bunch. The further you go, the more difficult it will be. We have a great team and I have no doubt that they will do well.
“Now, I hope they all win. It is what we expect, but someone who has competed knows what it means and the most important thing is that they arrive well prepared and are short games in a short time. I have a lot of faith and illusion so that they do very well ”, he added.
As for his rivals, the winner of 11 ATP titles said that “I understand that (Denis) Shapovalov -the Canadian figure- he is injured and the series is going to be lost. That will benefit the rivals, not just Chile. Like Mikael Ymerhe is not going to play either and those two losses are going to be beneficial, but it does not mean that it will be easy. They will be difficult matches”.
“It will be a giant party”: the ‘Feña’ beats the Pan American Games as ambassador of Santiago 2023
The best attacking forehand in the history of tennis referred to, in his role as ambassador of Santiago 2023to the historic multi-sport event that will take place in Chile from October 20.
“It will be a giant party. The most important sports party we are going to have. I hope people value it as such, since the legacy will be important. There is the experience that children and adults can acquire when it comes to being able to see different disciplines live and direct ”, she indicated.
Regarding the national tennis in the Pan American Games, González commented that “it would be nice to see Garín, Tabilo and Barrios play here. It is a unique opportunity to play a Pan American Games in your country. You have to take it into account, but hopefully as a Chilean and as a fan I would love to see them”.
Finally, the 43-year-old former athlete valued the Center Court redevelopment from the National Stadium, the venue for tennis and wheelchair tennis in Santiago 2023 with a capacity of 3,352 spectators.
“It was necessary to modernize the enclosure (inaugurated in 1975). It is a historical place of Chilean tennis and seeing him with this new face makes me very happy,” he said.
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