Chilean tennis player Fernando Gonzalez has defeated Portuguese Rui Machado at Roland Garros 6-3, 6-2 and 6-3 on May 27th. Here’s a photo of Gonzalez as he serves to Muchado.

Gonzalez has had a strong debut when he soundly defeated Czech player Jiri Vanek 6-3, 6-2 and 6-3 in one hour and 26 minutes. He played very strong in all three sets.
The Chilean tennis star recorded a video clip called “On the Road to Roland Garros”. He talks about the French public and how much they enjoy tennis. Check out the video clip below, plus a few more photos from the …read more

The Olympic tennis events concluded on Sunday. Sisters Venus and Serena Williams of the United States defeated Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual for the Gold Medal in the women’s doubles competition.
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie of China defeated Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko of Russia to earn the Bronze Medal.
Venus and Serena Williams won the Gold Medal in the women’s doubles tennis competition at the Sydney Games in 2000.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal continued his winning ways for the men’s singles Olympic Gold Medal, defeating Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez in three sets: 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-3. Nadal gives Spain its first ever …read more

Just a day after he defeated the #1 seed in the Olympic men’s singles competition, James Blake was himself defeated by Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez in three sets. One could argue that Blake defeated himself, failing to convert three match points and missing an easy forehand shot, any of which would have given him a place in the tournament final. Instead he’ll be playing for the Bronze Medal tomorrow. Blake is the last American still in the mens and womens singles tournament.
Gonzalez will meet, to few people’s surprise, Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who is having the best year of his career. Nadal, …read more