AAMI Koonyong Results
庫陽表演賽結果
NOTE: New pics added in Kooyong Press Conference too

• 2nd MATCH 11.10.07 Marat lost to Roger Federer (SUI) 3.6 6.7(1)

記者會
Q. It was a bit windy out there today, Marat. Was that a good test of the serves?
A. Yes, a little bit. Sometimes it was very difficult to serve, so that's why I was missing a lot of first serves, and it was a little bit difficult to compete against him on the baseline.
Q 今天風很大﹐是發球狀態好壞的最佳考驗
MS 是的﹐有點大。有時候真的很難發﹐所以我第一發總發不進﹐跟他在底線纏鬥也比較困難。

Q. When we spoke to Roger, he said that your attacking game had improved. Do you feel that you're playing better now than in 2005?
A. Yes. Well, it took me quite a lot of time to get here, to where I am, and I think I've improved my game a little bit, step by step, for the past year. Wimbledon was pretty tough for me, and with my knee injury, but I'm pretty satisfied with the way my game improved. I can play serve and volley, I can play some different styles, so it helps a lot.
Q ROGER 說你的進攻打法又進步了。
Q 你自己覺得現在比05年打得還好嗎
MS 是阿﹐嗯﹐可是費了一番功夫才到今天的﹐能打出現在的樣子﹐我認為自己一步步在提昇﹐過去一年﹐溫網讓我吃足苦頭﹐之後又是膝傷困擾﹐所以對於自己進步的程度很開心滿意。我能發球上網﹐打一些變化的節奏﹐這樣的突破對未來有幫助

Q. It's always a good match-up when you play Roger, it's always a nice match to watch from the outside. Although he's a very difficult opponent, do you enjoy to play against him?
A. Yes, I really enjoy it. It's a big challenge for me, it's a completely different style game, compared to other players, and for me it's a huge challenge. I always enjoy it, even though I didn't beat him many times, but I was very close on a few of them. And my next few years that I'm playing here, I would love to break him a little bit and take advantage of that, when we have been playing for a long time, to beat him a few times.
Q 你跟ROGER 的比賽總是很精典﹐從場外看更是好看。自然他是位可怕的對手﹐你喜歡跟他比賽嗎
MS 我真的很享受跟ROGER打球﹐很有挑戰性﹐跟其他球員比起來﹐是完全不同的戰術與風格﹐所以是個大挑戰。雖然我大部分都輸球﹐我還是很享受的﹐有幾次的比分更是十分接近。未來幾年若跟他對打﹐我希望能破發多一點﹐占一些上風來打敗他。

Q. You are always capable of beating him, but do you think that's mentally good for you, to know that some players seem to go to matches with him knowing it will be very hard, but you seem to
A. No, even though he's tough, I like to play against him. I just -- you need to get used to the pace of his ball, and then to play a little bit more and more. And I think whenever I have an opportunity I will definitely -- it's a bit tough for him to beat me, and I will try to -- not to break myself any more and not have any more injuries, because that's why it's difficult to catch up with him, when you are coming out from an injury.
Q 你一直是有實力擊敗他的﹐難道你不認為相對於其他球員只要想到對手是ROGER 就束手無策的窘境﹐對你的心理健設是很有益處的﹐但你似乎總是.....
MS 不﹐雖然他很強勢﹐我還是喜歡跟他比賽。我只是--不過你得要適應他的節奏﹐然後漸漸地進攻。而我自己也覺得當我有進攻機會時一定會善加利用﹐那時他要打贏我就難了﹐我試著--不要再BREAK 我自己﹐不要再受傷﹐因為一旦受傷離開太久再復出的話﹐要跟上他就不容易了。

Q. Do you prefer a shorter season or the same season going along?
A. The same season. But I guess I will be playing a little bit less this year, and then I have no other choice than just to continue, and I guess I'll rest somewhere in between, take a few weeks in summer.
Q 你喜歡短一點的賽季﹐同一個賽季進行
MS 同一個賽季。但我想我今年會少參加一些比賽﹐那麼我也別無選擇要堅持下去了﹐在比賽間試著休養生息﹐夏天時休息幾個禮拜。

Q. What did you do this summer? A. Well, I had one week off, and then went to Spain to practise a little bit.
Q 你今年夏天做了什麼
MS 嗯﹐我休假一個星期﹐然後到西班牙練習。

Q. Do you have any concrete goals for next season, like the whole season (inaudible) ... A. Well, I think my position has changed, and I hope I still keep myself healthy, because for the past four years, I have been injured two of them, and it's difficult all the time to try to come back and try to recover, and to get back where I was, and get back in shape. And also, with the knee injury, whatever happens to your legs, it's quite difficult to start to move the same speed, the same pace, without having in the back of my head that I can run without any problems. So it's kind of tough, and hopefully -- I've been playing pretty well the last four months, to continue this way this year, it will be a big, big difference for 2008, because I've been playing continuously without any injuries for over half a year, seven months.
Q 這個賽季你有具體的目標要達成嗎
MS 嗯﹐我的排名變了﹐我希望能維持健健康康的﹐過去四年我就傷病兩年﹐復出後要回復原來的狀態﹐原來的實力是多困難的工程﹔尤其是膝傷﹐當腳部有傷時﹐你心裡有疙瘩﹐奔跑﹑移位的速度就受到影響了。所以真的很艱難的呀﹐過去四個月我感覺很好﹐希望今年能這樣維持下去﹐那麼2008年就會有很有的改變﹐因為我能無傷病地在球場活躍超過半年-七個月。(MARAT講話是有重點﹐但有時會重覆又回頭再講....)
Q. You said before that you're trying not to break yourself any more. Could you be more specific on that? A. I mean not to get injured.Q你說你試著不BREAK自己﹐是什麼意思
MS 我是指不要再受傷了

Q. Hopefully
. A. Hopefully, because you never know. That's why I said I would play a little bit less tournaments and concentrate just on the big ones. And now I'm travelling since a year with a doctor watching out for me, and after a certain age you need to do that.
Q 希望是這樣呀
MS 是阿﹐因為世事難料嘛。這也是為什麼我說今年要少打一些比賽﹐專注在大比賽上面。至今我已有一年巡迴時有醫師照護﹐當你年紀有一把時﹐這是必要的。

Q. Do you feel like your game is at a stage where you can really challenge in the Australian Open, or do you think you've got a little bit left to go? A. Well, you cannot improve anything in the next four days, so I guess I am where I am right now, and I'm pretty satisfied. Today I played a pretty good match, and for me it's like a really big -- like, to see myself where I am right now. I was a break up in the second set and I was very close to winning the second one. So if I can compete on the same level with Federer, it means that you are in good shape. And then also another thing is just it's very important to have a good draw the first few rounds, and then you get the confidence, and you can continue in the second week or somewhere there.
Q 你覺得現在的狀態能真正挑戰澳網嗎﹐或者還有需要改進的地方
MS 未來四年都不可能再進步什麼了﹐所以大概就是這樣的狀態﹐我自己也挺滿意的。今天我打得很好﹐對我來說是個很大的測試﹐測試自己目前的競爭力。第二盤我是率先破發的﹐差點就拿下那一盤。因此﹐如果我能在同一個層次跟ROGER 競爭﹐表示你的狀態很好。當然很重要的是﹐前幾輪能有個好簽﹐那麼自信就慢慢累積﹐這樣就可以順利挺進第二周了﹐甚或更好的成績。

Q. Was it just a mental lapse there in the second set when you got a break up?
A. It kind of started to be a little bit windy and I missed – I couldn't serve for the first serve, and he played quite good shots, and I missed one backhand, and that's it, it was gone. So there was nothing really -- nothing scares me. And if I can continue this way, I think, if we're going to meet somewhere in the Australian Open, I think it's going to be a tough match.

Q 你先破發ROGER 後﹐是不是心裡上有點大意了
MS 風開始大起來了﹐我便-我一發老進不了﹐而他打了幾個好球﹐我卻反手失誤﹐就這樣丟分了。所以﹐沒有什麼大不了的問題﹐我不是太介意。如果我能保持目前的狀態﹐我想﹐假如澳網再度相遇﹐將會是另一場精典激戰的。

• 1st MATCH : Marat bt David Nalbandian(ARG) 5.7 6.1 6.2

Thursday 11.10.07 Marat plays Roger Federer (SUI) 2nd on Court approx 13.00 Melbourne time (approx 3am GMT)

Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Interview with MARAT SAFIN after beating Nalby

第一場記者會 VS 納班

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Q. How did you rate that first match of the year?
A. Quite well. It was a little bit strange feeling because I've been practising on the inside courts at Rod Laver, and the weather was kind of a little bit too windy for me today, the first set, and then I got used to it a little bit and started to play better. I'm satisfied with the way I'm moving, the way I'm playing, so hopefully it will only get better.
Q 今天的比賽你自己評價如何

MS 很好。剛開始感覺不太習慣﹐因為我一直在澳網球場練習﹐而第一盤時風勢有點大﹐之後我開始適應﹐越打越好。我對自己的移位和打法都很滿意﹐希望以後會漸入佳境。

Q. Physically, are you feeling good after not having much of a break in the off season?
A. Yeah, it's okay. I will play this year a little bit less than last year, so I have to use the opportunities when I have been playing. And I finished the year quite late. I used all the matches I have been playing in the past three months to my advantage, in order to play well here, so I have a lot of matches behind my back, so hopefully it will help me.
Q 因為去年下半賽季休息不多﹐生理上你覺得還可以嗎

MS 是的﹐OK。今年我會安排較少賽事﹐因此每場比賽更形重要都要保握機會。去年我賽季結束地晚﹐最後三個月我盡可能排滿賽程打球﹐期望到這裡來時能有好的表現﹐所以我累積了不少經驗﹐希望能對我有幫助囉。

Q. You usually play well in January. Why do you think that is?
A. I kind of like the surface, because it's really fast, a pretty high bounce. I always played well at the end of the season, and also it gives me some confidence for the beginning of the year.
Q 你一月通常都表現地很好。你自己知道為什麼嗎

MS 我似乎蠻喜歡這種場地的﹐它不僅快且彈跳高﹔另外我年末也通常都打得很好﹐因此能帶著自信參加年初比賽。

Q. In terms of how warm it was out there today, is that an ideal preparation? Do you need that to get ready for the next two weeks, in terms of how hot it was outside?
A. Today, the first two games was a little bit tough, but then you start to get used to it. The body started to warm up pretty fast, but then it was okay. I don't really sweat a lot. It's hot but it's not humid, so it's kind of easy to play in such weather.
Q 今天比賽炎熱的程度﹐對你的訓練而言算理想的天候嗎? 你需要多多在室外練習﹐以適應未來兩周的比賽嗎

MS 今天前兩局是有點糟﹐但一下子就適應了。生理上馬上熱身柔軟﹐之後就沒什麼問題。我也沒流太多汗。今天是很熱﹐但不悶﹐打起來很輕鬆的。

Q. How good is it to be back?
A. Quite good to be healthy.
Q 復出的感覺怎樣

MS 健健康康地就很棒了

Q. Do you enjoy Australia?
A. Yes, of course. I missed last year and, like I said before, I used to play really well here, and I missed last year. And then, after Australia, normally I get my confidence back and I start to play much better. And then towards the end of the season I start to play just my -- all the points I start to get after August, and then finishing after Australia, normally I don't win a lot of matches, but at least this gives me the opportunity to take a lot of points and then not be running around and playing in small tournaments to get the points. So it's kind of a big jump for me, this tournament, and I missed it not to be here last year.
Q 你還喜歡澳洲嗎

MS 當然﹐去年我不能參加﹐就像之前提過的﹐在這裡我都表現地很好﹐但去年卻無法過來。澳網過後﹐一般而言我的自信都會提昇很多﹐開始越打越好﹔最後在每年賽季末﹐我開始…累積澳網後的積分﹐因為澳網之後通常我就比較少拿到什麼獎杯了﹐但至少澳網的積分已經不少﹐所以不需疲於奔命地參加大小賽事來保分。所以澳網是我的重要跳板﹐而我去年就痛失了這個機會。

Q. Your rematch with Roger Federer tomorrow, bearing in mind what a classic match you had in 2005, how do you feel about it?
A. It took me by surprise, I didn't know I had to play against him tomorrow. I think it's going to be great, a great match, great preparation, and hopefully I will enjoy it.
Q 明天你將再度與ROGER 比賽﹐ 猶記2005年那場精典對決﹐你現在有何想法

MS 我自己都蠻訝異的﹐本來都不曉得明天就要跟他比賽了。我想會是一場激戰﹐精彩的比賽﹐很好澳網熱身準備﹐我希望自己能享受其中。

Q. Do you expect to play him in the Australian Open?
A. Well, it's a long way to go, and I hope I can make a good match tomorrow. And then I will see what situation he's in right now and where I am.

Q 你想過今年澳網還會跟他對決嗎

MS 嗯﹐想那些實在太遠了﹐只希望明天我能打出自己的節奏﹐那麼我就多少瞭解彼此的狀態了。

2007/12/9- News conference for the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne
墨爾本庫陽表演賽記者會照片/簽表/賽程/採訪內容

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Above: World number one tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland, left, and Marat Safin of Russia attend at a press conference for the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007. Federer and Safin will play in the warm-up tournament before the Australian Open which starts Jan. 15. (AP Photo/Steve Holland)


World number one Roger Federer (L) of Switzerland speaks as Russia's Marat Safin (R) watch during a news conference for the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne January 9, 2007. Federer will play in the tournament starting tomorrow, as a warm-up for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, the Australian Open , which starts January 15. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA)


World number one Roger Federer of Switzerland (C) speaks with Andy Roddick of the U.S. as Russia's Marat Safin (R) looks on during a news conference for the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne January 9, 2007. Federer will play in the tournament starting tomorrow, as a warm-up for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, the Australian Open , which starts January 15. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA)

World number one Roger Federer (L) of Switzerland laughs with Russia's Marat Safin during a news conference for the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne January 9, 2007. Federer will play in the tournament starting tomorrow, as a warm-up for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, the Australian Open , which starts January 15. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA)


Andy Murray (R) of Britain speaks as Andy Roddick of the U.S. (L), World number one Roger Federer of Switzerland (2nd L) and Russia's Marat Safin (2nd R) listen during a news conference for the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne January 9, 2007. Federer will play in the tournament starting tomorrow, as a warm-up for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, the Australian Open , which starts January 15. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA)

Link to AAMI CLASSIC (Kooyong, Melbourne)

DRAW 簽表如下: MARAT 第一場對陣納班

(1) Roger FEDERER (SUI)
Radek STEPANEK (CZE)

Marat SAFIN (RUS)
(4) David NALBANDIAN ARG)

(3) Andy RODDICK (USA)
Tommy HAAS (GER)

Andy MURRAY (GBR)
(2) Ivan LJUBICIC

Wednesday 10 Jan 2007 (Starting at 11am. Gates Open 10.00am)
SCHEDULE OF PLAY 第一日賽程

Andy RODDICK (USA) v Tommy HAAS (GER)

followed by

Roger FEDERER (SUI) v Radek STEPANEK (CZE)

followed by

Marat SAFIN (RUS) v David NALBANDIAN (ARG)

followed by

Andy MURRAY (GBR) v Ivan LJUBICIC (CRO)

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記者提問MARAT 部分﹐其他球員請至官網閱讀

QUESTION: Marat, what sort of surface speed do you like the Rebound Ace? The speed of the surface, do you like it quicker or a little bit slower?

MARAT SAFIN: It doesn't matter, because the kick serves and the fast ones, if you change it and mix up your serves,it's working pretty well.
Q MARAT 這樣彈跳的場地﹐你偏好怎樣的速度?是快一點還是慢一點
MS 都不重要﹐因為可以選擇發高彈跳的球﹐或者是快球﹐如果你能因應轉換﹐混合運用就行了﹐對我而言還蠻順手的。

QUESTION: Marat, if I could ask you a similar question as I asked Roger before about Lleyton Hewitt: despite hiscalf injury and his troubles leading into the Open, do you still see him as a major danger?

MARAT SAFIN: Yes, of course. He has a lot of experience, he won two Grand Slams, and he's been in the final withall of us a couple of times, each one of us. So he's definitely one of the dangers, if he can get over the injury.

Q MARAT ﹐ 我可以問你跟ROGER 相同的問題有關HEWITT的嗎﹐他的傷勢及澳網熱身賽的失利﹐你仍視他為勁敵之一嗎
MS 當然﹐他經驗豐富﹐擁有兩座滿貫﹐跟我們比賽時曾經多次殺入決賽﹐因此他絕對是可怕的對手﹐只要他的傷勢能恢復就好

QUESTION: Could you describe your preparation to regain the title?
MARAT SAFIN: Pardon?
QUESTION: Marat, could you describe your preparation and your hunger to regain the title from Roger?
MARAT SAFIN: Well, it's going to be tough, after last year, it's going to be really tough. And hopefully I can get through the first two rounds, and then we'll see.
Q 可以分享你企圖再拿下澳網的準備情況嗎
MS 對不起再說一次
Q MARAT ﹐澳網準備如何﹐你從ROGER 手中奪回冠軍有多渴望
MS 這是很艱難的考驗﹐經過去年的一切不順利之後﹐我真的覺得這實在不容易。希望我能通過前兩輪﹐到那之後再說吧。

QUESTION: Marat, I want to ask you a question about Boris Yeltsin. (Laughter) Do you notice him when you're ina Davis Cup final, when he flaps his arms around? He does a lot of pretty unusual things.

MARAT SAFIN: Probably we don't see him, but we're aware that he's there.
Q MARAT﹐我想問問有關葉利欽 (現場笑聲)。你有發現自己在戴維斯杯決賽時﹐他兩手拍打嗎﹐他有很多奇怪的動作耶

MS 可能我們沒看到他﹐但是我們知道他在現場。

QUESTION: Does he have any effect on the way you approach the game?
MARAT SAFIN: Well, we try to keep him as less nervous as we can.

Q 他對你的戰術及表現有影響嗎
MS 嗯﹐我們很拚﹐試著讓他不要太緊張

QUESTION: Marat, how did you feel last January, when you obviously would have liked to be here defending the title?
MARAT SAFIN: Well, I was trying to recover from my injury, I had a very bad injury and I've been running with the machine and watching all of theseguys playing here, and was missing really the feeling to be here and being part of this game. So pretty tough.
Q MARAT﹐去年的一月﹐你顯然很想回來衛冕卻不能成行﹐那時心裡感受如何
MS 我那時正在復健中﹐傷勢嚴重﹐在跑步機上邊跑邊看著這些傢伙在這裡比賽﹐很想念在這裡比賽﹐是這裡的一員的滋味﹐所以是很難受的。

QUESTION: This summer, or rather your winter, because you had a late start, were you able to do different work over this Christmas break than what you usually do?

MARAT SAFIN: Yes, yes, but we finished the year pretty late, me and (inaudible), so we didn't have really a vacation. And straight away,straight after we went to practise, making three weeks of preparations. So it's a pretty different approach to the Australian Open, but I hope it will work.
Q 這個夏天﹐我不是指冬天﹐因為你復出較晚﹐聖誕節有什麼不一樣嗎
MS 是阿﹐是阿﹐我們賽季結束地很晚﹐所以假期也很短﹐緊接著﹐我們馬上開始訓練﹐三個星期的密集訓練。跟以前準備澳網的情況的確不太一樣﹐我希望努力能有所收獲。

JASON DUNSTALL: Marat, you have got Alexander Volkov working with you; how he has influenced your game?
MARAT SAFIN: I found myself in a pretty bad situation last year, I didn't win any matches, and I have been prettydown. My coach has been with me for a long time and I have been playing for 10 years, so I needed actually a change, a big change, and I asked him to travel a little bit with me to help me for a couple of months,because he had nothing to do in Moscow, so I offered him a few trips, a little bit of cash.you know -- full hospitality. And it worked, and also for this year. Of course, he won't be able to travel full time, which is pretty good, because otherwise we can get tired from each other and I don't want to have this kind of problem with the coach. And he's going to come definitely to the most important tournaments, the Masters Series and Grand Slams and a few others, and hopefully it will work because it worked for that few months of the season. So basically I came back from 104 to 26 in the world. 80 spots in three months is pretty good actually. SoI'm going towork with him.

JD MARAT﹐你現在跟VOLKOV合作﹐他怎麼影響你的
MS 去年我驚覺自己處在極糟的狀態中﹐沒有贏得任何比賽﹐心情十分低落。我跟教練在一起很久了﹐而自己也打了十年的球﹐我覺得自己需要改變﹐一個大的改變﹐所以我請他跟我同行幫我度過賽季最後幾個月﹐因為他在莫斯科沒什麼事﹐我就為他的一切旅行買單﹐當然也付酬勞﹐你懂我意思吧﹐就是很熱情誠懇地請他協助﹐而這個嘗試也真的有效﹐今年也如此了。當然他無法整年陪我巡迴﹐其實這樣更好﹐否則彼此反而會感到厭倦﹐我不要陷入這種師徒問題。在重大的比賽如滿貫和大師杯等﹐他會跟我一起旅行﹐希望新的調整能像去年一樣有用﹐我可是從104回到26﹐三個月內進步了80名左右﹐短時間能如此很棒了。所以﹐我打算跟他再合作下去。

Ten things to love about tennis this summer (Australian News)
1. MARAT SAFIN
http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/ten-things-to-love-about-tennis-this-summer/2007/01/05/1167777280484.html
今夏十項熱愛網球的理由(澳洲報紙)
1. 馬拉特﹑薩芬
pictures: Safin preparing for 2007 Aussie Open
附圖: 薩芬為澳網熱身訓練

WHAT'S not to love about Safin? Well, apart from the hot temper, the moodiness, the dubious entourages, the political incorrectness, the sometime career as a serial racquet-smasher?

嗯.....即便脾氣差﹑陰晴不定﹑伴侶不斷更替﹑"政治不正確"觀點﹑甚或是職業網壇連環摔拍犯之外.....有什麼原因讓你不愛薩芬的?

All of it part of the package, and most of it forgiven because Safin is not just guaranteed entertainment, and a reliable quote machine, but also a fabulous and truly gifted player some even rate as Roger Federer's equal — at least on a good day. Indeed, two years ago, Safin was the last player to beat Federer at a non-French major, in a magnificent Australian Open semi-final that preceded the killing of Lleyton Hewitt's home slam dream a few nights later. A knee injury kept him away last year, and his ranking dipped outside the top 100 before recovering to 25th, but Safin has a Davis Cup to show for his most recent efforts, hailing his win in the deciding rubber as his motivation to continue in the game.

這些都是薩芬獨有的一整套配備﹐缺了就不是他了﹐而大家也都"容許寬恕"了大半的壞玩意兒﹐因為薩芬不只是娛樂的保證﹑最妙語如珠的名言製造機﹐也是一位具有令人驚嘆天賦的球員﹐有些人甚至認為可與費德勒並駕齊趨 - 起碼在他狀態最佳的時候。事實上也沒錯﹐兩年前﹐薩芬是法網之外﹐最後一個在大滿貫擊敗費德勒的球手﹐時間就在他粉碎Hewitt 於家鄉捧杯之前的四強大戰裡。膝蓋傷勢迫使氣去年幾乎缺席所有比賽﹐排名掉到百名之外最後又回到第25﹐不過﹐薩芬的努力於戴維斯杯終於開花結果﹐決定賽裡取得勝利﹐為俄羅斯贏得冠軍﹐也為自己找回繼續留在網壇奮鬥的動力。

He has been called "the world's only Shakespearean tennis star", while fellow Russian Dmitry Tursunov says he has "gigantic charisma as a personality" and claims that "if he had (Rafael) Nadal's focus and tunnel vision about tennis, yeah, he'd be No. 1". Safin is not that, but he once was, and he remains many other things besides. Welcome back.
他一向被喻為是" 世上唯一莎士比亞劇本般戲劇性的網球明星"﹐ 同胞選手Tursunov 曾說"他的人格特質有著非凡的魔力/領導性",並表示"如果他能像Nadal那樣專注地在網球事業上﹐不用懷疑﹐他會是世界第一的"。薩芬並沒有世界第一﹐但曾是世界第一﹐其他的特質﹐一個也沒改變。歡迎你歸隊呀﹐薩芬!!

Roger Federer, Marat Safin warm up
費德勒和薩芬一起為庫陽及澳網熱身練習
Sam Edmund
January 05, 2007 12:00am
Article from:


Mates: Marat Safin and Roger Federer share a laugh. Picture: Colleen Petch






THE biggest names in world tennis continue to roll into Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open.
Russian powerhouse Marat Safin touched down about 7.30am yesterday.
The charismatic big man ignored the afternoon heat for an extended hit-up with his two-man entourage on Rod Laver Arena.
But he was made to wait by Swiss rival Roger Federer and Australian coach Tony Roach -- the world No. 1 opting for a second training session in as many days.
網壇大牌陸陸續續挺進墨爾本為澳網熱身。俄羅斯巨炮薩芬昨天於早晨7點30 分抵達。這個魅力十足的巨人不顧下午酷熱的煎熬﹐與他兩位隨行同伴延長訓練。
他是要等著跟瑞士對手費德勒和教練Roach的-這位世界第一正要一連串密集訓練中進行第二回。

The pair shook hands and exchanged a few laughs, chatting about recent additions to their global property portfolios and sharing tales of their off-season.
Safin, who became a hero to thousands of male fans at the Open a couple of years ago with his "Safinettes" cheer squad, went topless to catch some rays.
He began with some gentle groundstrokes before turning to Federer.
"Hey, where are you staying?" he asked.
Federer replied: "Here? I'm staying at Crown. You?"
Safin: "The Hyatt."
Federer: "The one with the food court?"
Safin: "Yeah, classy."
Federer: "You love that food court."
這對對手首先握握手﹐談笑風生﹐聊聊他們又在哪裡置產同時也分享假期的點滴。於兩年前變成很多男性球迷心目中英雄的薩芬在他的後援拉拉隊的跟隨下﹐脫了上衣曬曬太陽。
他先進行了簡單的抽球訓練﹐之後去找費德勒....
"嘿﹐你住哪裡呀? "
費德勒回答"你指墨爾本嗎。我住在CROWN﹐你呢?"
薩芬"HYATT"
費"那個有美食區的旅館嗎"
薩"是阿﹐很棒喔"
費"你很喜歡那美食區喔"

The pair, watched by Federer's girlfriend and manager Miroslava Vavrinec, were in good spirits.
Safin opted to blow out the cobwebs with a 90-minute session.
Amelie Mauresmo also arrived yesterday as she enters the final phase of her preparation.
The Frenchwoman will be aiming to defend her 2006 Australian Open title, the first Grand Slam of her career.
Big-hitting American Andy Roddick will arrive today or tomorrow before competing in the Kooyong AAMI Classic from January 10-13.
The Australian Open starts on January 15.
這兩位選手的心情都相當好﹐費德勒的女友兼經紀人也在一旁觀看著。為免太無聊疲累薩芬預計練習90分鐘左右。Mauresmo 昨天也抵達來為澳網作最後的準備﹐她目標是衛冕生涯的第一個滿貫2006澳網冠軍。
美國大力士RODDICK 明天會到﹐並參加10-13號的庫陽表演賽﹐而澳網則於一月15號開打。

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。