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My bad! Federer sorry for Tomic rankings gaffe
我錯了! 費德勒為對Tomic失言風波道歉

新聞出處:http://tinyurl.com/hfb7nvd (法新社)


Roger Federer apologised on Tuesday after he sparked a row with Bernard Tomic
by upbraiding the Australian about his work-rate -- without checking his
ranking first.
費德勒先前在不清楚Tomic的實際排名下，即訓斥Tomic努力不夠而引發一連串風波，於本
週二道歉。


Federer told Tomic he had to work harder if he wanted to reach the top 10,
prompting Tomic to point out that the Swiss great was also some way away from
the level of top-ranked Novak Djokovic.
費德勒告訴Tomic如果他有想要打進世界前十的話，就還得再更加勤勞，而這席話促使
Tomic反擊，指出費德勒的實力也距離當今球王十分遙遠


But Federer admitted on Tuesday that he made the comments thinking Tomic was
still ranked at about 50th in the world. When he checked the rankings, he
realised he had risen to 17.
費德勒終在週二承認，他對Tomic做出評論時，以為Tomic的排名還停留在５０名左右。
事後他去查看現行排名時，方才知道Tomic早已升上世界第１７名。


"I didn't know his ranking was as high as it was, to be quite honest. I
thought he was like 50 or 60 and he was top 20," Federer said.
「老實講，我不知道他的排名已經有這麼高了。」
「我本以為他排在５０名或６０名左右，原來已經是世界前二十了。」費德勒說。


"That was my bad, to be honest. But I don't check the rankings every day. I
came from the off-season. I had no clue what was going on anymore."
「這是我的錯，真的，但我也不會每天去檢查排名。」
「我才剛從休賽季回來，我沒有消息來源去知道更多現況。」費德勒解釋道。


"But I still believe it's a big difference top 10 for a week or for a year or
for multiple years, and getting there is not easy.
「我仍相信位於世界排名前十長達一週、一年或數年，各自代表的意義有著巨大的不同，
　而且要達到這些里程碑並不簡單。」


"It's a lot of dedication, a lot of hard work. There's a lot of guys who have
the potential right now, not just him. That's why I think it got brought up
in many ways."
「這必須要有很大的付出、艱辛的努力。而現今很多有天分的球員，不只是Tomic，這也
是為何我認為他們要被好好栽培的原因。」


Federer also warned wayward Australian Nick Kyrgios that the next two years
are vital to realising his huge potential on the tennis circuit after a rocky
patch in young career.
費德勒也對Kyrgios告誡，接下來兩年對他天分的發掘極其重要。


The controversial 20-year-old has polarised opinion over his behaviour on and
off the court, and he bowed out acrimoniously in the Australian Open third
round against Tomas Berdych.
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"I think he's a great player. I think he's enjoyable to watch. I know some
people might not like it. I like it. He's got a lot of personality," the
Swiss great said.
「我認為他是很棒的球員。收看他的比賽很享受，即便我知道有些人不喜歡，但我喜歡。
　他很有個性。」


But Federer warned: "The advice I would give him, just that he's aware of the
fact how important the next couple of years are. Otherwise the train leaves
the station and you're maybe not on it.
但費德勒提出警告：他必須警覺到接下來的這幾年對他的重要性有多大。否則火車開走了
，他可能還沒上車。


"It would be a pity to waste talent and all that even more so in this day and
age because I feel talent brought you further back in the day.
浪費天分很可惜云云


"Just talking about a guy who has talent and potential, I can't hear it
anymore. Too many guys have talent. Too many guys are working hard. I don't
believe in that very much any more."
「太多人在談論某某人有極高的天賦和潛力。有天賦的選手太多了。認真勤奮的選手太多
　了。我不信這套了。」


Last year Krygios was handed a 28-day suspended sentence, which expires on
February 24, for making a sexual reference to Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend.
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