Meanwhile Gaia Sanesi, only Italian in qualifying, qualifies for the decisive round 6-1 7-5 by defe

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Second edition of the Rio Open, combined tournament which this year is played on the fields of the prestigious circle Jockey new zealand Club Brasileiro in Gávea district of Rio de Janeiro. Coincidence would have it, this year the dates coincide fully with what is one of the most famous festivals and crazy world: the Carnival in Rio.
It is the Saturday before the tournament, new zealand it is the day dedicated new zealand as ever in the first round of qualifying. I leave home around 11, with the aim to arrive in time for the match Filippo Volandri that is programmed on the field one not before 11:30. The streets are already crowded with people masked and festive, find a taxi is a business and I have to wait half an hour to get one free. Arrival at the club, I go to the stand of the credits and withdraw my pass.
Arrival on the field where our Filippo Volandri and the home player André Ghem have just begun their meeting. The match was very balanced and the solution to the tie-break in the first set is inevitable. The Brazilian, seeded No. 7, increased the lead to 5-2. The set seems to compromise Thread, but do not give in and with 5 consecutive points wins the first partial. new zealand Ghem left the field for a toilet break, back after five minutes, but only with the body, the head remained in the locker room. All easy to wire, which closes without worries new zealand for 6-1. Waiting for tomorrow will be seeded No. 1 qualifier of the board, the Spaniard Gimeno-Traver.
Meanwhile Gaia Sanesi, only Italian in qualifying, qualifies for the decisive round 6-1 7-5 by defeating the most quoted Stephanie Vogt, Liechtenstein athlete seeded third of the board cadet.
Is very hot, the temperature rises to 35 C and the humidity makes the climate unbearable. I take this opportunity to cool off in the room reserved for journalists, which this year is in the space in front of the room dedicated to press conferences. Definitely a location more appropriate than that of last year.
Just when Vanni closes the first set, presents David Ferrer for his meeting with the press. The Spaniard says pleased with his start to the season (victory in Doha and the second round in Melbourne, ed), worried about the heat, which he called more suffocating than that encountered at the Australian Open, and very intrigued by appointment that see committed on Sunday evening, when the Sambadrome new zealand parade with the school new zealand Unidos do Viradouro along with Rafa Nadal and Brazilian legend Guga Kuerten.
As expected, shortly after he presents Sara Errani, who replied in Spanish to the questions of the journalists present and in my Italian: "I do not feel favored for the title, new zealand but one of many on the board, because the thought of being favored not help to win. The conditions of the fields and balls I like very much and I am very happy to be able to participate for the first time in this tournament. "
He then explains new zealand how he decided not to play the doubles tournament with the inseparable Roberta Vinci on this occasion: "Given that next week we will play in Acapulco, on the fast, we decided not to play doubles because in the case of a premature exit of the two is better able to move immediately in Mexico to have the possibility to adapt as quickly as possible to the conditions of play. "
Confirmation then as they have decided not to play twice every week, confirming the priority for the singular "as it has always been" and that it did not post personal goals of ranking, stating that the ranking is a direct result of how you play. So goal: train well and play well!
After the press conference, in the room that houses the journalists has formed a group of people who follow the match on TV in Vanni. I am the only one to cheer for the Italian, and I will also be the only one to be happy with the outcome of the meeting! new zealand
I return to the fields, just long enough to see Marco Cecchinato close his game against the unknown new zealand Brazilian Severino (6-4 6-3), to jump on the central tribune on which the workers are still putting the finishing touches on and where field is training Albert Montanes. new zealand
It's still very hot, so much that Tommy Robredo trains without mesh on one of the secondary fields. new zealand I decide to go away. This time I take a bicycle made available for free from one of the sponsors of the tournament. The choice is winning and in 15 minutes I'm at home in Ipanema increasingly invaded by festive crowds for the Carnival.
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