Maria Esther Bueno gets to do some amazing things and her latest appearance was at the foot of Rio de Janeiro’s statue of Christ the Redeemer, where she helped to promote the biggest tennis tournament in South America, the Rio…
Maria Bueno and the Olympic Torch Relay
Last week Maria Bueno attended a photo-shoot to promote the Olympic Torch Relay, which starts in earnest ahead of the Rio Olympic Games on 3 May 2016 in Brasilia and visits 300 cities and towns around Brazil. She talks about…
Happy Birthday Maria Bueno
Maria was delighted to be wise Happy Birthday by the International Tennis Hall of Fame, who tweeted their greetings via Twitter: “It was really nice!” she told her website from Sao Paulo, where she celebrated the day with family. “I’ve had…
It’s Djokovic’s US Open
It’s Djokovic’s US Open and Maria Bueno was on hand for the men’s final in New York on Sunday. She had this to say: “We had a lovely lunch with the international guests in the President’s Suite after the ladies doubles,…
Viva Italia!
The first-ever all-Italian Grand Slam final at the US Open pitted twenty-sixth seed Flavia Pennetta against Roberta Vinci in front of a massive crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium that included the Prime Minister of Italy and a host of celebrities.…
Serena Slammed
It was an astonishing result, Serena slammed in the US Open semi-finals by a lowly-ranked and unlikely Italian, Roberta Vinci. We asked Maria Bueno on her thoughts on the match, the result and the impact on the world number one, Serena…