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FERNANDO'S FOREHAND FINALLY FALLS SILENT

by Matt Fitzgerald | 21.03.2012

Fernando Gonzalez played the final match of his career on Wednesday, falling
to Nicolas Mahut 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3) in a riveting night-session opener at the
Sony Ericsson Open.

The Chilean trailed Mahut 4-5, 15/40 in the final set, before showcasing his
craft at the net which saw him win the 2004 Athens Olympics gold medal with
Nicolas Massu, saving both match points with a forehand volley winner. He
denied the Frenchman an additional match point to even the set at 5-5.

The two held in their final service games to battle it out in a tie-break,
where Mahut grabbed the momentum, breaking down Gonzalez’s backhand. The
31-year-old Gonzalez had the misfortunate of ending his career with a double
fault, but it was quickly forgotten as he was greeted with a roaring applause
from the crowd in celebration of his achievements.

"I saved a couple of match points before, and I felt that it's going be the
end, and then I have the chance to keep playing," said Gonzalez. "I had my
chances. But Nicolas played better in the important moments, and I was a
little bit tired at the end."

He was presented a commemorative frame by ATP Executive Chairman and
President Brad Drewett, and Sony Ericsson Open Executive Vice President and
Tournament Director Adam Barrett. A special video tribute featuring goodbyes
from Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, the Bryan
Brothers and David Nalbandian aired on the big screens.

"At the end, the video was great. It's not only about tennis. It's also about
friends," Gonzalez said. "I mean, we've been playing against each other many
times, but at the end of the day we are friends. We have a great
relationship. Of course, the atmosphere was great. We're really far away from
Chile, and there was little flags. There was my family here. I had a lot of
friends, and I really enjoyed the moment."

Gonzalez completes his career with a 370-202 record, highlighted by 11 ATP
World Tour titles. He finished runner-up to Roger Federer at the 2007
Australian Open, which enabled him to break into the Top 5. In addition to
his doubles gold medal, Gonzalez captured the bronze medal in Athens and a
silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also reached two ATP World Tour
Masters 1000 clay-court finals at Madrid in 2006, and Rome in 2007.

"I don't have the energy to get up in the morning, train like I have to
train, travel like I have to travel," admitted Gonzalez. "And I've been doing
this for many years. If I'm not going to be 100 per cent, I think I have to
do something else."

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邁阿密賽:Gonzalez首輪落敗 結束13年網球生涯

網球 2012-3-22 17:51:24 來源:TSNA 作者：曹玉烱

智利網球名將、曾獲2004年男雙奧運金牌的Fernando Gonzalez，在今天(22日)邁阿密網
賽首輪3盤不敵Nicolas Mahut後，宣布這是他13年網球生涯最後1場比賽。

現年31歲、世界排名222名的Gonzalez今天發揮他最後最大的能量，與世界第92名的Mahut
演出2小時37分鐘的激烈大戰，最終在第3盤搶七時出現再見雙發失誤，以5比7、6比4、
6(3)比7遭到淘汰。

賽後現在觀眾馬上起立鼓掌向這位最高曾來到世界第7的老將致意，「我之前拯救了幾個
賽末點，讓我有機會能繼續打下去。我曾有(獲勝)機會，但Nicolas重要時刻打得比我好
，最後我感覺有點疲累。」Gonzalez說道。

賽後大會也播放一段影片向Gonzalez告別，其中包括Novak Djokovic、Rafael Nadal、
Roger Federer、Andy Murray、Bryan兄弟以及同樣來自南非美阿根廷的David
Nalbandian。

Gonzalez表示：「這段影片很棒，這不僅關於網球，也關於我在場上的朋友，我們曾彼此
對戰多次，但最後我們成了朋友，我們之間關係良好，當然，這整個的氛圍很棒，我們遠
從智利而來，這裡有幾幅小國旗，那是我的家人，我有很多的朋友，我真的很享受這個時
刻。」

Gonzalez最後說明退休的原因：「我已沒有足夠的體力在早上起來，做我該做的訓練，去
世界各地征戰，這些都是我多年以前在做的事情。如果我無法百分之百做到這部分，我想
我是該去做點其他事情了。」

1999年轉入職業的Gonzalez，ATP巡迴賽曾獲11座冠軍，其中8座來自紅土球場；生涯雖沒
有拿下過大滿貫與名人賽的頭銜，但大滿貫最佳成績是2007年澳網決賽輸給Roger
Federer，名人賽方面也先後在2006年馬德里名人賽、2007年羅馬名人賽打進決賽。
Gonzalez的生涯總戰績370勝202敗。
(責任編輯：espneditor）

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除了上述提到的這些成績之外，Gonzo在奧運網球項目中也取得了很優異的成績。
2004年雅典奧運男單銅牌、跟Massu合作拿到男雙金牌。
2008年北京奧運決賽輸給Nadal拿下男單銀牌。
兩屆的奧運都為智利奪牌，也算是智利國內家喻戶曉的運動明星了。

以下為文中提到的致敬影片:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0khJUxEVaDw

farewell Gonzo~~~~~~QQ


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