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FEB. 20, 2003
Gaudio, Guga Reach Final Eight, Gonzalez Withdraws
Fernando Gonzalez withdrew from his second-round match with a left eye injury.
Chile's Fernando Gonzalez withdrew from his second-round match at the Copa AT&T
on Thursday, giving his opponent Felix Mantilla of Spain a walk over to the
quarterfinals. On Tuesday night, Gonzalez was struck in the left eye during his
doubles match with partner Jose Acasuso. The Chilean was taken to the hospital
for treatment and advised to rest his eye as a precautionary measure.
Tournament doctor Walter Mira said there was too much of a risk of Gonzalez
exacerbating the injury by playing, considering the intense sun and strong
winds in Buenos Aires this week. Gonzalez, however, is expected to recover in
time to play next week in Acapulco. (幸好！)
In Friday's quarterfinals, Mantilla meets Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten, who
struggled against countryman Flavio Saretta, but managed a 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-5
victory. Kuerten is seeking his second title of 2003, having claimed the top
honor in Auckland earlier this year.
Also on Thursday in other second-round action, No. 4 seed Gaston Gaudio
overcame Brazil's Fernando Meligeni in three sets. Despite reaching his second
quarterfinal of the year (last week, Gaudio made a run to the semifinals in
Vina del Mar, losing to Marcelo Rios), the Argentine was hampered by the strong
winds that swirled over the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, and says he's lucky
to have gotten through his match.
In the late match, No. 5 seed Juan Ignacio Chela defeated fellow Argentine
Agustin Calleri in straight sets. Chela now has improved his record against
Calleri to 3-1. Last year, Chela lost to Calleri here in the semifinals.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID:
Gaudio: "I felt pretty bad. I didn't have a good time because there was so much
wind and I felt very uncomfortable on court. The only positive thing is that I
won. I'm very happy to be a quarterfinalist, but I have to play better to win
this tournament."
Kuerten: "I knew it was going to be a difficult match because I've played
against him before and lost. I was expecting a tough match."
About his chances to win the tournament
"Now, with every match, I have a 50-50 chance, because all of the players still
in the draw are very experienced. There aren't any favorites."
"The difference between me now and when I was the No. 1 player in the world is
that I lose a bit of concentration now. I used to finish matches when I had the
chance, now I'm struggling to close out matches."
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