Raul is the best Spanish player of a...
For Internet users MARCA.com no doubt: Raul Gonzalez Blanco is the best player in Spanish history. Schalke 04 striker beat Xavi in a beautiful duel in a survey in which the former Real Madrid was chosen ahead of legendary players of our game as Luis Suarez, Zarra or Gento.
His 17 years as a professional in a career full of successes and goals are a clinching argument for our Internet users, as Guardiola, Surrendered to the talent and perseverance of ’7 ‘of the German.
But Raul has not had an easy prevail in this survey. Xavi Hernández has been the only one able to stand up but ended succumbing to the charisma and the path of former Real Madrid for almost 1,500 votes. While Raul has taken nearly 12,000 votes (47.5%), the Barcelona midfielder has attracted more than 10,000 (42%).
Far behind these two players are the other candidates. The next to appear is Andres Iniesta, followed by Iker Casillas, Luis Suarez and Telmo Zarra, all with fewer than 1,000 votes and without even a 5% of the vote. And it is much Raul Raul.
Ferrero takes leave early the Brazil...
Juan Carlos Ferrero took leave in advance of the Brazil Open Tennis tournament in the Coliseum indoor courts Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo and which will debut on Friday his compatriots Nicolas Almagro and Fernando Verdasco.
Ferrero fell 7-6 (6), 6-2 against Argentine Leonardo Mayer, in a match that had an exciting first set, in which the strong pull of the Gaul was crucial to his victory. Another member of the “Spanish Armada”, Albert Ramos, ruled in his favor, with a 6-3, 6-4, the match against Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo, while Italy’s Potito Starace won 5-7, 7 – 6 (6), 6-2 to Paul Capdeville.
Ramos will play Friday in the second round against Russian Igor Andreev. In other matches today, Blaz Kavcic Slovenian lost to Frenchman Jeremy Chardy (6-4, 6-4). In a match in the second round, Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, with a 6-0, 1-6, 6-3, defeated compatriot Ricardo Mello.
In the second round are Almagro, champion, and Verdasco, first and third seeded respectively. Almagro will play Romanian Victor Hanescu and Verdasco will face compatriot Javier Marti, who came into the main draw by a letter of invitation from the organization.
The Frenchman Gilles Simon, second seed and world number 12, and Belucci, the fourth seed and 37 in the world rankings, also went straight to the second phase of the master key. Simon will rival Nalbandian, who described the game against the Gaul as something that will be “very nice and exciting.” On Thursday in the second round matches, Mayer will face Chardy, Italian Filippo Volandri face the Spanish Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo and Starace will be headed by Argentine Carlos Berlocq.
The Brazil Open ending on Sunday delivered 250 points champion in the International Classification of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and distribute awards for half a million dollars.
Spain seeks Russian ice melt
Spain and Russia are measured in the first round World Group Fed Cup 2012 in what is the return of the female version of the ‘Navy’ to the elite of world tennis and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario debut as team captain. The Carla Suarez, Silvia Soler, Arantxa Parra and Nuria Llagostera fight against Russian history and potential of the cement of the Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
Spain and Russia face off in the Fed Cup since the first fall in the 2008 final on clay disputed the Club de Campo in Madrid. Since then, the Spanish have had to suffer two years ‘hell’ World Group II, which came out last year, and the Russians have been confirmed as a major global powers. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Winner of five titles that Spain has to his credit during his time as a player, account for the occasion Carla Suarez, Silvia Parra SolerArantxa and Nuria Llagostera, Once Maria Jose Martinez could not be of the game by not yet reappeared on the circuit after undergoing knee surgery in the final of last season. “I’m happy with the team made. We have nothing to lose, so we just give the best of us to spring a surprise,” said the captain, who admits he feels weird wearing tracksuits. “I’ve seen the girls animated and excited and I stay with it,” he added.
Shamil Tarpischev, Fireproof Russian coach, has for the occasion Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova. The Russian champions in four of the last eight editions are known favorite, especially when they play in your area elected (court) and to an audience that will attend mass at the Olympic Stadium Masculinity despite the -20 ° C to be suffering from at this point half of the year in the Russian capital. “Spain is a strong rival in the Fed Cup and anything can happen, but we can not forget that we are the favorites,” says a forced Sharapova to their participation to be there the next summer Olympic Games in London. The Siberian recent Australia Open finalist, will act as leader of the group by the experienced Kuznetsova, champion in Melbourne in the discipline of stunts.
On Saturday, starting at 12.00 Spanish time-Silvia Soler opened fire at Maria Sharapova (0-0) and Carla Suarez to Svetlana Kuznetsova (1-1). “Carla and Silvia are two young players that are doing very well lately. Each tie is different and in this case these are the players with whom we have,” said Sanchez Vicario.
The Czechs defend title in German lands
For the rest of qualifiers include the title defense of the Czech Republic during his visit to the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart Germany to be measured. With Petra Kvitova as a team leader who complete Iveta Benesova, Barbora Zahlavova-Strykova and Lucie Hradecka Shall be measured Teutonic facing a duel with the absence of Andrea Petkovic, But with Sabine Lisicki, Julia Goerges, Angelique Kerber and Anna-Lena Groenefeld on the bill. On the clay of Loreto Forum of Biella, Italy and Ukraine are measured looking for the semifinals. The home will be a gala with his quartet, see Francesca Schiavone, Flavia Pennetta, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, While in the visitor side warn Kateryna Bondarenko, Lesia Tsurenko, Olga Savchuk and Yuliya Beygelzimer.
Rounding out the quarterfinal clash between Belgium and Serbia in the Spiroudome in Charleroi. Yanina Wickmayer, Kirsten Flipkens, Tamaryn Hendler and Alison Van Uytvanck will be the Belgian team’s components, while Jelena Jankovic, Bojana Jovanovski, Aleksandra Krunic and Natalija Kostic Balkan assembly.
Crane, Toms and Wilson lead the Huma...
Colombian Camilo Villegas went to the fourth position in the Human Challenge Course, which belongs to the American PGA circuit at the end of the second day of the tournament. The tournament is led by American Ben Crane, David Toms and Mark Wilson with a total of 128 hits -16 under par.
In fourth place are Villegas and Americans Español Harris, Chris Kirk and Bobby Gates, 131 -13 strokes under par. The Argentinian Miguel Angel Carballo became position 31 with 135 hits and Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas with 142 hits the post 114.
The Human Challenge sponsor change replaced by the Bob Hope Classic in La Quinta (California, USA), the only PGA Tour event to be held in five instead of four days. In this new stage, re-played from Thursday to Sunday. As reported by the organization of the tournament, the winner will pocket more than a million dollars of the 5.6 million total prize.
Nadal matures at the expense of a we...
Rafael Nadal qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament in Doha after two rounds to overcome Denis Gremelmayr. Albert Ramos will also be among the top eight after benefit from the withdrawal through injury of Alex Bogomolov Jr. Meanwhile, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez lost to Andreas Seppi. The rest of the day we left the triumphs of Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and Victor Troicki.
Logic says that the machinery of the players have to go slowly and greasing games like Wednesday will serve Rafa Nadal to make contact with their new routines of play and gain confidence in the face of bets over nature. The Spaniard overcame the second round of Doha by beating Germany’s authoritative Denis Gremelmayr by an aggregate score of 6-2 and 6-2 after an hour and a half of play in a clash played at the Khalifa International Tennis Central Tennis Complex in Doha. Speaking of training, even though Nadal’s opponent was the number 189 in the ATP ranking, it would be disrespectful to Gremelmayr and tennis, so we will just say that the entity and the German opposition raised on cement Qatar was less than that suffered in his debut against Rafa Philipp Kohlschreiber. It only took the first game to enjoy the match, where the Spaniard desperdidicó a 0-40, warning that this story was totally different from the aforementioned. Not only by the limitations of left-handed, erratic movement and beating on weak Spanish to address the rest, just enjoyed a break ball throughout the match, but by the obvious improvement compared to Nadal’s first day of competition . The number 2 in the world signed the first break of the game before the rest in the chair and from there set the script to follow in developing the game. Showed good footwork, exquisite concentration, confidence in his punches and a right pounding. He won with the evolution of his racket in power in the beating and, although yet to better manage the performance when he defends, it seems a step ahead at tennis, and therefore in their confidence.
The second set was more of the same. Break in the opening game, four games in a row and the Balearic monologue. He learned to play the attack, landing more into it than is usual, hitting and up to tape, situation that can take greater advantage when playing on hard courts, even successful was fine and subtract when pronfundfo and change heights to his rival. He ran and did run, but always giving the impression that the choice was desired by him. The party was consumed in the box Nadal as the child sleeps in his bed after being embraced by his father. Now it’s rest before a new battle. This Russian opponent will Mikhail Youzhny, Who beat Croatian Ivo Karlovic by a score of 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3 after two hours and eight minutes. Youzhny and Nadal have met 12 times, with a background of 8-4 in favor of the Spanish.
The French Jo-Wilfred Tsonga got rid of the Italian Flavio Cipolla by a score of 7-6 (8), 6-3 in one hour and forty-seven minutes in the crash that opened the day on Center Court. Despite being 5-3 in favor with failing to grant a single ball break, Cipolla was unable to tune the nerves and close the first set. The Alpine let Tsonga equalized the contest and took the first act in a sudden death where both desperdicieron two ‘set points’ (with Tsonga 6-4, 6-5; Cipolla with 7-6 and 8-7) before was consumed. The Frenchman started and finished the second act with a break that certified a hard-fought victory. Fist high in victory and think about the next phase. In the quarterfinals, Tsonga must be measured Albert Ramos, Which benefited from the abandonment of a right ankle injury in the U.S. Alex Bogomolov Jr.. Tsonga and Ramos have never faced so far in the circuit.
To complete the list of Spanish in Doha include the defeat of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to Italian Andreas Seppi by a score of 7-5, 6-3 after an hour and twenty minutes in a clash played on Track 1. It was Seppi who took the initiative at all times, sealing the first act in his favor after a break in the eleventh game and taking the lead in the second set with a new break in the opening game. The Alps will be the next opponent Roger Federer, Second-seeded defending champion and current, who bowed to Slovenian Grega Zemlja by an aggregate score of 6-2, 6-3 in just an hour juge. For the rest of the day include sel Serbian victory Victor Troicki against Germany Matthias Bachinger (7-6, 6-1).
Tom Lewis 2011 European Tour Rookie
English golfer Tom Lewis has been honored as ‘Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year 2011′ European Tour, announced on Monday the body.
Lewis, 20, continues in this way in the footsteps of Nick Faldo, the most famous of his club and took the prize for 34 years, and get recognition for his great campaign, which highlighted his first victory in the ‘ tour ‘in the Masters of Portugal, in what was his third tournament as a professional. In addition, the young British player signed with 65 hits, the lower course of an ‘amateur’ in the history of ‘British’.
“I appreciate this honor. It certainly reflects what has been a year of amazing. I think my father will be more excited about this than my first win on the circuit in October. I am very proud and I feel very lucky because there were other strong contenders This award will play consistently all year, “said Lewis.
The Welwyn Garden City beat Olesen Danish and Scottish Thorbjoern Scott Jamieson to become the twenty-second English player to be recognized with this award, which follows the Italian Matteo Manassero
