{"id":3340,"date":"2012-02-18T17:13:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T17:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/tenismanul-andrei-pavel-a-inceput-o-viata-noua-in-gilbert-arizona\/"},"modified":"2015-12-16T17:12:33","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T17:12:33","slug":"tenismanul-andrei-pavel-a-inceput-o-viata-noua-in-gilbert-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/tenismanul-andrei-pavel-a-inceput-o-viata-noua-in-gilbert-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenismanul Andrei Pavel a \u00eenceput o via\u0163\u0103 nou\u0103 \u00een Gilbert, Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-7217\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" alt=\"AndreiPavel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AndreiPavel.jpg?resize=129%2C195\" height=\"195\" width=\"129\" \/>Dup\u0103 19 ani de locuit \u00een Germania, \u201eCneazul&#8221; Andrei Pavel \u015fi-a luat familia \u015fi s-a stabilit \u00een \u0163ara tuturor posibilit\u0103\u0163ilor, America. Au g\u0103sit o cas\u0103 pe gustul lor \u00een Phoenix \u015fi se preg\u0103tesc s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 visul american. <\/p>\n<p>De ce Arizona?   <\/p>\n<p>Decizia lui Pavel de a se muta aici este pu\u0163in surprinz\u0103toare, av\u00e2nd \u00een vedere c\u0103 starurile din tenis prefer\u0103 mai mult soarele Floridei sau pe cel din Los Angeles. \u201eAm ales Phoenixul &#8211; de fapt ora\u015ful se nume\u015fte Gilbert, o suburbie a Phoenixului &#8211; deoarece Nick, prietenul meu, s-a mutat aici acum cinci ani, din Florida. Iar c\u00e2nd l-am vizitat \u00een urm\u0103 cu un an, am fost impresiona\u0163i de loc. \u00cen plus, ora\u015ful are o medie de v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 31 de ani, sunt foarte multe familii tinere aici, iar \u015fcolile sunt foarte bune.&#8221; Andrei \u015fi familia lui au vrut o cas\u0103 tipic american\u0103: spa\u0163ioas\u0103, \u00eensorit\u0103, cu gr\u0103din\u0103 \u015fi curte imens\u0103 \u00een care chiar \u015fi pisica familiei, Lucie, s\u0103 se simt\u0103 \u00een largul ei. \u201eAm g\u0103sit locuin\u0163a \u00eentr-un cartier lini\u015ftit, de 30 de case, cu circuit \u00eenchis. Am cump\u0103rat-o \u015fi-am transformat-o apoi dup\u0103 gustul nostru. A durat un an \u015fi jum\u0103tate p\u00e2n\u0103 am renovat-o cu ajutorul unui designer din State. Mobila, parchetul \u015fi decora\u0163iunile le-am cump\u0103rat din Arizona, iar de aranjamentele din cas\u0103 ne-am ocupat am\u00e2ndoi, at\u00e2t eu, c\u00e2t \u015fi so\u0163ia mea&#8221;, spune Andrei. \u201eC\u0103su\u0163a&#8221; lui are nu mai pu\u0163in de 500 de metri p\u0103tra\u0163i, cei patru membri ai familiei av\u00e2nd la dispozi\u0163ie un num\u0103r de&#8230; 14 camere.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-7218\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" alt=\"AndreiPavelFamily\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AndreiPavelFamily.jpg?resize=260%2C173\" height=\"173\" width=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AndreiPavelFamily.jpg?w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AndreiPavelFamily.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>E drept c\u0103 pentru a ajunge la acest num\u0103r record, cei 10 muncitori angaja\u0163i de Andrei au fost nevoi\u0163i s\u0103 d\u0103r\u00e2me ni\u015fte pere\u0163i \u015fi s\u0103 transforme un garaj sau alte spa\u0163ii de depozitare \u00een camere de locuit. \u201eCasa noastr\u0103 are un nivel \u015fi este construit\u0103 \u00een form\u0103 de potcoav\u0103. Din afar\u0103, nu pare \u00eens\u0103 prea mare. Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 curtea exterioar\u0103, cu piscin\u0103, gazon, flori \u015fi pomi, avem \u015fi o gr\u0103din\u0103 interioar\u0103, mai micu\u0163\u0103. Gazonul l-am pus noi. Am vrut s\u0103 avem mult spa\u0163iu verde, a\u015fa cum eram obi\u015fnui\u0163i \u00een Germania. Aici, \u00een Arizona, este zon\u0103 de de\u015fert, totul este uscat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vara, revin \u00een Rom\u00e2nia<\/p>\n<p>La prima vedere, copiii lui Pavel sunt lei\u0163i mama lor, Simone, de origine german\u0103. Blonzi \u015fi cu ochii alba\u015ftri, Caroline (12 ani) \u015fi Marius (9 ani) se simt de minune \u00een \u0163ara Unchiului Sam. \u201eCopiii s-au acomodat foarte repede aici, mai ales cu \u015fcoala \u015fi cu limba englez\u0103. Pentru ei a fost destul de u\u015for. Le e dor \u00eens\u0103 de casa din Germania \u015fi, mai ales, de prietenii pe care \u00eei mai au acolo&#8221;, spune Andrei. C\u00e2t despre limba natal\u0103 a tat\u0103lui lor, rom\u00e2na, Caroline \u015fi Marius, de\u015fi nu o vorbesc frecvent, \u00eencearc\u0103 s\u0103 n-o uite \u015fi profit\u0103 de vacan\u0163ele la bunicii din Rom\u00e2nia pentru a o exersa.<\/p>\n<p>Fostul mare tenisman este foarte \u00eenc\u00e2ntat de vremea din Phoenix. \u201eVremea este incredibil\u0103! Vara, \u00een schimb, este teribil de cald. Temperaturile ajung chiar \u015fi p\u00e2n\u0103 la 48 de grade. De aceea, noi pl\u0103nuim s\u0103 petrecem verile \u00een Rom\u00e2nia sau \u00een Germania. Aici, aerul este foarte uscat, iar soarele foarte puternic, dar este perfect pentru tenis&#8221;, poveste\u015fte Pavel despre c\u0103ldura teribil\u0103 cu care a f\u0103cut cuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103 de c\u00e2nd s-a mutat \u00een Arizona. P\u00e2n\u0103 acum, familia Pavel a fost vizitat\u0103 doar de socrii lui Andrei. P\u0103rin\u0163ii lui urmeaz\u0103 s\u0103 vin\u0103 \u015fi ei \u00een Arizona, m\u0103car de dou\u0103 ori pe an, din momentul \u00een care vor primi viza. \u201eIarna, vor veni ei la noi, iar vara, vom merge noi la ei&#8221;, rezum\u0103 simplu sportivul nostru planul lui de b\u0103taie.<\/p>\n<p>Dup\u0103 tenis, tot tenis<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-7219\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" alt=\"AndreiPavel1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AndreiPavel1.jpg?resize=260%2C173\" height=\"173\" width=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AndreiPavel1.jpg?w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AndreiPavel1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>Pavel s-a retras, dar crede\u0163i c\u0103 a ag\u0103\u0163at \u015fi racheta-n cui? Nici vorb\u0103. Tenisul este marea lui iubire, a\u015fa c\u0103, dac\u0103 el nu mai concureaz\u0103, \u00eei \u00eenva\u0163\u0103 pe al\u0163ii s-o fac\u0103. Sportivul nostru le arat\u0103 copiilor americani ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 un rever made in Romania la academia lui de tenis, Pavel&amp;Blackwood. \u201eDeocamdat\u0103, avem zece juniori care se antreneaz\u0103 cu noi pentru Na\u0163ionale, dar anul acesta sper s\u0103 vin\u0103 \u015fi copii din Rom\u00e2nia. Eu \u015fi Nick suntem la \u00eenceput acum, dar avem un program de preg\u0103tire foarte bun. Sunt sigur c\u0103 o s\u0103 ajut\u0103m un num\u0103r foarte mare de juc\u0103tori s\u0103 progreseze \u00een tenis!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WIKIPEDIA: Andrei Pavel (born January 27, 1974 in Constan\u0163a) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Romania. He is currently coaching former world No. 1 and the current world No. 15 of the WTA, Jelena Jankovi\u0107.[1] Andrei began playing tennis at age eight, and moved to Germany at age sixteen. Pavel has turned professional in 1995. He has won three singles titles, including the ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal\/Toronto in 2001. He has also won seven doubles titles, the latest title being the Open Seat Barcelona, in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Pavel played what John McEnroe considers to be the best first round match at a Grand Slam he has ever seen at the U.S Open in August 2006, where he lost to Andre Agassi in four sets; 6\u20137(4), 7\u20136(8), 7\u20136(6), 6\u20132; taking three and half hours. Had Pavel won, it would have been Agassi&#8217;s last match in a professional tournament.<\/p>\n<p>His best single result over the course of his career took place in 2001, when he captured the Masters Series title in Montreal. For his efforts during that week alone, Pavel earned US$400,000. When playing Andy Murray in the Australian Open in 2009, Pavel was forced to retire from the game in the second set due to a recurring back injury. He had lost the previous set. Andrei entered the 2009 French Open, where he was defeated by Tommy Haas 6\u20131, 6\u20134, 6\u20134.<\/p>\n<p>He played his last singles match in his homeland tournament in Bucharest in 2009, where he lost in the first round to Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay. In the same tournament he teamed up with his old friend Gabriel Trifu, losing in the quarter finals to Spaniards Ram\u00edrez Hidalgo \/ Ventura. He also played two more exhibition matches, one facing Goran Ivani\u0161evi\u0107, while in the other he paired up with Ilie N\u0103stase against the Mansour Bahrami \/ Yannick Noah pair. The week before, he had been the captain of Romania&#8217;s Davis Cup team, where they lost to Sweden 3\u20132 in the qualifying rounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dup\u0103 19 ani de locuit \u00een Germania, \u201eCneazul&#8221; Andrei Pavel \u015fi-a luat familia \u015fi s-a stabilit \u00een \u0163ara tuturor posibilit\u0103\u0163ilor, America. Au g\u0103sit o cas\u0103 pe gustul lor \u00een Phoenix \u015fi se preg\u0103tesc s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 visul american. De ce Arizona? Decizia lui Pavel de a se muta aici este pu\u0163in surprinz\u0103toare, av\u00e2nd \u00een vedere c\u0103 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6308,"featured_media":7217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/AndreiPavel.jpg?fit=129%2C195&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6308"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12035,"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions\/12035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gandaculdecolorado.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}