Argentina turns to emerging star Nov 20, 2008
mez and Del Potro are from Tandil, a small provincial city of less than 200,000 that is only about 178 kilometers, or 110 miles, from Mar del Plata. Despite its small size and relative isolation, Tandil has become a font of world-class tennis talent That is in no small part due to G ... rez-Roldn, a fine Argentine player in the 1990s, was also from Tandil. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Murray offers a semi-chance at US Open Sep 4, 2008
Although raised on the dirt of Tandil, a prosperous city 400 miles from Buenos Aires, he moved onto American pavement with a vengeance, winning Los Angeles (over Andy Roddick) and Washington (over tough Serb Viktor Troicki) after taking European clay titles in Stuttgart and Kitzbuhel. Progressing to the Open quarterfinals, del Potro racked up 23 straight match victories. (Boston Globe)
Kevin ArmstrongVIEWPOINT Aug 31, 2008
" His movement during the match did not always put him in a position to win. Despite recording serve speeds as high as 132 mph, he double-faulted seven times and committed 73 unforced errors to Simon's 49. In the fifth set, though, he found the breaks that allowed him to put away Simon, who is ranked one spot ahead of him as the world's No. 16 player. "If I am to lose, this is how I would like to," Simon said. Across the East River from Wall Street, Del Potro, who hails from the quiet town of... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Argentine farmers withhold food Apr 1, 2008
Farmers in Tandil, Argentina, set up a roadblock Monday using bales of hay. The farmers have been on strike since President Cristina Fernandez raised taxes on export crops. (MSNBC -- International)
Trigona: Wal-Mart in Argentina Nov 20, 2007
Later Saint Jean worked in the coastal port town Baha Blanca in the Buenos Aires province and later in Tandil and Azul where a network of clandestine detention centers operated. Several of Saint Jean's coworkers at Wal-Mart are ex-members of the military who served during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship including Miguel Cavazza, Alejandro Patzold, Cristian Thomanssen, Roberto Masilo, Patricio O'Brien, Martn Mundo, Juan Muio, Roberto Salmon, and Ral Salazar. (Zmag.org)
