Pictures...

I discovered that this thread was missing when I've wanted to post my pics of Mariano in Stuttgart, during his match against Oli Rochus! So, here it is, and here they are. Enjoy! :p

Thanks for the pics and Mariano the fashion plate as always.

Exactly! He changed his shirt 3 times, and each have been different! :D He's a great model... ;)

Exactly! He changed his shirt 3 times, and each have been different! :D He's a great model... ;)
great, great model..and cute person..but U know it :D

http://www.sport1.at/coremedia/pics/30/71/97/4x424x300x2,property=original.jpg

In his match against Davydenko.

Exactly! He changed his shirt 3 times, and each have been different! :D He's a great model... ;)

Yes, yes, and yes....:hearts:

Yes, yes, and yes....:hearts:
Tiff, calm down! :D Well, yes, when he changes the shirt 3 times in a match, you can feel a bit blessed...I can understand! :p

http://www.sport1.at/coremedia/pics/15/92/03/2x424x300x1,property=original.jpg

http://www.sport1.at/coremedia/pics/30/78/18/0x424x300x1,property=original.jpg

If I had never experienced myself to what point that guy is friendly, I could be scared by that eye! :eek:

Exactly! He changed his shirt 3 times, and each have been different! :D He's a great model... ;)

Where are the shirtless pics then? :confused:

Where are the shirtless pics then? :confused:
In a safer place! :p

Kitzbuhel

25 minutes AFTER beating Davydenko...

http://www.sportfiles.com/zabaleta/lucas7months2.jpg

Hello My name is Mariano....

I beat No.1 Seeds and also then cuddle adorable babies :)

Kitzbuhel

25 minutes AFTER beating Davydenko...

http://www.sportfiles.com/zabaleta/lucas7months2.jpg

Hello My name is Mariano....

I beat No.1 Seeds and also then cuddle adorable babies :)

Louise, this photo is so cute :) :)

Would have loved to be still there when this photo was taken ;)

Amazing how some pic can make you regret to have grown up! :D Both guys are trully adorable, each to their own way of course! :)

That's a very good looking baby.

lovely photo basil333, thanks for sharing :)

Someone asked for shirtless pics? i have 2 from Stuttgart too. I didn't have time to post them before, sorry...
These 2 were taken "early" in the morning and the weather was not hot but nevermind! :lol:
http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/thumbs/P10100811.JPG (http://www.menstennisforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13363) http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/thumbs/P10100821.JPG (http://www.menstennisforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13364)
i didn't really appreciate, i only took pics for you, especially Choupi ;)

These others were taken the day after i think, but i don't remember well :rolleyes:
http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/thumbs/IMGP0632.JPG (http://www.menstennisforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13362) http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/thumbs/IMGP0598.JPG (http://www.menstennisforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13360) http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/thumbs/IMGP0599.JPG (http://www.menstennisforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13361) http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/thumbs/IMGP0588.JPG (http://www.menstennisforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13359)

:eek: :worship: It's been so long since I heard about them Eléa... ;) And here they finally are! :hearts: Thank you! :)

Btw, the last ones have been taken on the Tuesday practise session, with Gaston. I was there and I have almost the same shots! ;)

yes Choupi, that's why i don't have many! when Gaston is here, i'm hypnotized :eek:
i remember i showed you the shirtless pics of Mariano on my camera on monday when you just arrived :lol:

I'd do him ;)

Here is one more pic of the Stuttgart Monday morning practice session

Thanks Jelena! Don't know why but I love practise sessions! ;)

That pic with a baby!!! Amazing !!!!!!!!!!

This will be my lil pic....

http://nathaliia.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album02&id=f28

Why haven't I seen to these pictures before? The one with a baby is adorable. Men always look soooo cute when holding little babies :D

Thanks Nathalia for your pic (also for the one with Juan Monaco), they are both really nice - lucky girl :)!

So, Mariano was singing in Sopot, too? He just can't help it... :) :)

I guess he can't... 'cos he was sitting below me... looking at his sock... and singing... Might have asked him for an encore or something ;)

Why haven't I seen to these pictures before? The one with a baby is adorable. Men always look soooo cute when holding little babies :D

Thank you kataana - the baby is mine.... and that moment was just too cute... right Corina??????? ;)

I agree - Men with babies are adorable... and I also have to confess that my knees turned to jelly 4 separate times during Stuttgart and Kitzbuhel.

Mariano is also fantastic with children...

There is an even cuter picture - taken 30 seconds before that one on Page 2 of Kitzbuhel Memories...

http://marianosboard.proboards29.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1123264623&page=1 (page 1)

http://marianosboard.proboards29.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1123264623&page=2 (page 2)

I guess he can't... 'cos he was sitting below me... looking at his sock... and singing... Might have asked him for an encore or something ;)
It was like this... We were sitting at Prieto/Arnold match and Mariano came and sat just below Kasia. Kasia was 'muttering' a song - "La Tortura" or something like this. Then Mariano, who was just after his practise (wet and stuff), took out his shoe and started to scratch his foot and started to sing (quite loudly!) a song. I thought I'd fall out of my seat. That guy is brilliant.

Greetings everyone :D

Very cute pics, thanks Nathaliia :hug:

Here is one more pic of the Stuttgart Monday morning practice session

He's doable. In fact, I'm jumping the next plane.

Basil, thanks for the links... looks like Mariano trully adores babies :) And by the way, congratulations to you for the baby :yeah:

Pictures Marcus took at Stuttgart 2005

http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/zabaleta/STUT2005.htm

:cool:

Kitzbuhel pictures

http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/zabaleta/kit2005.htm

i attached 3 pictures...the one when he's wearing a red cap is from Palermo, the one in the black tshirt from Poland and the shirtless one from Romania

hey guys. i've noriced, mariano's got tatoos. does anyone know what they meen or any close ups?

he has a green clover on his left shoulder , a poppy on his right arm and something on his left wrist that i didn't figure out in the week when he was at open romania what it is...and in pictures the tatoo is too little to see what it is...

The cloverleaf was first - about 2 years ago now, I first noticed the black sign similar to sun of may sign but it isnt - in Madrid, the "poppy" first saw in Indian Wells 2005 - the cloverleaf is definitely a cloverleaf, but the other two are not exactly what they look like. Yes... I have seen them very close up :)

But I didn't exactly want to say during our conversations, btw what's that?

There are pictures somewhere...

I think its great they are completely different from anyone else... - just hope he doesnt go too crazy...

http://marianosboard.proboards29.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1126819876&page=2

This link is to a page on my message board... it contains 2 pictures containing close-ups....

yeah these pictures are from the challenger from Poland....i love that picture with his back:D...becasue in his hair he has the green elastic that i gave him at bcr open romania (so nice he use it:D)

He told me he got the four leaf clover because of his favourite band U2.

i didn't ask him about the tattoo ..but i thought that the reason he tattooed a four leaf clover is U2 :cool:

He told me he got the four leaf clover because of his favourite band U2.

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the relation between U2 and the four leaf clover?

U2 is an irish band and the four leaf clover is the symbol of Ireland :)

Of course. Thanks for the info, sometimes I am really stupid :)

I remember Mariano walking around in a green Ireland jacket one night in Kitzbuhel. And of course it is obvious that his favourite colour is green - he really is a huge Ireland fan :)

we're welcome :wavey: ! :hug:

[/QUOTE]I remember Mariano walking around in a green Ireland jacket one night in Kitzbuhel. And of course it is obvious that his favourite colour is green - he really is a huge Ireland fan :)[/QUOTE]

so...i was well inspired when i gave him a green elastic to catch his hair;)

so...i was well inspired when i gave him a green elastic to catch his hair;)

Yes, definitely :)

Pics from fuerzaypotencia.com.
Not new, so you might have seen them before.

mariano rocks!!! he's the niceest man i know! all the pictures from here are great even we've seen them before! so people don't forget to share all your nice or bad pics and expand this thread ! hugs to all

mariano rocks!!! he's the niceest man i know! all the pictures from here are great even we've seen them before! so people don't forget to share all your nice or bad pics and expand this thread ! hugs to all

I have to agree with you.

2006 is his year.... this thread will hopefully be full of very happy winning smiley pictures!

like this one http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/zabaleta/KIT05-2418D.jpg

and this one

http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/zabaleta/KIT05-2422D.jpg

and this one

http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/zabaleta/KIT05-2436D.jpg

and this one

http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/zabaleta/KIT05-2075D.jpg

These were taken during the best week of 2005 (Kitzbuhel!!! - reached the Semi finals)

More great Kitzbuhel pics can be found here..... http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/zabaleta/index.htm

Hopefully these sort of pics can be available at the Aus Open!!!!

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1844/f059ch013zl.jpg

Mariano is very interested in the camera.

Mariano and Gaston both look very interested in..............the sports page? :p

pictures mariano in buenos aires

http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=57056&page=3

sexy Mariano. well Im took lots of pics of the guys, especially Calleri and David, but theres chela, guga, horna, berlocq, monaco, zabaleta, del prtro ( my fave... well not as roger!) hee hee etc
Enjoy
silvy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d172/silvyforforum/DSC08475.jpg

have you already checked the PRACTICE section of this AO photo site?:
http://www.tennis.info/AusOpen6.html
I saw a beautiful man with a red cap and without a shirt... ;)

have you already checked the PRACTICE section of this AO photo site?:
http://www.tennis.info/AusOpen6.html
I saw a beautiful man with a red cap and without a shirt... ;)

exactly,sexy Mariano.:woohoo:

I discovered that this thread was missing when I've wanted to post my pics of Mariano in Stuttgart, during his match against Oli Rochus! So, here it is, and here they are. Enjoy! :p



hello to all I am of Chile I am 18 years old and I am a fanatica of Mariano Zabaleta, mainly it enchants its program to me of TV good Tenispro I take leave Good bye
Excuse my ingles

http://www.infobae.com/adjuntos/imagenes/49/0074938B.jpg

that's a pretty picture! where was that?

Mariano in Hamburg :D

Nice pictures... they bring back nice memories :)

Nice pictures... they bring back nice memories :):D

ooh can you please let me in your Zaba message board? :lol: I can't post there :awww:

thanks for those pics!! :D

:D

ooh can you please let me in your Zaba message board? :lol: I can't post there :awww:


Oh noooo!!!! - I dont know.. I go away - and my board locks its self up - bad board!!!!

Carlita, dont register - I know this doesnt make sense.... but just go to the board and type in Carlita or anything in the UserName box, you will appear as Carlita - Guest - but you will be able to post :) :) oh I sent one of your pictures (you can guess which one very smily!!) to the other guy in the pic - I hope you dont mind..... ;)

Oh noooo!!!! - I dont know.. I go away - and my board locks its self up - bad board!!!!

Carlita, dont register - I know this doesnt make sense.... but just go to the board and type in Carlita or anything in the UserName box, you will appear as Carlita - Guest - but you will be able to post :) :) oh I sent one of your pictures (you can guess which one very smily!!) to the other guy in the pic - I hope you dont mind..... ;):lol: ooooookay :lol: I will try that :) ooh no worries about the pic ;)

edit: okay me posted a message :) but I can't use Carlita.... :lol: I guess because I registered? :shrug: So Lady Carlita it is then :lol:

I like so much Mariano en of course Tennis Pro

Mariano in Hamburg :D


Thanks so much for the pictures Carlita, they are lovely :)

I only have a very few Mariano pics from Hamburg :)

I only have a very few Mariano pics from Hamburg :)

Thanks amiga for the pics. I know you were focussing on the two guys in the background - you are forgiven :)

she has a few more than those.... ;) ;) ;)

and maybe she was focusing on the other guy in the pictures then too - :hug: to Sommerviege (and to Corina!) :wavey:

http://www.mercedescup.de/uploads/tx_ameriagallery/GES_GI_STU180706_022.jpg

http://www.mercedescup.de/uploads/tx_ameriagallery/GES_GI_STU180706_021.jpg

2006 Stuttgart

Hi,

Mariano's gallery is updated.

Here is the link:

http://www.togon.de/gallery/index.php?cat=10

Enjoy

Kurthi

Pics of Mariano and guys from Tandil:
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/reiko_nl/e/d0800074b3a3703fbc2e2b010b48553e

Hi, there are some pics from Sopot! Just enjoy :D

And here are some pics from Kitzbuehel...

Sorry, they are not many this time :(

Doesn't matter, still very nice pics, thanks a lot Birte :)

Thanks also to Reiko and Martusia for the lovely pics :)

Pics from Mariano's practice (Hamburg 2006):
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/reiko_nl/e/cbe80e29b13bb28e273a7234e5e1c63f

Sorry there are only a few pics of Mariano. What you see here is mostly Gaston and Juan, happily studying Mariano (or just enjoying watching him).

Pics from Mariano's practice (Hamburg 2006):
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/reiko_nl/e/cbe80e29b13bb28e273a7234e5e1c63f

Sorry there are only a few pics of Mariano. What you see here is mostly Gaston and Juan, happily studying Mariano (or just enjoying watching him).

I love the Dreamland pictures :) - I also really like the Dmitry pic too - looks like he's trying to join "The Dreamland Club!" Sorry matey this is a special club for unique members only - see Reiko for membership details! :)

Muchas gracias Reiko for those wonderful pics of lovely guys :)

my piccies from Bucharest :)

http://www.menstennisforums.com/showpost.php?p=4131822&postcount=172

http://www.menstennisforums.com/showpost.php?p=4131810&postcount=171

Thanks for sharing those very nice pictures Iza :)

Iza, thank you so much for the great pics :) :hug:

Here's a great photo of Mariano from the challenger in Szczecin from their official website. There's an English version of the website and you can find more photos there :) http://www.pekaoopen.com.pl/2006/index.php?lang=en

http://www.pekaoopen.com.pl/2006/gfx/galeria/8fd1ecae0deb4fd092537a6f509864d0.jpg

Pics from BCR Open :) Any problems, PM me and for other player pics just go to my blog

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1kev7l
Zabala

:kiss:

Decided to have a spring clean and here are some pics of the man.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zaba.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zabaserve.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zabaserve2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zabaserve3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zaba1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zabaforehand.jpg


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zabafore2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zabavamos.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Zabafistpump.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/svein_sveynsson/Tenisprodance.jpg

Nice pics :D
You gotta love the shoes :cool:
Kitzbuhel...., right?

Great shoes and yes these are from Kitzi.

These are from Florianopolis.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaleta2inR2.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaletainR2.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaletainQF2.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaletainQF.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaleta1.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaleta4.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaleta3.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaleta5.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaleta6.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/zabaleta7.jpg

yay!! thanks you, thank you, thank you!!! :hug:

Thank you GWH for the pics :) My favourite is the "jumped backhand" one, just great :)

Hi everyone!:wavey: I was at the final of Floripa Cyclus open last weekend! Unfortunately Mariano wasn't the winner, but he did play well and hopefully will play better in BAs. So here are my pics from the final! Enjoy it!!:)

Some more...:)

Thanks Ales

Thanks for sharing your pics, Ales :)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/Zabaleta_Valencia2.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/Zabaleta_Valencia.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/GeorgeWH/MarianoandPavinKitzi.jpg

thanks the pic!

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070412/capt.45799e8da68043ac9a559bf5c8411933.us_mens_clay _court_tennis_htt114.jpg
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070412/capt.6b59f706437c463ea50f1c4f15f7b143.us_mens_clay _court_tennis_htt119.jpg
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070412/capt.9e4468fcf6ec44ddac7df82c1b64fede.us_mens_clay _court_tennis_htt120.jpg
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070412/capt.sge.obt67.120407033501.photo01.photo.default-512x361.jpg

Mariano reached the final in Houston by beating James Blake.

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/anexos/imagen/07/653795.JPG

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070415/capt.ff51fe6f26e14fefa6542947ae221728.us_mens_clay _court_tennis_txdp119.jpg

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070415/capt.49567012b1a34365a59d63352bb82190.us_mens_clay _court_tennis_txdp113.jpg

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070415/capt.5a992dfa2dde48d1932fa4c4fb3feac0.us_mens_clay _court_tennis_txdp114.jpg

Mariano reached the final in Houston by beating James Blake.

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/anexos/imagen/07/653795.JPG

:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:

With Catherine Zeta-Jones :lol: :lol: :lol:

http://www.ole.clarin.com/diario/2007/04/23/fotos/f051gh02.jpg

Some pics I took in Hamburg last week-end.
Good luck for the qualies, Mariano :bounce:

Merci beacoup Val pour ces photos très jolies :)

Hope to see you in Paris very soon :)

Thank you for all the pics! :)
his hair is a bit of a mess don't you think?? :p

Mariano, so cute :hearts:

I have some photos, I'll go find them :wavey:

I think you've probably all seen this photo, but it's one of my favourite, so I'll post it anyway :)

http://www.gastonfotos.4t.com/images/zabaquegay.jpg

This is a cute picture! :yeah:

I love the Mariano smile :hearts:

This one looks a bit forced though :lol:
http://www.tennis.info/images/Nasdaq4/01Mon/Zabaleta8638.jpg

Mariano at the 2006 PEKAO Open
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/88/246346037_c028fdda5f.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/246346191_dae103a6dc.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/94/246346326_6df3735eff.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/246346387_b4245dae73.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/88/246346498_4656814379.jpg?v=0

http://www.scott-o-rama.com/Coppermine/albums/userpics/zabaleta~0.jpg

I already posted this one in GM, but it's a beautiful photo and I needed to post it in his forum :D

Hamburg 2007 - Monday :) - during a very happy fun practice session :)

http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/zabaleta/HAM07-9187D.jpg

http://www.sportfiles.com/photogallery/showphotos.asp?player=zabaleta&tournament=HAM07 - more from that session - here.

Here are finally a few pictures from Marianos wonderful match against Calleri in Roland Garros :)
Unfortunately it was very dark at the end of the match, so it was not possible to take pictures later :(

Thanks Louise and Birte for sharing your very nice pics :)

Mariano in Bastad 2007

Okay, Amersfoort 2007, here we go (also made some in sepia :lol: just to see what that looks like)

Saturday 14 July, practice with Calleri.

part one

part 2

part 3

part 4

The tongue one in part 4 is my favourite :p

part 5

part 6

I love the one where he lifts up his shirt...it's like he's checking if it's all still there :haha:

:o oops I also took about 10 million on Sunday :rolls:

The tongue one in part 4 is my favourite :p :lol: yeaaaah that's a great pic :D

Muchas gracias, very nice pics :) I can see he was having fun on the court, muy bien :)

Muchas gracias, very nice pics :) I can see he was having fun on the court, muy bien :)uhuh and swearing all over the place :o

Sunday 15 July, first practice :)

part 2

the one where he's leaning against the fence he's talking to Alex Corretja.

And part 1 of the 2nd practice on Sunday. Early evening....very hot....(weather & Mariano :lol: ;))

part 2

:inlove:

part 3

:hearts:

and the last ones.

Hope you like them :D

Nice pics Carlita....

:eek: :eek: Carlita! After these pics, I'm taking back every word I said in the Moya board about the spanking... :drool:

Muchas gracias, Sjoukje :hug:

I think the very last one is too funny :lol:

:eek: :eek: Carlita! After these pics, I'm taking back every word I said in the Moya board about the spanking... :drool::lol: good :p

Muchas gracias, Sjoukje :hug:

I think the very last one is too funny :lol::rolls: he was starting to talk to me about how hot it was there :haha:

Muyy buenas las pics.. jajaj grax chicas. jjajajajaja

cuandoe ncuentre el cd de pic de cuando juega en arg y le saco las subo asi todas las disfrutan

Alguien me puede decir como hago pa subir unas imagenes

Sjoukje, great pics :lol: :worship:

It's so funny when you actually were there and can recollect :o Like where he waves :haha:

I have some pics of Mariano too, so here they are

:inlove:
thanks :D

Thanks peacechick for the lovely pics:) Who was he watching in the first picture?

http://www.ole.clarin.com/diario/2007/08/29/um/fotos/zabaleta.jpg

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3466/zabala1av0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/637/zabala2db7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/3791/zabala3yq4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8377/zabala4vz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:p

Carlita, those photos are the most beautiful I've seen of Mariano! :hearts:

Thanks for sharing, although I don't think they'd be too hard to take with Mariano as the subject ;)

vamo el negro espero lo quiero ver aunquesea top20 para el 2008

sii.. VAMOSS!!!!!

Carlita, those photos are the most beautiful I've seen of Mariano! :hearts:

Thanks for sharing, although I don't think they'd be too hard to take with Mariano as the subject ;)

:eek: You discovered them only now... Shame on you :p

:eek: You discovered them only now... Shame on you :p

I know! :o Slap me :p

I know! :o Slap me :p

:aplot: :aplot:

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee305/kai_tek/DSC06597.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee305/kai_tek/DSC06596.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee305/kai_tek/DSC06566.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee305/kai_tek/DSC06558.jpg

thanks :) neuquen?

:lick: Is there such a thing as a bad photo of Mariano?

Thanks for the pics :) Where were they taken?

jaja i take it in vilas club

Mariano in Sopot (2007)

Thankss!

Mariano in Sopot (2007)

Oooh Papi!

Thanks :)

:bounce:

Grip Magazine..

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Those pics are gorgeous... thanks for sharing :)

Would you mind sharing the text of the article too? Would be much appreciated!

ì will try to tipe.. :S
on Monday :S

ì will try to tipe.. :S
on Monday :S
you can type it off in Spanish, there are enough people here to make at least a rough English translation. :)

ok.. spanish! :D ...

ok.. spanish! :D ...

Muchas gracias. Looking forward to the interview. And thanks for the scans :)

Periodista: Lucas Arguelles
Fotografo: Sergio Llamera


MARIANO ZABALETA
INTIMIDADES DE UN TIPO NORMAL


A pesar de los altibajos en su carrera -muchos de ellos obligados- es uno de los jugadores mas carismaticos y queirdos del tenis argentino. En una entrevista especial e inedita, le presentamos a Mariano Zabaleta como nunca antes se lo vio.


No bien uno entra al departamendo de Mariano Zabaleta, puese pensar , con tranquilidad, que ahi vive un artista o un roquero, un simplemente un chico normal. Cualquier cosa, menos un tenista. Solo despues de algunos pasos se llegara a ver algunas cuerdas y los primeros indicios de verdadea actividad de nuestro entrevistado. Un pas de guitarras -tres, para ser preciso-, cuadros de artistas como Manu Chao, U2 Y Bob Marley delatan el fanatismo de mariano por la musica. "Empece a tocar la guitarra hace un año, mas o menos, con Gaston (Gaudio) y un profesor", nos cueta, casi con verguenza. Primero, es el turno de la charla, despues de las fotos. Lo vamos a paseando por todo el departamento, y se lo ve tan relajadao y a gusto, que parece un tipo acostumbrado a los flashes y a la produccion si le gustan estas cosas, asegura "En realidad, no. Me llaman seguido de varias revistas para hacer notas, pero siempre les digo que no", lo que a pesar de ser una revista especializada, nos hace sentir como verdaderos privilegiados.
No siempre uno tiene la posibilidad de acceder a la intimidad de una figura de nuestro tenis. Pero el temor logico se sobrepasar la confianza en un terrenodesconocido rapidamente se ve aplacado por una agradable sensacion de bienestar. Es que Mariano nos hace sentir como si esta fuese nuestra casa. "Agarren lo que quieran, usen lo que necesiten, todo bien. ¿Quieren algo para tomar? ¿Queres que hagamos unas fotos adentro de la pileta?". Con Sergio, el fotorgrafo, nos vemos gratamente sorprendidos por la buena prediposicion. Es Mariano, Zabala, el Negro, como prefieran, un tipo sencillo, humilde y con la mejor de las ondas. En resumen, un tipo normal.



¿Como fue este 2007 para vos?

La verdad es que feu bastante positivo. Estoy contento por como termene el año. Si lo mido por el ranking, empece cerca del puesto Nº 400por todas las lesiones q tuve, me costo un poco arrancar y ya los cuatro meses estaba alrededor del puesto Nº 80 gracias a un par de buenos resultados. Segui bein hasta el US Open, donde me di cuenta de que estaba un poco cansado y decidi para un par de meses. Pero igual estoy contento: me agarraron muchas ganas de volver a entrenar y ante la posibilidad de entrar directamente al Abierto de Australia, mas aun.


¿Con que prespectivas y objetivos encaras el 2008?

Estoy con muchas ganas, entrenando fuerte. Ya a esta edad, para sali a jugar tengo que tener muchas ganas y las cosas claras, obejtivos a corto plazo. La didea es disfrutar: ir a los torneos que quiera y no jugar por jugar.


Hablabas de la edad. Estas cerca de cumplir 30 años -el 28 de febrero-. ¿Como vez esta ultima etapa de tu carrera?.
Despues del US Open, no tenis mas ganas de jugar- Y me dije "Bueno, sera que no tengo que jugar mas", no sabia como iba a reaccionar- Pero ahora me agarraron unas ganas barbaras y estoy entrenando como si tuviera 18 años- Se que me quedan dos o tres años de carrera y la idea es disfrutar y pasarla bien. y si no tengo mas ganas, no seguir jugando. Porque ya tengo 13 años como profesional, viajando por obligacion y ya no quiero mas eso.


La consigna, entonces, es esa: disfrutar estos dos o tres años...

(Interrumpe.)No se, Ojala sean dos o tres años. Quizas sean dos meses. Estoy fisica y mentalmente para jugar ese tiempo, pero uno nunca sabe....


Durante toda tu carrera tuviste muchas lesiones que, icluso, cortaron grandes momentos que estabas pasando. ¿Cual de ellas fue la que mas te marco?.

La peor fue la que tuve en el pie. Fue hace un par de años, en los octavos de final de Monte Carlo. Estaba en el puesto Nº 25 del mundo y jugando un tenis increible. La verdad es que no me lo esperaba. Venia entrenando bien pero yo tengo un problema en el pie, que tengo mucho arco y nada... Se me rompio un musucol. Y creo que eso fue lo que me dejo afuera estos ultimo dos años junto con otras lesiones que le siguieron.


¿Afecta en lo psicologico tener tantas lesiones y tan seguido?.

Y, si... Te mata. Te corta todo un año. Te cambia los objetivos que tenias. A mi me cuesta mucho el tema de las lesiones y tener que ir al kinesiologo todos los dias, la recuperacion... todo eso se me hace muy denso. Pero bueno me toco convivir con eso en mi carrera, y estoy feliz de la carrera que tuve.
Todos los jugadores se lesionan. Las veces que me toco a mi le puse huevo, me recupere y nada... Diso quiera quq no tenga que retirarme por una lesion, sino cuando yo elija retirarme.


Sin Importar tu ranking, simepre fuiste uno de los tipos mas queridos por el publico argnetino y por los jugadores tambien. ¿Por que crees que se da eso?

Yo creo que la gente, por mas que solo te vea jugar, sabe si sos buena persona o no.
Yo me considero un buen tipo, siempre lo fui, bastante derecho y creo que la gente se da cuenta de eso a traves de los años. Y con los jugadores es lo mismo. La verdad es que soy asi: soy unpibe que no me hago muchos problemas ni me peleo con nadie. Para mi la vida es muy simple, es blanco o negro y aunque tengo mi grupo de amigos, trato de llevarme bien con todos.



¿Que es lo que mas disfrutas del tenis del deporte?

Hoy, me cuesta encontrar algo que disfrutar de manera increible. La sensacion de ganar y competi, de romperte el lomo entrenando, ir a un torneo y poder ganarlo, para mi, esa es una sencacion unica. Para todos, creo. Eso es lo que hoy mas disfruto del tenis. Poruqe despues esta todo el tema de los viajes.


¿Puede que sea eso lo que menos disfrutas?

Si es lo que mas me cansa. La gente escucha que uno dice que esta agotado de viajar y piensa "Uh, este bol... encima que viaja se queja" No es asi. Es como todo, como caulquier laburo:
despues de muchso años llega un punto en que te satura. Y no es que viajamos por vacaiones. Lo hacemos todas las semanas, durante años. Me pone fastidioso estar en un aeropuerto. Creo que si me fuese a Brasil, de vacaciones, lo haria feliz.
Eso es lo unico que me cansa. Jugar aca en el pais seria genial (sonrie)


Desde chicho se pusieron sobre vos muchas espectativas. Recientemente, hicimos una nota con franco squillari, que saldra en el proximo numero de GRIP, en la cual le comentaba que el era el precursor de toda esta camada actual, lo mismo que vos, y que todas las miradas en ese momento se centraban sobre ustedes. ¿Puede ser que eso te haya prejudicado en cierto punto?

No, no creo q eso me alla prejudicado. Hay veces que se tiene siertas espectavidas sobre un jugador que luego no se cumplen... Pero yo estoy orgulloso y feliz de mi carrera. Eso es lo que siento ahora, no me puedo acordar de lo que sentia a los 20 años... Lo que siempre digo es que hubiese estado bueno salir hoy, con 18 años, como lo hicieron Monaco o Del Potro, con seis o siete jugadores que ya fueron top-ten y ganaron torneos importantes. De cierta manera, ellos ya conocen los pasos.
Yo me acuerdo de que fui el primero de mi camada en jugar la gira indoor. Habia varios que me decian: "¿Para que vas a jugar eso?" Y lo hice, obedeciendo a mi entrenador y no me fue mal. Hoy en dia es imposible estar arriba sin jugar en canchas rapidas, e incluso, los argentinos juegan mas ahi que sobre polvo de ladrillo.
Aveces pienso que, con Franco, tuvimos que experimentar muchas cosas. Y eso, en ciertas ocasiones, hizo que el calendario elegido no sea el correcto o que comentamos algun que otro error. Pero no me arrepiento de nada y estoy muy tranquilo.


¿Que opinas del tenis argentino actual?

Creo que el tenis argentino hace 5 años esta viviendo un momento espectacular. Hoy en dia, escucho gente que dice que es un desastre y te da lastima escuchar esas cosas. O no entienden por que no hay un Nº 1 argentino. No es tan facil. Este deporte e smuy duro, fisica y mentalmente, y muy profesional. Creo que el que encabeza todo esto es Nalbandian. Por los torneos que tiene, los jugadores a los que les gana y como les gana... Y despues estamos un poco atras de David, tenisticamente hablando. Pero somo siete, ocho jugadores que podemos ganar en cualquier torneo en el año y a cualquier jugador.


Profundiza un poco sobre como es David.

David es un genio. Yo lo dije siempre. A mi me aburre mucho ver tenis por television, pero cuando Federer o David -o cuando lo hacia Agassi- miro todo el partido. Porque todo aquel que entienda tenis un poco mas de lo normal se da cuenta de que son capaces de hacer cosas que son fisicamente imposibles. Es por eso que lo disfruto mucho, y uno de los pocos jugadores por los que me pongo contento cuando gana. Lo conozco desde que eramos chicos, y tanto el como Coria ya jugaban un huevo. Coria era un poco mas estructurado y el derrochaba talento sin moverse. Es increible.


Y aque comentas, ¿Cual es tu vision sobre el caso Coria?.

Y, no se... La gente tiene que entender -aunque en realidad me da lo mismo si lo hace o no- que este es un deprote muy duro mentalmente. Se requiere un sacrificio muy grande para estar entre los mejores. Yo creo que lo de el fue un tema de saturacion mental. Es mi humilde opinion. Se canso de competir de la presion y la cabeza le pidio un parate indeterminado hasta arrancar de vuelta. O por ahi ya no vuelve.
Ya gano muchos partidos, torneos, plata, lo disfruto y listo. Yo hablo con el, lo veo entrenar y se que quiere volver. Y me parece perfecto. Pero lo importante es que no la pase mal en una cancha.


¿Que sentias cuando jugabas por la davis?

Antes de eta entrevista casualmente hablaba con Mariano Hood, mi entrenador, de eso. Me decia que yo habia tenido mala suerte en la Copa Davis. Y es verdad. Me hubiera gustado tener la posiblidad de jugar un par de partidos faciles como la tuvo Gaston, por ejemplo, para agarrar confianza. Si hubiera ganado auqel partido contra Massu, que lo tenia ganado (N. del R: debio suspender por incidentes), quizas hubiese sido distinto. Despues me toco contra Lapenti, Moya, todos muy complicados. L averdad es que me dejo un sabor amargo. Pero tambienme aucerdo de cuando le gane a Youzhy en Buenos Aires y la sensacion de haber integrado un equipo no me la olvido mas.


Vamos a un gran momento en tu carrera: la final de Hamburgo 1999 contra el Chino Rios.
¿Que recordas de ese partido?.

Ese fue un buen momento. Yo siempre digo que no soy un jugador regular, sino que tengo momentod en el año animicos y tenisticos. Por eso, mi carrera fue siempre de pegar picos en torneos asi. En ese momento venia jugando bien sobre polvo de ladrillo, era un torneo grande y estaba motivado. Yo soy un jugador que se mueve mucho a la base de motivaciones: si no estoy motivado no le puedo ganar a nadie. Y ese torneo fue muy bueno. Estuve match point en la final de un certamen importante, contra el Chino Rios -al que despues derrite varias veces- cerca de ganar... No me olvido mas. Pero el tenis es asi, se gana y se pierde. Estoy muy feliz de haber llegado a la final de un Masters.


¿Se puede decir que una de tus jugadas mas lindas de tu carrera fue con Federer?
(N.del.R: en Roma 2003, el suizo le jugo un globo y mariano respondio con un passing shot paralelo de espaldas)

SIII! (Exclama) Fue la mejor de mi carrera y la eligieron la mejor de la historia en un canal de television compitiendo con jugadas de Vilas, de Mc Enroe y otros. Fue increible, es la verdad (Sonrie). Son cosas que uno tira en el entrenamiento y algunas veces van adentro y muchas otras, a al tribuna. Que me haya salido ese dia contra Federer, en cancha central y por como venia el punto, fue increible. Me lo voy a acordar siempre.


¿Que opinas de federer como jugador?

Y... El es un tocado. Tecnicamente es perfecto, mentalmente es perfecto, ni se despeina jugando. Hay pocos en la historia del deporte que salen asi. Creo que hasta es mucho mejor que Sampras, por eso, supera todos los records. Y estoy feliz de haber compartido años de circuito con el. Yo creo que es un privilegio para toda esta camada de jugadores.
Contra el tuve buenos partidos, incluso, le gane cuando era mas chico. Siempre me motivaba jugar contra Federer.


¿Como fueron tus comienzos en taldil?
Fue algo espectacular. Tuve la suerte de tener a Guillermo Perez Roldan. que era profesional en esa epoca. Ellos me vieron, me entrenaron y asi logre meterme bastante rapidamente y de forma organizada. Yo la pase muy bien aquellos años. Jugaba con amigos.


¿Como se llevan los tandilences en el circuito? En el buen sentido de la frase, ¿son un grupo dentro de otro grupo?

No, no, para nada. Mi mejor amigo en el tenis es Gaston y siempre estoy con el, lo mismo que con Chela. Pero cuando nos juntamos afuera, la pasamos muy bien. Piquito es como un hermano para mi, desde muy chico. Siempre lo ayude y lo llevaba de un lado a otro conmigo. Y a Juan Martin no lo conozco tanto, porque es mas chico. Y muchas veces estamos juntos otras no, y esta nos juntamos como seis de tandil en, no se... Alemania, por ejemplo, y siempre hay alguno que nos putea porque nos la pasamos hablando de gente Tandil de la que no tiene ni idea, ¿entendes? Eso me divierte mucho. (Sonrie)



¿Con que extrajeros tenes buena onda, que la gente por ahi no sabe?

Bueno, con Tin Henman tenia muy buena onda. Un fenomeno como persona. Un tipo muy divertido, a pesar de lo amargo que parecia en la cancha.


¿Me dijieron que imitaba tu saque, puede ser.?

Si, todo el tiempo me imitaba (risas). Y una vez me enoje con el. En un partido durisimo que estabamos jugando empezo a imitarme como jadeaba. M re calente, lo llame a la red lo putee. Despues, en el vestuario, me pidio perdon y todo bien. Lo que pasa es que es dificl para nosotros juntarnos como un aleman. Es mas normal juntarnos con los españoles o los brasileros. Lo mismo que para ellos hacerlos con los suizos o los austriacos. No es de mala onda, es asi...


¿Extrañas Tenis Pro?

No, la verdad que no. Pero es bueno aclararlo. Durante dos años hicimos el programa y nos divertimos muchos, pero los ultimos 6 meses ya se parecia mas a un trabajo que a una diversion. Y nos empezo a costar cada vez mas filmar, mandar las cosas. Gracias al exito que tuvo, se hizo cada vez mas profesional. Y no quisimos empezar un terce añoasi, poruqe no iba. Se dio la casualidad de que los dos cambiamos de entrenador, nos fue bien y mucha gente, periodistas incluidos, dijieron cualquier cosa de por que habiamos dejado de hacerlo, no se...
Pero la verdad es que no nos sacaba nada de tiempo. Fue increible como la gente, en toda Amerida, se engancho con el progrma Frasheee mucho con eso.


Bueno, te iba a preguntar si habia una chance de que volviera, pero....

(Interrumpe) El otro dia hablabamos con Juan Ignacio y dijismo: "Bueno, un año antes de retirarnos tenemos que volver a hacerlo." Asi que, por ahi en 2009 hacemos un año de cierre. Sobre todo por la gente que lo siguio y que aun hoy te pregutna que paso con el programa.


La ultima. Hace unos meses hicimos una nota con Juan Monaco, y le pedimos que hiciera un TOP-FIVE de los jugadores de Play Station. Primero, te puso en la lista y despues te dejo afuera. ¿Que tenes para decirle?.

(Risas) Lo que pasa es que yo no juego mas. Antes era un enfermo. Nos llevabamos todo y jugabamos con Gaston, con Horna, por plata... Pico ni existia todavia. ¿Queres que te arme mi ranking?. Primero, Moya. Pero Moya se compra revistas del Winning Elven, lee como hacer jugadas, practica, todo, es obvio que es el Nº1, poruqe esta loco. Segundo, Ferrer; Tercero, Nalbandian; Cuarto, Pico; y quinto, lo pongo a Nadal.
Hace 3 años que ya no toco nada, ya se nos paso...

Gracias Kai! :hug:

Wow Kai :eek: you typed it all! Thanks indeed :)

Kai- thank you so much for taking the time to type all the interview. It is very much appreciated :)

I love the interview, especially the intro, he is just so very friendly and funny :)

Thank you for those beautiful photos and for taking the time to type up that article for us. :yeah:

:)

Mariano in Melbourne
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Mariano didn't look comfortable at all yesterday, and his knee wasn't 100%. :hug:

Mariano didn't look comfortable at all yesterday, and his knee wasn't 100%. :hug:

Have you been at the match?

Have you been at the match?

No, it was televised. I couldn't get out there because I had an interview, but I wish I could have been.

No, it was televised. I couldn't get out there because I had an interview, but I wish I could have been.

I also saw it on the livestream :)

I also saw it on the livestream :)

Then you can understand what I said?

I've only seen Mariano play live once so far, I'll have to make a point of attending more of his matches. And maybe talking to him one day? From what I've heard, he's a really nice and genuine guy.

Then you can understand what I said?

I've only seen Mariano play live once so far, I'll have to make a point of attending more of his matches. And maybe talking to him one day? From what I've heard, he's a really nice and genuine guy.

VolandriFan He is... and he makes time for the fans who have watched his practice and matches too. If you want a goal for 2008 - make talking to him your goal - then you will have a nice objective to aim for :)

I saw the match on livefeed too... he had an instant injury timeout at around 4-4 15-30 in the Second set; the trainer came out with cream and massaged his thigh (the camera was VERY close!!) and lets just say.... I think the the Trainer "found" the exact spot... judging by the painful "OW!" reaction!! - but the trainer seemed to work magic - I also thought that he looked uncomfortable again at the end of the 4th set -

He played some really really incredible shots and rallies in the match - ok he was also rusty in a few other places. - the rallies where he saved 2 matchpoints were some of the best too...

Photo time.

It's quite old, but hot nonetheless. :drool:

Mariano =P is cheering the argie DC team in Buenos Aires :)

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Here with gaudio and pico =)

Thanks for the awesome pics.

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Nice and such a tipical picture :) Thank you for posting it. Where/ when was this pic taken?

this pic was on Thursday at the "Copa petrobras"
he have a t-shirt company so he was making promos
did u see tp than there is a logo with well that is the company :)

Yes, I have seen the company as sponsor of tp :) Thanks for the info.

In Viña :bounce:

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Buenos aires 09 :).. my friends from eltenisquenovemos (http://eltenisquenovemos.wordpress.com/)
took this pic.

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Thanks a lot Kai for the lovely pics :)

Copa Telmex - ATP Buenos Aires 2009

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Zabala v/s Zeballos

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Thank you for the pics :)

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Thankks!!!!!!!


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December 17 - 2008

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vs. robredo in burgos today

Ahhh, absolute lovely pics :) Thank you Snoo Foo. Where are those pics taken from?

from yahoo sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/gallery;_ylt=Aj3AAAy40H_hAlwZ8.RAWQE4v7YF), i'm kinda surprised they had pix from exo in spain but :shrug:

edit: one more for the road

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There are some more pics under this link, but unfortunately the pics are quite small :(

http://www.diariodeburgos.es/seccion.cfm/Galerias/todo/master/tenis/C0218858-1A64-968D-59B09AAEF130C526

graciasss :)
thanks

from yahoo sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/gallery;_ylt=Aj3AAAy40H_hAlwZ8.RAWQE4v7YF), i'm kinda surprised they had pix from exo in spain but :shrug:

edit: one more for the road

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Thanks Snoo Foo. I love that last pic, very nice shot :)

And thanks Birte for the link, too. Hugs!

http://www.copapetrobrasdetenis.com.br/2009/admin/images_galeria/DSC_0872.JPG
http://www.copapetrobrasdetenis.com.br/2009/admin/images_galeria/DSC_0813.JPG

upssii too big

mariano needs to shave...like now. and a haircut wouldn't hurt either ;)

http://www.copapetrobrasdetenis.com.br/2009/admin/images_galeria/MarianoZabaleta_0922.jpg

http://www.fuebuena.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/futbol2.jpg

:hearts: No haircut and no shaving please :angel:

mariano should never cut his hair!:p i love how scruffy it makes him look:drool:

I could do without the chewed nails though.

Well actually, I don't think I mind them either. :o

http://www.copapetrobrasdetenis.com.br/2009/admin/images_galeria/GaudioZabaleta_0929.jpg

Captain Zabaleta...:) (with Monaco/Gonzalez, World Team Cup, against Kazakhstan)

http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k610/magic9996/CaptainZ.jpg

Captain Zabaleta...:) (with Monaco/Gonzalez, World Team Cup, against Kazakhstan)

http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k610/magic9996/CaptainZ.jpg

Good job! Took his team to the finals of that World Team Cup a while ago ... and looky here ... with the DC team in BA today versus Kaz! :yeah:

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