{"id":1187,"date":"2015-02-27T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2015-02-27T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T13:36:00","slug":"two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Two weeks of top tennis in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1190\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MEB-with-badge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1190\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MEB-with-badge-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Bueno at the Rio Open\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MEB-with-badge-183x300.jpg 183w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MEB-with-badge-260x427.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MEB-with-badge-160x263.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MEB-with-badge.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Bueno at the Rio Open<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maria has just completed two rather gruelling weeks of top tennis at the Brasil Open in S\u00e3o Paulo and at the Rio Open held at the Jockey Club in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a load of commitments in addition to the hours I work on television and sometimes it gets very hectic!,\u201d Maria told her website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt times there was very little sleep but I got it all done!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Two full weeks<\/h2>\n<p>Everything, of course, always happens all at once, especially when the professional tennis tours come to town.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided to pace myself better this year, as best as I could,\u201d Maria added. \u201cBut at times it all got very crazy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Brasil Open was held on clay at the Ibirapuera indoor arena during one of the hottest weeks of the year and at one stage the air conditioning failed so it made the conditions very uncomfortable for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After 11 successful years in Costa do Sauipe, the Brasil Open\u00a0moved in 2012 to\u00a0S\u00e3o Paulo,\u00a0where it is played at the Complexo Desportivo Const\u00e2ncio Vaz Guimar\u00e3es.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1187 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4219\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4219-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4221\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4221-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1192\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1192'>\n\t\t\t\tThe prize giving ceremony after the final\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4222\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4222-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1193\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1193'>\n\t\t\t\tPablo Cuevas, the new champion from Uruguay\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tournament also moved from outdoors to indoors due to regular wet weather in\u00a0S\u00e3o Paulo in February.<\/p>\n<h3>A new champion<\/h3>\n<p>This year Pablo Cuevas, the first Uruguayan to reach the final in\u00a0S\u00e3o Paulo, turned in a dominant serving display to end the dream run of qualifier Luca Vanni, claiming his third ATP World Tour title with a 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very long match that went on for over three hours and we didn\u2019t have a clue who would win until the very end, it could have gone either way,\u201d said Maria. \u201cThat\u2019s the way it goes on clay!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe lost the top seed, Feliciano Lopez before the event even began and Vanni took his spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second seed, Tommy Robredo, went out to Nicolas Almagro in the second round, who then lost to Cuevas so I guess the right players came through.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1194\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Joao-Souza-Rio-Open-Day-5-ZFXTySDUgDjl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"wp-image-1194 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Joao-Souza-Rio-Open-Day-5-ZFXTySDUgDjl-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jo\u00e3o Souza in action at the Rio Open\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Joao-Souza-Rio-Open-Day-5-ZFXTySDUgDjl-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Joao-Souza-Rio-Open-Day-5-ZFXTySDUgDjl-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Joao-Souza-Rio-Open-Day-5-ZFXTySDUgDjl-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Joao-Souza-Rio-Open-Day-5-ZFXTySDUgDjl-160x107.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Joao-Souza-Rio-Open-Day-5-ZFXTySDUgDjl.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local hero Jo\u00e3o Souza in action at the Rio Open<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur local wild card, Jo\u00e3o Sousa, did very well and made it to the semis where he lost a very long match to Vanni, 6-4 in the third. The Brazilian crowd were really hoping he would get to the final but he so narrowly lost out.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A quick switch to Rio<\/h3>\n<p>With the finals finishing in\u00a0S\u00e3o Paulo late on Sunday night and Maria\u2019s commitments starting as soon as she could get to Rio the following day, it was a big rush to get to the airport for the one-hour flight early on the Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to the hotel, dumped my bags and went direct to the Jockey Club where SporTV was covering a huge number of first-round matches and the team was very stretched.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t usually do the opening matches but I was happy to help out and it got to be yet another very long day since I left home very early!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maria was in great demand in the hospitality village where she was very touched by the honour of appearing in Xerox\u2019s timeline display.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1187 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4224\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4224-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Maria with the Xerox representatives at the timeline exhibit.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1196\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4224-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4224-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4224-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4224-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4224-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1196'>\n\t\t\t\tMaria with the Xerox representatives&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4225\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4225-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1197\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4225-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4225-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4225-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4225-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4225-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1197'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;  at the timeline exhibit.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cThey did this great walkway celebrating decades of Xerox and I appeared in the sixties,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey wanted to get pictures of me with the exhibit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween transmissions I also spent a lot of time with the Rolex guests, some of whom had flown over from Geneva for the tournament,\u201d Maria said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really amazed at how many of them wanted photographs and autographs from me every day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maria conducted a number of clinics for sponsor guests but the highlight was the Nick Bollittieri Kids Day event when they had some 200 eager young players looking to pick up some good tips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a bit tough because we didn\u2019t finish the TV transmission until around 4am and the clinic started at 9.30 in the morning but somehow I made it and didn\u2019t fall asleep,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Actually Maria was commended for keeping up the pace in the commentary box as Rafael Nadal fought into the early hours of Saturday morning to win his quarter final match against the in-form Pablo Cuevas.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1187 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4229\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4229-300x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4229-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4229-560x355.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4229-260x165.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4229-160x101.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4229.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1200'>\n\t\t\t\tTop tennis at the Jockey Club in Rio\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4227\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4227-300x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4227-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4227-260x169.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4227-160x104.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4227.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1199'>\n\t\t\t\tTop seed Rafael Nadal\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4230\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4230-300x126.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4230-300x126.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4230-560x235.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4230-260x109.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4230-160x67.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4230.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1201'>\n\t\t\t\tThe stadium court\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cThat was a bit controversial and Rafa criticised the organisers over the scheduling as the ATP apparently had insisted all matches had to be played on the stadium court and they all went to three sets!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt made it tough for everyone &#8211; players, spectators, officials and media &#8211; and it became a challenge of endurance to get through it all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Wardrobe malfunction<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRafa had an amazing wardrobe malfunction too. He left the court to change his shorts because it was so hot and humid in Rio, and came running on wearing them back to front!&#8221; Maria laughed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe went to serve and tried to put a ball in his pocket and, of course, it didn\u2019t work, and then he realised what he had done in his rush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe managed to win the opening game of the final set and then had to change under a towel on the court in the 90 seconds. It was really hilarious and the crowd that was left went mad!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1202\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4245.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1202\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1202\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4245-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Rafa Nadal departs early\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4245-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4245.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4245-560x374.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4245-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4245-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rafa Nadal departs early<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rafa survived the quarters but met his match in the semi-final when he was beaten a few short hours later by Italy\u2019s Fabio Fognini in another three-set marathon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was sad to see Rafa not make it to the final but Fognini played really well and deserved his win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs often happens, unfortunately, he didn\u2019t perform as well against David Ferrer in the final, which was a shame, but he is a showman and good to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maria also covered the women\u2019s event running alongside and presented the trophy to another Italian, Sara Erani, who captured her first title in Brazil and eighth on the WTA tour, winning 7\/6(2) 6\/1 against the young Slovakian, Anna Schmiedlova.<\/p>\n<h3>Helping Nick Bollittieri<\/h3>\n<p>She also made a special tribute to Bollittieri after the clinic, which everyone present said was both moving and appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve known Nick for many years and it was really special to be asked to do this,\u201d Maria said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year Nick got snowed in and his flight was cancelled from the US so they asked me to step at the last minute in to do the clinic for him. It was fun to see him at work with his team this time round.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1187 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4242\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4242-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-1207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4242-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4242.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4242-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4242-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4242-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-1207'>\n\t\t\t\tNick Bollittieri and Maria Bueno with the Angry Birds\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/ao4i2044\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2044-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-1210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2044-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2044-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2044-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2044-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2044-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-1210'>\n\t\t\t\tWith the 200 or so clinic participants\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/ao4i2010\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2010-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-1209\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2010-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2010-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2010-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2010-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AO4I2010-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-1209'>\n\t\t\t\tNick and Maria\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/agif15022119362268\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119362268-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-1212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119362268-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119362268-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119362268-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119362268-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119362268-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-1212'>\n\t\t\t\tMaria and Nick\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/agif15022119361081\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119361081-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-1211\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119361081-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119361081-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119361081-560x373.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119361081-260x173.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AGIF15022119361081-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-1211'>\n\t\t\t\tDemonstrating a gizmo-thingy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>One of the greatest tennis coaches of all time, Bollettieri was later honoured on stadium court when he received a silver plate from Andr\u00e9 S\u00e1, Brazil\u2019s doubles specialist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis tournament is like a family gathering. Children, grandchildren, grandmothers, grandpas. I think that\u2019s what makes the tournament special\u201d, said Bollettieri, who heads up the IMG Tennis Academy and has helped coach legends such as Maria Sharapova, Andre Agassi, Serena Williams and Boris Becker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve already made a commitment to come back next year and I want to have a session with mothers and fathers. I\u2019m very impressed with this tournament and its sponsors\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Honouring Thomaz Koch<\/h3>\n<p>Maria also led the on-court tribute on Thursday night to Thomaz Koch, one of the greatest Brazilian tennis players of all time, and she presented the 69-year-old with a commemorative silver plate.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-1187 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4248\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4248-300x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-1206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4248-300x129.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4248.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4248-560x240.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4248-260x111.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4248-160x69.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-1206'>\n\t\t\t\tVice-president of Jockey Club Brasileiro, Edgard Moraes Hargreaves, Thomaz Koch and Maria Esther Bueno\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/img_4251\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4251-300x196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-1208\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4251-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4251-560x365.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4251-260x170.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4251-160x104.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_4251.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-1208'>\n\t\t\t\tPosing for the world&#8217;s press\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The big screen in the stadium showed a video of some of Koch\u2019s greatest moments, both on and off the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just for me,\u201d Koch said. \u201cI would like to include my children in this. It\u2019s such a surprise to receive this honour side by side with Maria Esther Bueno. I want to thank everyone for coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maria talked about their legacy for Brazilian tennis: \u201cA lot of people think we always had what exists today, but that\u2019s not the case. We worked really hard so tournaments like this could happen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Koch played for the Brazilian Davis Cup team from 1962 to 1981, with 74 victories in 118 matches. He was a contemporary of John McEnroe and Guillermo Vilas and reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open, winning the mixed doubles title in Paris in 1975.<\/p>\n<h3>Chatting for sport night owls<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier in the week Maria spent four hours filming at the TV Globo Studios for a programme called Caruj\u00e3o do Esporte where she was joined by Andr\u00e9 S\u00e1 and Fernanda Vasconcellos, a prominent actress who portrays a tennis player in a very popular Brazilian soap.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-1187 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/snip20150223_19\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snip20150223_19-300x171.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-1215\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snip20150223_19-300x171.png 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snip20150223_19-1024x582.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snip20150223_19-560x318.png 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snip20150223_19-260x148.png 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snip20150223_19-160x91.png 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Snip20150223_19.png 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-1215'>\n\t\t\t\tFebruary 2015: Chat show host Flavio Canto with Fernanda Vasconcellos, Andr\u00e9 S\u00e1 and Maria Esther Bueno\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/3977275_x720\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/3977275_x720-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-1216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/3977275_x720-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/3977275_x720-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/3977275_x720-560x315.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/3977275_x720-260x146.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/3977275_x720-160x90.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/3977275_x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-1216'>\n\t\t\t\tMaria entertains\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cIt was for a network sports chat show hosted by the Olympic judo champion Flavio Canto which goes out in the middle of the night at 1am but has a huge audience,\u201d Maria explained. \u201cIt really is for night owl sports fans!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey also had a very popular band that are doing a tour and came specially for the occasion. They were very fun people and gave me the task of choosing their wardrobe!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt all went very well and was very well received and we all had great fun too!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Here is a link: <a href=\"http:\/\/globotv.globo.com\/rede-globo\/corujao-do-esporte\/v\/maria-esther-bueno-comenta-sobre-sua-carreira-e-relembra-wimbledon-e-tudo\/3977216\/\" target=\"_blank\">TV Globo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Asked to sum up her past two weeks of top tennis, Maria said: \u201cBoth events went very well and are becoming well established now in the calendar, attracting good players and well run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve known Luiz [Carvalho &#8211; the Tournament Director in Rio] since he was born and it is just great to see him running the show so successfully. I\u2019m very touched at the good care he takes of me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a personal standpoint I am always amazed at the fantastic reception I get everywhere, particularly from the Brazilian players who now feel comfortable to come up and talk to me, which is really great.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Usebio-and-MEB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Usebio-and-MEB-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Usebio and MEB\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Usebio-and-MEB-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Usebio-and-MEB-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Usebio-and-MEB-560x420.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Usebio-and-MEB-260x195.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Usebio-and-MEB-160x120.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Usebio-and-MEB.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cOnce again I\u2019d like to thank my TV Globo\/SporTV crew who are such a great support and fun to work with. They make everything so much easier for me and I really appreciate everything they do for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems I make new friends all the time and this year it was the staff at a new hotel I stayed at in Rio because of Carnival, the Transamerica Prima Barra, who couldn\u2019t do enough for me. I was particularly impressed with the towel origami they left in my room!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-1187 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/c3c4376f-9690-4f12-a023-08ce92e5d5af\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/C3C4376F-9690-4F12-A023-08CE92E5D5AF-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/C3C4376F-9690-4F12-A023-08CE92E5D5AF-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/C3C4376F-9690-4F12-A023-08CE92E5D5AF-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/C3C4376F-9690-4F12-A023-08CE92E5D5AF-560x747.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/C3C4376F-9690-4F12-A023-08CE92E5D5AF-260x347.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/C3C4376F-9690-4F12-A023-08CE92E5D5AF-160x213.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/C3C4376F-9690-4F12-A023-08CE92E5D5AF.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/e22cbad4-9e1d-47e7-8bbe-5f395b2accf2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/E22CBAD4-9E1D-47E7-8BBE-5F395B2ACCF2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-1223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/E22CBAD4-9E1D-47E7-8BBE-5F395B2ACCF2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/E22CBAD4-9E1D-47E7-8BBE-5F395B2ACCF2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/E22CBAD4-9E1D-47E7-8BBE-5F395B2ACCF2-560x420.jpg 560w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/E22CBAD4-9E1D-47E7-8BBE-5F395B2ACCF2-260x195.jpg 260w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/E22CBAD4-9E1D-47E7-8BBE-5F395B2ACCF2-160x120.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/E22CBAD4-9E1D-47E7-8BBE-5F395B2ACCF2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-1223'>\n\t\t\t\tTowel Origami &#8211; a dog and a swan!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cIt has been a roller-coaster two weeks &#8211; tiring, but great fun! I wouldn\u2019t miss it for the world but I\u2019m looking forward to getting back into my normal routine and some rest!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria has just completed two rather gruelling weeks of top tennis at the Brasil Open in S\u00e3o Paulo and at the Rio Open held at the Jockey Club in Rio de Janeiro. \u201cI have a load of commitments in addition&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/two-weeks-of-top-tennis-in-brazil\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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