There is no doubt that Fernando Gonzalez He is one of the most representative tennis players in Chilean tennis due to the large number of achievements he achieved on the court. Just as he showed all his personality on the court, he also did so off it, although it was rare to see him angry and rebel before the injustices on the part of the Federation, to the point that he resigned from representing the country in the Davis Cup.
It was the year 2009, when ‘Feña’ had a tough run-in with the Chilean Tennis Federation and announced that he would no longer be linked to the team in the event that the president at that time, José Hinzpeter, remains in charge of the entity.. In this situation, Fernando Gonzalez shared a lengthy statement on its website, announcing the decision following the impartial distribution of Davis Cup profits.
In September 2008, Chile defeated Australia in the city of Antofagasta, returned to the World Group and the tennis players asked the board of directors to clarify certain issues with the earnings that belonged to each player. Given the excessive complaints, the Federation decided to publish the figures that it entered into the bank accounts of each protagonist and announced a series of modifications in the contracts that unleashed the anger of the “Bombardero de La Reina”.
At that time, the tennis players received 70 percent of the profits and the balance corresponded to the Federation, but the board wanted to reduce that income to 40% for each of the players. Due to this situation, Fernando Gonzalez He threatened that he would represent Chile again in the Davis Cup once Hinzpeter and all his collaborators stepped aside, in addition that in case it is fulfilled, he would donate all his earnings to the country’s minor tennis players.
Throw the house out the window
Fernando Gonzalez In December 2022, he married the former hockey player, Luciana Aymar. Although the celebration was held in secret, without the presence of the press, over time images were released that reveal that she was dressed in white, while he was in an elegant suit.
Therefore, after learning about the photos, ‘Feña’ in dialogue with the portal ‘Las Últimas Noticias’ announced that they will hold a party with a large number of guests, reaching 250 people from the world of tennis, Chilean soccer and other sports celebrities.
