Iquique challenger QF: Gaudio gets injured, retires after 6 points played

While all attentions are foccused on the AO Gaudio made a successful comeback at this Chilean challenger. The match was suspended yesterday by lack of naturak light with 6-0 4-5 and Gaudio serving. Today he was broken to lose the set but stayed foccused and won the 3rd, which is a good sign considering it's Gaudio we are talking about.

It's not possible to make any anylisis only after this match, but him winning is the best thing that could have happened to him at his comeback.

Vamos Gastón :yeah:

Let's hope Gaudio can keep this up. What a fantastic backhand he had in his day..

Keep it up, Gato :yeah:

Gaston :yeah:

Muy bien Gato. :D

A very positive start...hopefully he can back this win up, but, above all, stay injury-free.

Imagine another Coria - Gaudio French Open final next year

Imagine another Coria - Gaudio French Open final next year

Never going to happen. But it would be nice to see Gaudio making it into top 100 and playing proper tournaments again. One of the best backhands ever!

Aguante Gato!!!!

Well done Gaston :yeah:

Briljant Gato! Best news of the day.

Siiiii, di Mauro is a quality player to face and defeat right off the bat.

While all attentions are foccused on the AO Gaudio made a successful comeback at this Chilean challenger. The match was suspended yesterday by lack of naturak light with 6-0 4-5 and Gaudio serving. Today he was broken to lose the set but stayed foccused and won the 3rd, which is a good sign considering it's Gaudio we are talking about.

It's not possible to make any anylisis only after this match, but him winning is the best thing that could have happened to him at his comeback.

Vamos Gastón :yeah:

Great news!:worship: He´s been training all out and now he needs a few wins to boost his confidence and prove it was worth it!
Unfortunately he´s now up against the "Gato II", Hartfield, who´s a great admirer and also a friend, and we know how difficult it is for Gastón to play against friends...
I hope he can put that aside and go on to win this challenger!:D

Keep it up Gato! :bounce:

Gran gatone :worship:

Very nice for starters. Every win for him must be a big confidence boost now.

I'd also like to point out Zabaleta also won his comeback match in the same challenger.

Podemos!

:yeah:

Di Mauro wasn't the easiest 1R opponent either.

:yeah:

Di Mauro wasn't the easiest 1R opponent either.
And Hartfield isn't the easiest 2R opponent. This is quite a draw.

Vamos Gaston y Mariano!

Di Mauro is a good win first up, Hartfield might be too much.

Great news. Best of luck to him. :)

Livestreaming:
http://www.cormudesi.cl/TarapacaTV.html
http://www.mogulus.com/tarapaca_television

Big thanks to "william" in the chat here:
http://www.tenislimite.cl/en_vivo_1.htm

Livestreaming:
http://www.cormudesi.cl/TarapacaTV.html
http://www.mogulus.com/tarapaca_television

Big thanks to "william" in the chat here:
http://www.tenislimite.cl/en_vivo_1.htm

What time does it start?

What time does it start?

I don't know. Well, Zabaleta vs Pashanski was on and now - hope Gaston's match will be on, too. Sorry if not..

I don't know. Well, Zabaleta vs Pashanski was on and now - hope Gaston's match will be on, too. Sorry if not..

the streams are down :sad:

Wow Zabaleta and Gaudio in the same tournament, any more mugs down there?

Wow Zabaleta and Gaudio in the same tournament, any more mugs down there?

They're like best friends, they're always together in case you didn't know..

They're like best friends, they're always together in case you didn't know..

I had no idea. To be honest, I dont care much about Gaudio, and I don't care at all about Zabaleta.

Quite the mug fest down there though:

Gaudio
Zabaleta
Berlocq
Puerta
Miranda

I had no idea. To be honest, I dont care much about Gaudio, and I don't care at all about Zabaleta.

Quite the mug fest down there though:

Gaudio
Zabaleta
Berlocq
Puerta
Miranda

When a mug is a player that already won a Grand Slam title something is wrong, isn't it?

I had no idea. To be honest, I dont care much about Gaudio, and I don't care at all about Zabaleta.

Quite the mug fest down there though:

Gaudio
Zabaleta
Berlocq
Puerta
Miranda

well , you are from...

When a mug is a player that already won a Grand Slam title something is wrong, isn't it?

At this point in their careers ;)

I had no idea. To be honest, I dont care much about Gaudio, and I don't care at all about Zabaleta.

Quite the mug fest down there though:

Peter Polansky
Pokrajac - Duclos - Pospisil - Chvojka - Dancevic

Down in your signature, yes?

Down in your signature, yes?

Too big :yeah: :lol:

He did it again in 3 sets, the victim was the other "Gato", Diego Hartfield :)

2 wins in a row is quite a good thing at the moment and he's staying healthy which is pretty important too :yeah:

It´s so good to see that Gaston won 2 matches in a row already :) :bounce:

Good luck for the next match :)

Wow Zabaleta and Gaudio in the same tournament, any more mugs down there?
Gaudio has come back from a long injury, so it's expected for him to start a low-level tournament. And this mug you call, he has a Grand Slam to his name.

And it was again a moodswing that Gaudio ended up as a winner.

Must be good for his psyche, me hopes at least.

C´mon Gaudio, win 4 Rg Garros in a row now and hummiliate Nadal. :worship:

Gaudio has come back from a long injury, so it's expected for him to start a low-level tournament. And this mug you call, he has a Grand Slam to his name.
:lol:
I find it puzzling how every single player in the top 100 regularly gets called a mug, but Gaudio of all people should be exempt.

Impressive win for Gaston so early in his comeback. Diego really dropped off last season though.

Down in your signature, yes?

I support my country, maybe I shouldn't and just be a bandwagoner like you, eh?

Hartfield is a great win for Gaudio's comeback. I hope he end up with a better tennis return than Coria who is losing all matches in his comeback.

Nice to see this legend winning some matches again. Let's see if he can keep some form.

Hartfield is a great win for Gaudio's comeback. I hope he end up with a better tennis return than Coria who is losing all matches in his comeback.

I dont think is a great win, but iam happy for him.
hartfield is not the same as 2007, he is coming over a knee injury :S
than he had in october or 2008..

well so now brzezicki.. if he can win that match to, that is a great win over a argie :angel:

I support my country, maybe I shouldn't and just be a bandwagoner like you, eh?

Patriotic bandwagoner :p

I've never really understood that logic. Does coming from a certain country have much to do with an athlete's personality, looks or game/ability? It's great supporting your own countrymen, but I draw the line if I'd probably dislike the guy were he of a different nationality.

But if you genuinely like the players, then there's absolutely no problem. :D

Diego :(

Keep at it!

I support my country, maybe I shouldn't and just be a bandwagoner like you, eh?

I bandwagoned Safin did I? cause he's the only player I really like. :confused:

Doesn't take away from the fact you are bashing Argentina when your country is a hell of a lot worse.

well done Gaston. :yeah:

vamos el Gato :)

:bounce:

For those who want to see Gaudio in action, there's a livestream for the quarter-final match against Juan Pablo Brzezicki.

http://www.cormudesi.cl/TarapacaTV.html

It's starting now.

I just turned on the stream and Gaudio got injured.

hes carrying on :D

Gaudio retires 6 points into the match :tape:

he retired, not even 1 game played. :sad:

:sad:

How horribly unlucky :tears:

This is really bad news! He´s been training so hard, and was very enthusiastic because he said he had "moments" of good tennis again.
Now he won´t get a WC for Chile, and even if he´s well enough to play the Buenos Aires ATP he´ll get there with no match practice. All in all, a stroke of bad luck at the worst possible moment!:sad:

Patriotic bandwagoner :p

I've never really understood that logic. Does coming from a certain country have much to do with an athlete's personality, looks or game/ability? It's great supporting your own countrymen, but I draw the line if I'd probably dislike the guy were he of a different nationality.

But if you genuinely like the players, then there's absolutely no problem. :D

Pokrajac comes and goes, but the others I genuinely like :)

It is nice to see Gaston winning, even if I think he will do nothing ever again, its good when comebacks are successful.

I bandwagoned Safin did I? cause he's the only player I really like. :confused:

Doesn't take away from the fact you are bashing Argentina when your country is a hell of a lot worse.

Im not bashing Argentina, I bash dopers, ask DATS where they tend to be from. Thats not why I posted those players though. Do you honestly think the players I listed will come back and be members of the upper echelon ever again?

:bigcry:

:sad:

Something with the right leg as the ones who saw the match say.

Im not bashing Argentina, I bash dopers, ask DATS where they tend to be from. Thats not why I posted those players though. Do you honestly think the players I listed will come back and be members of the upper echelon ever again?

Daniel Larose.

And atleast they have been to the "upper echelon", nobody stays up there forever. What's wrong with that?

The players in your signature are all crap.

:banghead:

Gaston is a headcase but not a doper, everything he did it was with his talent, maybe that's the reason why he is the only argie of his generation that won a GS ;)