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Federer: "Ríos y González son totalmente diferentes"
El suizo, sin restarle méritos al "Bombardero de La Reina", alabó al zurdo, a quien considera "uno de los mejores jugadores que he visto en mi vida", dijo a La Tercera.

Fecha edición: 20-01-2008


Que lo diga Roger Federer parece suficiente, por más que la afición -y no sólo la del tenis- también esté de acuerdo: Marcelo Ríos fue y será recordado como uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos. Pero es la voz del más grande y hay que escucharla. "Ríos era uno de mis jugadores favoritos, así como Pete Sampras", reconoce el suizo.

Este año se cumple un década desde que el "Chino" llegara a la final en Australia y también que alcanzara el número uno del mundo, aniversario que se celebrará el 29 de marzo, cuando se recordará el trofeo que levantó el "Chino" en Key Biscayne, que lo llevó a la cima.

Para la familia nacional del tenis podrán existir otros grandes acontecimientos que peleen con lo que consiguió el zurdo.
En la retina permanece la batalla heroica de Nicolás Massú por alcanzar la medalla de oro en Atenas 2004 y el doble título conseguido por Chile en la Copa del Mundo por equipos.

Sin embargo, llegar al tope de la clasificación es para muchos el hito más importante al que un tenista puede aspirar.
"Marcelo tenía un talento increíble y es una pena que se haya retirado tan joven. El tuvo un problema de salud y ante eso no se puede hacer nada", analiza Federer.

En uno de los pasillos del Melbourne Park, Federer no quiere cortar un diálogo con La Tercera que le parece entretenido, más aún cuando se trata de hablar de uno de los pocos jugadores por los que pagaría una entrada, según ha dicho.

"Tuve el honor de enfrentarlo dos veces, una vez en Sydney y otra en Madrid. En ambas le gané, aunque eso no me importa", lanza el helvético, quien recuerda que en varios torneos tuvo el agrado de entrenar con el zurdo: "Una vez practicamos en Indian Wells. Tenía un derecho impresionante".

Por último, Federer contesta de manera categórica ante la consulta si las carreras de Ríos y González tienen alguna similitud: "Para nada, son totalmente diferentes. Ríos era un jugador fantástico", asegura.

En el aniversario de uno de los logros más importantes del deporte chileno, otros jugadores también hablaron del "Chino".
"Los sudamericanos lo recordamos con mucho respeto. Marcelo era un jugador increíble, con mucho talento", dice David Nalbandian.

Opinión similar es la de Juan Carlos Ferrero, quien añade que "aún se le recuerda por su gran calidad".

and machine translated into English -

Federer: "Ríos and González are completely different"
The Swiss, without subtracting him merits to The Queen's" "Bombardier, praised to the left-handed one, to who considers "one of the best players that have seen in my life", he said at Third o'clock.

It dates edition: 20-01-2008


That Roger tells it Federer it seems enough, no matter how much the liking - and not only that of the tennis - it agrees also: Marcelo Ríos was and it will be remembered as one of the best of all the times. But it is the voice of the biggest and it is necessary to listen to it. "Ríos was one of my favorite players, as well as Pete Sampras", the Swiss recognizes.

This year one decade it is completed since "Chinese" arrived to the final one in Australia and also that it reached the number one of the world, anniversary that will take place March 29, when heill remember the trophy that "Chinese" rose in Key Biscayne that took it to the summit.

For the national family of the tennis they will be able to other big events that fight with what got the left-handed one to exist.
In the retina Nicolás' heroic battle remains Massú to reach the medal of gold in Athens 2004 and twice as much title gotten by Chile in the Glass of the World for teams.

However, to arrive to the end of the classification is for many the most important landmark to which a tennis player can aspire.
"Marcelo had an incredible talent and it is a pain that has retired so young. He had a problem of health and before that one cannot make anything", Federer analyzes.

In one of the corridors of the Melbourne Park, Federer doesn't want to cut a dialogue with The Third that he finds amusing, stiller when it is to speak of one of the few players for those that would pay an entrance, as he/she has said.

I "had the honor of facing it twice, once in Sydney and another in Madrid. In both I won him, although I don't care" that, the Swiss one who remembers throws that in several tournaments he/she had the pleasure of training with the left-handed one: "Once we practice in Indian Wells. He/she was entitled an impressive."

Lastly, Federer answers in a categorical way before the consultation if Ríos' careers and González have some similarity: "For anything, they are completely different. Ríos was a fantastic" player, it assures.

In the anniversary of one of the most important achievements in the Chilean sport, other players also spoke of "Chinese."
"The South Americans remember it with a lot of respect. Marcelo was an incredible player, with a lot of talent", David Nalbandian says.

Similar opinion is that of Juan Carlos Ferrero who adds that he/she is "still remembered by its great quality."

Roger :worship::worship:

Does he speak Spanish? :o

Does he speak Spanish? :o

he/she traslated the article in the second post ;)

:lol: @ the 'translation'....

The ineptitude of those translation machines shows how far away we are from making anything that resembles AI... humans are still undisputed champions of intelligence on this planet :devil:

Odd that the translation given here was so bad, two days ago I transalted Rafa's blog into English via google transaltor, and found it very clear and much better than what we're seeing here, nearly no mistakes, not that I could tell.

My Spanish comprehension is passable, so I took a stab at the first post before I noticed the English translation. The Spanish text was far more readable!

Hopefully Rios and Federer could play an exhibition--that'd be fun to see.

Praising Rios is :retard:

I like Federer because he makes me feel special to be born in an era where he is writing tennis history. A Federer sometimes never occurs in some people's lives so we must appreciate the fact that he plays in our lifetime and we must all become fanboys/girls in order to be part of the history he is making.

JenRios - I don't know if I'm reading it right because of the translation, but I had to laugh at Fed's comments.

"For anything, they are completely different. Ríos was a fantastic" player."

So Fernando obviously is not fantastic in Fed's mind. :lol: :lol:

Poor Fernando. :hug:

Gonzo used to fantastic when he was going for winners and making them and not the pathetic slicing hesitater he has become nowadays.