I'm Not a Contender, Says Hingis - 網球

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簡單來說,小辛也認為自己不會是本屆后冠的競爭者之ㄧ
她髖關節的傷只恢復了六七成,她開始練球不過是上個禮拜五的事情
對於今年的溫網能走多遠她是毫無把握,只能touch-and-go(我想就是走一步算一步的意思)
昨天比賽開始階段傷勢與疼痛就開始困擾著她
小辛坦言'99年敗給杜珂琪在當年溫網首輪出局對她生涯來說是很大的shock
因此她誓言不讓首輪出局的陰影再度發生,或許這能夠解釋第三盤小辛的強勢復甦

最後一段再度提及,小辛不覺得自己還能回到十年前的自己
她清楚知道自己已不是當年那個無所畏懼,一敗難求的天才女孩了
但是她現在過得很快樂 :P

衷心祝福小辛~~


I'm Not a Contender, Says Hingis

Monday, 25 June, 2007

Martina Hingis has ruled herself out as a serious contender for the ladies'
singles crown this year, after squeezing through a tough first-round match
against British wildcard Naomi Cavaday.

The 1997 champion needed three sets to see off the player ranked 232 in the
world and said afterwards: "After this match I don’t see myself as a contender
for the title."

The Swiss 26-year-old, who sustained a left hip injury two months ago which has
not yet fully healed , explained that it had been touch-and-go whether she
would even take her place in the draw.

She said: “Last Tuesday my doctor said the injury was about 60% or 70% healed,
” said Hingis. “But I didn’t want to miss Wimbledon, no matter what.

"Maybe it wasn’t the smartest decision. The doctor said I can’t make the
injury worse or reinjure it, and that it was up to me. I only just started
hitting again last Friday.

"Obviously that wasn’t the ideal preparation coming into Wimbledon, and I felt
a little tender at the start of this match. Now I’m just glad I don’t have
to play again for a couple of days."

At times in the match against 18-year-old Cavaday, Hingis could have been
forgiven for wondering whether she had made a wise decision.

She was forced to save two match points before beating the British left-hander
out on Court Two, the so-called “Graveyard of Champions”.

Hingis admitted she had known so little about her opponent before the match
that she had to ask fellow players about her.

"I haven't seen her play but I knew she was a lefty. Yes, it was tough, but
it’s not like it’s going to be given to you because you’re a name. I got
myself together in the third set."

Cavaday, meanwhile, confessed to understandably mixed feelings about the match.
“To play that champion was a great honour and the crowd was fantastic,” she
grinned. “It was a big buzz.

“But I’m incredibly gutted that I didn’t take it. I had nothing to lose as
a wildcard. I knew I had to raise my game to a level I’d never played at
before and I managed to do that. I wasn’t nervous. I felt really comfortable.

"But it’s different at match point when it’s Hingis down the other end. I
definitely found it tough mentally in the third set because she comes back at
you so relentlessly.

“I was eight when she won here and I don’t really remember that, but she
definitely was a big idol for me growing up. I loved the way she played and I
was really happy when she came back. She brings so much to the game. She’s
great.”


So now Cavaday looks ahead to playing in the junior tournament next week, while
Hingis is left to reflect on a close shave.

“I was determined a first round defeat would not happen to me again at
Wimbledon,” said the Swiss, who experienced one of the biggest SW19 shocks of
all time in 1999 when as the world number one she lost to Jelena Dokic.

“I know this match was at the Graveyard of Champions but I’ve never lost
there and I didn’t want it to happen to me. I played really well on the two
match points and after that it was a pretty smooth ride. I never felt she was
on top of me. It was never on my mind that I’m going to lose.”

But at 26, Hingis admits she is not the fearless girl who won here 10 years ago
. She is older and also wiser. “Some days I look back on that and it does feel
like 10 years ago, and sometimes not,” she said. “I look so different now.
That was a great moment of course. But the older you get the more fears you
have. At that age you think the whole world belongs to you, and you feel
invincible. Now I’m happy still to be around, and still playing. Sometimes
it’s the simple things that make you happy.”

Written by Kate Battersby

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