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Please post articles about Guga not directly related to any tournaments here.
 
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Thanks Cris!

Similar article on Guga's web site and this is the English version

GUGA: ` OUR SPORT IS GETTING STRONGER IN THE OLYMPICS AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE STRONGEST FIELD EVER `

Fonte: EQUIPE GUGA


Gustavo Kuerten got to know today the players whom he might face in the Athens Olympic Games, on his way towards a medal.

From Roger Federer on, almost every player ahead of Guga, with the expection of Lleyton Hewitt, Sjeng Schalkend and Andre Agassi, are on the list released today by the ITF.

`As the years go by tennis is becoming more important in the Olympics. I think that with the competition being part of the world rankings many players also decided to play and this year we definitely have the strongest field ever,` said Guga, from his hometown of Florianopolis, where he has been practicing.

Guga will be home until the end of July, when he travels to Canada, to play the ATP Masters Series in Toronto, then going to Cincinnati and following on to Athens.
 
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Guga is almost ready for them squares fast

The Brazilian tenista Gustavo Kuerten, the Guga, is entering in the final straight line of preparation for the season of matches in squares fast. After being outside of the Grand Slam de Wimbledon, in the London gram, it it travels in the next week to dispute two Masters Series (of Toronto and Cincinnati), the Olimpíada de Atenas and the last Grand Slam of the year, the US Open (Opened of the United States). It has more than five Guga weeks is if preparing to compete of equal for equal with the best tenistas of the world. It only has dedicated some hours of the day for the physical preparation and the fisioterapia. Its training with ball has been, in average, of 90 minutes daily. The tenista is making the final adjustments to come back to compete. it more "Estou focado in the details, with sufficient trainings of speed and booty and devolution, that are important in square rápida", it said. it "Estou giving to attention for this part technique, but without neglecting of the fisioterapia and the part of physical preparation. I am working very pulled out and the reaction to the booty and devolution, always with the objective to be more to the possible will in quadra", it explained. Guga follows training in Florianópolis, this week, with the youthful Canadian Pierre Duclos, and travels for Canada in next day 21.
 
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After reaching the eighth-of-end of the Masters Series of Toronto, with victories on Tim Henman and Robby Ginepri, the Brazilian tenista Gustavo Kuerten, the Guga, it travelled, in this sixth, motivated for Cincinnati, in the United States. In the next week, it it disputes the Mastes local Series, the last match before the Games Olímpicos of Atenas. The Olimpíada, by the way, is the main objective of the tenis player, that if removed of squares them during two months to be able to recover of pains in the hip and to arrive in full form in Atenas. "I was to Toronto and the important one is well that I felt that I am playing well, of equal for equal with the faces that are between the best ones and in competitive way. It was this what I was searching", Guga said. But the Brazilian felt one taste, bitter taste, in the night of thursday, as the game that made in the same day, in Toronto, and lost for it checks Jan Hernych, after to have drawee for the game in the 5/4 of as set and to have had match point in tie-break of the series. it "I playing well, with the game practically profit and in the hour to finish I gave Hesitated. In third set I already was tired, the face did not confused nothing and was growing. But it was a good week, gave much pleasure to me to play, much spirit and in the end, the difference was that in the others two games that I earned, I used to advantage the possibility when I had and against the Hernych, left to scape", it affirmed There with a record of 15 victories in 20 games disputed in Cincinnati, Guga is one of the wanted players more of the local public and plays its last match before the Games Olímpicos of Atenas
 
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Hi guys , I read this today and I liked so much , it’s brazilian super model Gisele Bundchen talking about Guga yesterday.

10-24-2004
Gisele is the star of the GP Brazil
São Paulo - Super model number 1 in the world, the brazilian Gisele Bundchen,
was the great star yesterday in Interlagos where it gave the final flag in the Grand Prix of Brazil of formule 1. It gained the center of the attentions, letting in the second plain Rubens Barrichello and, who would say, Michael Schumacher.
For return of 12h15, when she walked for paddock, the whole world reporters if had
agglomerated in its return. And Schumacher, good close and forgotten bythe reporters, looked at scared. Perhaps never it was to imagine that, it could pass some minutes disregarded in his habitat.
In contrast of that it occurred with Pelé in 2002, Gisele was intent to the arrival and gave the final flag in the right moment that the Colombian Juan Pablo Montoyacrossed the final line. "Thank you Rubens, in next time you are successful", said the model.
During the race, for approximately 30 minutes,the actor Leonardo DiCaprio girlfriend's
talked, with exclusiveness, to our reporter.
AE - What it is finding of the run (made one 25 minutes that had
started the GP)?
Gisele Bundchen - I am finding very coll. I liked when Rubinho
exceeded that idiot (Kimi Raikonnen, that had exceeded it in the
jettison). I am looking at this magazine here (of the official program
of the GP of Brazil, that was on the table) and felt miss of the
Senna. If he was here, would win.
AE - Frequently to attend the races?
GB - Not, even because I have no time and, in the United States, almost
they do not transmit Formula 1.

AE - What it represented you to be called to give the final flag?
GB - I came to here (it cancelled a commitment in London) because it is not
all day that if has a chance of these. I am Brazilian, I have pride of
being Brazilian and I came to here for love, I did not ask for no
cent. I do not know nobody there it are that I in such a way say of
Brazil how much.

AE - Do you like like sports or not?
Yes, but I don'tt have much time to see games. When I can, I see the
Guga. Beyond talent, he is one of the people more incredible than
I know, I adore him. Last week I spoke to the telephone with him and
Guga said me that its recovery is above of the waited one. This left
me very happy, I know that in the circuit of tennis at the moment alone
it speaks in Federer and Roddick but next year I am certain that
Guga goes to come back again to the top and appositive 100% in him for
Roland Garros.


Yes Gisele , I agree with you !!!!!!
For who don't know who is her I posted this pics.
 

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Gustavo Kuerten badly finishes the year located in rankings of the Association them Tenistas Profissionais (ATP) divulged in the monday. In the Race of the Champions, Guga lost two vacant, falling for 36º. rank, while in the list of Entrances, the Brazilian already appears in 40º. Now the alterations will be only enter the eight first ones of the Race, that will dispute the Masters Cup from the next week, match that locks up the year. The catarinense does not play since that it was submitted to the second surgery in the hip, in 21 of September. It is in its native land, where he folloies the World-wide one of Surfe. Humorado well, Kuerten affirms that the recovery is good, but prefers to não.fazer forecasts on its return.
 
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I believe that it is yesterday of this photo in the world-wide one of surf
I DONT LIKE WITH THAT " Beard "... :bigcry: ...
I hope that GUGA returns to play professionally, because by the things that I read that it says it very little matters to him to return!> that they think??
 

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From tennisweek http://www.sportsmediainc.net/tennisweek/index.cfm?func=showarticle&newsid=11751&bannerregion=

Guga Not Rushing Rehab

By Richard Pagliaro
11/10/2004

A second arthroscopic hip surgery hasn't stopped Gustavo Kuerten from tournament play — but this tournament features splashes instead of shots and Guga has been watching rather than playing.



The three-time Roland Garros champion took time off from his ongoing physical therapy to take the recent Surfing World Championships Tournament in his hometown of Florianopolis, Brazil.

An avid surfer and fan of the sport, Kuerten chatted with his favorite surfer, Kelly Slater, and witnessed Andy Irons win his third WCT title.

"It is great to see all the best surfers in the world, here in my city," Kuerten said.

The Brazilian beach was a long way from the training table in Pittsburgh where Kuerten has been spending time rehabbing his hip. The former No. 1 underwent arthroscopic surgery on his hip on September 21st at the Center of Sports Medicine in Pittsburgh. Bone spurs blocking Kuerten's hip movement were removed and the anterior capsule of the hip was tightened to strengthen the joint’s stability. Dr. Marc Philippon, a member of the surgical team that conducted the procedure, prescribed a rehab program that could span four to six months.

"The surgery was successful. We were able to remove all the injuries that were causing pain and blocking the movement," said Dr. Philippon.

Since the surgery, Kuerten has been splitting time between Philippon's Pittsburgh rehab center and his Florianopolis home. Late last month, Kuerten began walking without crutches and has recently increased his regiment of walking though he cannot run yet.

"I spend some weeks here and some weeks in the States, and everything is going fine," Kuerten said. "Once I got off the crutches, about 10 days ago, and started walking again I have been feeling much better. I am able to walk for some hours but I am still not running."

Kuerten is currently entering phase two of a three-phase rehab program for Kuerten. Phase one featured rest and light exercise to permit the tissues around the joint to heal. In the second phase, Guga will engage in a more rigorous, supervised exercise program in an effort to strengthen and stabilize the muscles around the hip. The third phase of rehab will prepare Kuerten for a return to competition.

Magnus Norman, Kuerten's opponent in the 2000 Roland Garros final, recently retired after spending recent years struggling with hip problems. While Norman's hip injury is thought to be more severe than Kuerten's, Guga is proceeding with caution and does not want to rush the rehab process and risk re-injury.

"I am not gonna rush anything. The doctors are happy with my progress, but it is a slow process," Kuerten said. "I am putting all my efforts into the rehab but I am also enjoying my time with my family and girlfriend (Leticia), and seeing some life outside the tennis tour, enjoying the trips without the rush of the tournaments. It is hard to put any dates or time to be competing again, but I will be back next year, very motivated and I should be ready and in shape to play Roland Garros and even the tournaments before."

When he's not relaxing watching surfers ride the waves, Kuerten spends some time surfing the 'Net. Guga was one of the first prominent players to recognize the power of a personal web site to reach tennis fans. Kuerten has maintained his official web site Guga.com since 1997 with the current format in place since 2000 and characterizes his official site as a "crucial" source of communication with his fans.

"I think it is something that has become very important," Kuerten told Tennis Week in a recent email interview. "Through the web site all the fans can be well informed of where I am, how I am playing, what I am doing when I am not competing, etc., and they can be sure it is official news, not rumors. Then, I get involved directly on recording some messages to the fans and giving ideas such as when I have to be off the tour for some weeks, to show how my physical therapy treatment was going to be like."

Kuerten has undergone two hip procedures in the past two and a half years.

On May 26th, 2002, Kuerten underwent arthroscopic hip surgery in Nashville and returned to tournament tennis two months later. Though he went on to win his first career title in Brazil on hard court in September of 2002, the man many players regard as the premier clay-court player of his generation has not surpassed the quarterfinals in nine Grand Slam events since his surgery. He has won three tournament titles — Auckland and St. Petersburg last year and his second career Costa Do Sauipe championship this year — in the past two years and was runner-up to Lleyton Hewitt in the 2003 Indian Wells final.

His best Grand Slam result since his initial surgery came last spring when the charismatic Kuerten beat top-ranked Roger Federer en route to the Roland Garros quarterfinals where he suffered a
2-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7(6) setback to David Nalbandian. In the aftermath of that match, Kuerten conceded he was not 100 percent healthy.

The gregarious Guga will be home throughout the rest of November, spending time with his family and friends, celebrating the birth of his niece Larissa (his brother Rafael’s daughter born last week) and his grandmother Olga Schloesser's 83rd birthday, before returning to Pittsburgh in December for more rehab. He plans to maintain his connection with fans through Guga.com.

"I really hope they have fun and that they can get a real idea of myself, of what I am doing, of my activities and that they can feel close to me," Kuerten told Tennis Week.
 
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