90年代的溫網是否真的很乏味? - 網球 Tennis

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小問一下,court和網球相關的翻法真的只有"球場"嗎？








Pete Sampras wasn't fun, says Rafael Nadal

　Henry Swarbrick and Chris Jones

　　24 Jun 2011


Rafael Nadal believes previous tennis eras cannot match the excitement
generated by the current stars of the sport and dismisses the idea that slower
courts have allowed him to triumph at Wimbledon.

Rafa相信過去的網球時代，無法和現今運動明星所產生的令人興奮的比賽作比較，並且反
駁慢速場地讓他在溫布頓獲得勝利的說法。


Nadal, the defending champion, is looking to extend his 16-match unbeaten run
on the grass here as he faces wild card Gilles Muller, of Luxembourg, in the
third round today.

Rafa，溫布頓衛冕冠軍，今天將在第三輪面對外卡選手，盧森堡的Muller，希望延長他在
溫布頓草地連16不敗的紀錄。


Retaining his crown will take him to 11 Grand Slam titles at a time when
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are also illuminating the sport
with their skills.

留住本屆的王冠（冠軍）將帶他邁向11個大滿貫賽冠軍，而同時，費天王、囧科、小安迪
也用自己的球技照亮網壇。


The Spaniard's view on the type of tennis that allowed Pete Sampras to win
seven Wimbledon titles will spark a lengthy debate.
He said: "Personally, to watch a Pete Sampras versus Goran Ivanisevic match, or
one between those kind of players, is not enjoyable. It's not really tennis,
it is a few swings of the racquet.

Rafa對於『過去的網球型態讓Sampras贏得7個溫布頓冠軍』的看法，將會引起一場冗長的
爭論。
他說：”就我個人認為，看Sampras和Ivanisevic的比賽，或是其他相同類型球員間的比賽
，不過癮，那不是真正的網球，那只是幾次球拍的揮動。”


"It was less eye-catching than what we do now. Everyone enjoys the tennis we
play much more. I am not saying we are playing better tennis, just more
enjoyable tennis. For me, in the past it was just serve, serve, serve.

”那（過去的網球）和我們現在的比起來較不吸引人。大家享受我們現在所打的網球。我
並不是說我們現在打的是比較好的網球，只是比較有樂趣。對我來說，以前的（比賽）就
是發球發球和發球。”


"I started playing at Wimbledon in 2002 and since then the court has been
exactly the same. Before then, I can't make a comment. But to say it has been
getting slower since then is wrong.

”我從2002年開始參加溫布頓，從那時候起，球場就和現在的完全一樣，在那之前的我不
能斷定。但如果說從那時候起便逐漸變成慢速場地是不正確的。”


"Before my time, perhaps the conditions were faster. But, for me, the
difference now is that the best players in the world will strike the ball past
you if you go to the net. If people see a player practising serve-and-volley
tactics, they say it is fast and if they see baseline play, they think it is
slow.

”在我開始打球前，雖然那時比賽的狀況比較迅速；但對我而言，現在的不同之處是，最
好的球員會擊球穿越，如果你上網。當人們看到球員使用發球上網的戰術，他們說那是快
速的打法，如果他們看到底線對抽，則認為是慢的打法。”


"The truth is that now the players are so good that if it is a fast court,
then when you serve and go to the net the ball flies past you even quicker."

”事實是，現在的球員就算在球速和以前一樣快的場地，當你發完球後上網，他們有好的
水準讓球會更快速飛過你。”

（有點不知道fast court是不是該翻成快速的打法，麻煩前輩指正！）


Mats Wilander, the seven-time Grand Slam champion, played in the era of
Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors and mounts a strong defence of that
period of the game, although he admits the current men's competition has
greater strength in depth.

Wilander，7次大滿貫賽的冠軍，在Borg、McEnroe和Connors的時代打球，而且在那時的比
賽進行強力的守備（戰術）；然而他承認現今的男單比賽有更好的全面性實力。


"If you go down to the 100th-ranked player, we weren't as deep as they are
today," said Wilander. "But the first seven or eight guys were at the same
level and produced great rivalries. Looking back, it was really special."

”如果你往下看到第100位的選手，我們那時的不像現今的有實力，”Wilander說。”但最
前面的七八位球員都在同一個水平，產生高度競爭。回想起來，那真的很特別。”


Nadal, who normally steers clear of controversy, has also dismissed the notion
that one of the top men's players could be ruled out for as long as
Serena Williams has been this year and then come back with a real chance of
winning Wimbledon.

Rafa，他通常不觸及爭議，也反駁了一個觀點，就是頂尖的男子選手如果像小威今年在球
季長時間被排除，卻還能帶著贏得溫布頓的高度機會回來。


Williams is defending her title having only returned to action this month
following a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs and a serious foot injury.

小威衛冕冠軍後一直到這個月才復出，因為緊接的威脅生命的肺部血塊和嚴重的腳傷。


Nadal added: "It would never happen. Look at Juan Martin del Potro, he won the
US Open and was one of the best players in the world. He has missed a season
through injury and he is not considered one of the favourites. But the men's
game is a different world."

Rafa又說：”這不可能發生。看看JMDP，他贏得了美網，是世界上最好的球員之一。他因
為受傷錯過了一個球季，而且不被認為是有希望奪冠的人選之一。男單比賽是一個不同世
界。”


However, the 25-year-old's only focus today will be on accounting for Muller,
who is tied 1-1 in career matches with the Spaniard. But that statistic is
misleading as both matches were in 2005, although Muller can take some
comfort from the fact his win came in the second round of Wimbledon.

然而，Rafa今天的焦點只在Muller身上，他生涯對戰Rafa的成績是一勝一敗。但這數據會
使人誤解，因為那兩場比賽都在2005年，雖然Muller可以欣慰的事實是，他所贏的那一場
是在溫布頓的第二輪。


Since that defeat, Nadal has won the title twice while Muller, the world No92,
has failed to live up to his early promise and now mostly plays on the
second-tier Challenger Tour.

自從那次落敗之後，Rafa贏了兩次溫布頓冠軍，而世界排名第92的Muller無法實踐他早期
的希望，現在大多參加次一等的挑戰賽。






終於翻完了，希望沒有OP。

若有錯誤麻煩前輩們幫忙修正了！(跪)




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