Safin hits Melbourne for Aussie Open
薩芬於墨爾本點燃澳網戰火
January 4, 2007 - 6:54PM
Article from The Sydney Morning Herald www.smh.com.au
Russia's Marat Safin, the last man to beat Roger Federer at the Australian Open, has returned to the Rod Laver Arena court for the first time since claiming the 2005 title.
Safin, who has not won a tournament since claiming the 2005 Open, flew into Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for this year's event, which starts on January 15.
He missed the chance to defend his crown last year because of a knee injury.
In 2005, he defeated Federer in an epic five-set semi-final which lasted more than four hours and in which he had to save a match point.
He went on to beat Australia's top player Lleyton Hewitt in the final.
俄羅斯的薩芬﹐也是澳網最後一個擊敗費德勒的球員﹐在05年奪冠後再度回到澳網球場。自從那場勝利之後﹐迄今仍未贏得另一個比賽的薩芬於星期四抵達墨爾本為今年一月15日開打的澳網熱身。去年他因膝傷痛失衛冕的機會。05年﹐四強比賽裡﹐薩芬在一場史詩般歷時四個多小時﹐並挽救一個賽末點後一番鏖戰擊敗費德勒。之後﹐他在決賽裡擊退休依特後舉起澳網獎杯。
The semi-final was the only loss Federer has had in his past 20 matches in the tournament, coming in between his 2004 and 2006 victories.
The two men crossed paths at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
Federer, who arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday, was hitting with his Australian coach Tony Roche immediately before Safin took the court.
Safin then spent about 90 minutes practising his powerful groundstrokes with his coach, countryman Alexander Volkov, with Federer watching courtside for the first few minutes.
Safin, a former world No.1, has dropped to No.26 in the rankings after failing to win a tournament last year, only the second year in the past eight in which he has not claimed a title.
He will continue his Australian Open preparation at next week's Kooyong Classic round-robin event, which also features Federer
那個四強失利是費德勒2004-2006年之間20場比賽中唯一的失敗。兩個球員星期四在澳網球場上碰面了。費德勒在薩芬到達前於星期三來到墨爾本﹐並與教練TONY ROACH 練習。
薩芬跟同胞教練VOLKOV 訓練抽球約莫一個半小時﹐費德勒也在旁觀看了前幾分鐘。
前世界第一薩芬在去年完全沒有獲得任何冠軍﹐排名降至26﹐過去八年職業生涯僅有兩年中沒有贏得獎杯的另一個糟糕賽季﹐薩芬將於庫陽循環淘汰表演賽(費德勒也有參賽)繼續為澳網熱身準備。
Safin, who has not won a tournament since claiming the 2005 Open, flew into Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for this year's event, which starts on January 15.
He missed the chance to defend his crown last year because of a knee injury.
In 2005, he defeated Federer in an epic five-set semi-final which lasted more than four hours and in which he had to save a match point.
He went on to beat Australia's top player Lleyton Hewitt in the final.
俄羅斯的薩芬﹐也是澳網最後一個擊敗費德勒的球員﹐在05年奪冠後再度回到澳網球場。自從那場勝利之後﹐迄今仍未贏得另一個比賽的薩芬於星期四抵達墨爾本為今年一月15日開打的澳網熱身。去年他因膝傷痛失衛冕的機會。05年﹐四強比賽裡﹐薩芬在一場史詩般歷時四個多小時﹐並挽救一個賽末點後一番鏖戰擊敗費德勒。之後﹐他在決賽裡擊退休依特後舉起澳網獎杯。
The semi-final was the only loss Federer has had in his past 20 matches in the tournament, coming in between his 2004 and 2006 victories.
The two men crossed paths at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
Federer, who arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday, was hitting with his Australian coach Tony Roche immediately before Safin took the court.
Safin then spent about 90 minutes practising his powerful groundstrokes with his coach, countryman Alexander Volkov, with Federer watching courtside for the first few minutes.
Safin, a former world No.1, has dropped to No.26 in the rankings after failing to win a tournament last year, only the second year in the past eight in which he has not claimed a title.
He will continue his Australian Open preparation at next week's Kooyong Classic round-robin event, which also features Federer
那個四強失利是費德勒2004-2006年之間20場比賽中唯一的失敗。兩個球員星期四在澳網球場上碰面了。費德勒在薩芬到達前於星期三來到墨爾本﹐並與教練TONY ROACH 練習。
薩芬跟同胞教練VOLKOV 訓練抽球約莫一個半小時﹐費德勒也在旁觀看了前幾分鐘。
前世界第一薩芬在去年完全沒有獲得任何冠軍﹐排名降至26﹐過去八年職業生涯僅有兩年中沒有贏得獎杯的另一個糟糕賽季﹐薩芬將於庫陽循環淘汰表演賽(費德勒也有參賽)繼續為澳網熱身準備。
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