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Earthquake.aspx

Gonzalez Expresses Sadness Over Chilean Earthquake
Chile
by ATP Staff | 01.03.2010

Chile's top tennis player, World No. 10 Fernando Gonzalez, has been
attempting to return to his family in Santiago following an 8.8 magnitude
earthquake that struck early Saturday morning.

Goonzalez, who played a semi-final match Friday night at the Abierto Mexicano
Telcel in Acapulco, flew from Mexico to Lima, Peru, on Sunday night and took
a domestic flight Monday to Tacna, located on the Peruvian-Chilean border. He
will travel by car to the northern Chilean city of Arica, where he will
attempt to book a flight to Santiago.

He posted the following message Sunday on his official web site:

“Hello friends:

“I was watching TV and I found out about the earthquake. I’m so sad for the
victims and families. I’m at Mexico City. This night I’ll fly to Lima to
try to get a new flight to Santiago.

“Thank God I could talk with my family after the earthquake. I watched TV
all the time and I’m so sad with the news. It’s tough I can’t be in Chile.
I’m praying. I would like to help with the reconstruction of my country.

“I hope to see them again as soon as possible.

“A big hug for everyone and !Fuerza Chile!"

The 29 year old added on his Twitter account Monday: “I only want to come
back to Santiago to stay with my family again”.

Gonzalez and the Chilean Davis Cup squad are scheduled to host Israel in
first round World Group action beginning Friday in Coquimbo. The port town,
located 500 km north of Santiago, has suffered little damage from the
earthquake and the Chilean tennis federation would like the tie to go ahead
as planned.

Gonzo和Massu都正在趕回智利的路上，本週的DC應該是會照常舉行。


http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/02/Chilean-Earthquake-Del-
Potro.aspx

Del Potro在阿根廷也感受到地震。

“I was sleeping when at approximately 3:30am I started feeling dizzy and
also hearing loud noises. The first thing I thought was that I had left the
windows open and the wind was making the noise when it hit against the walls.
I live on a high floor of an apartment building so I didn't think this was
out of the ordinary.

"The noise was quite loud and it woke me up, so I decided to see what was
happening. I was feeling very dizzy and soon realised it wasn't the wind
making all the noise. Everything in my apartment was shaking and when I
walked into my living room, the curtains and the decorations on the walls
were shaking as well. This went on for 5-6 minutes.

"I am very saddened that the second natural disaster has taken place in such
a short amount of time in the Americas, affecting so many people. I have
traveled to Chile many times in my life and love the people and the country.
My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Chile today and I pray that as
many people as possible will escape this terrible disaster safely.”

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