Ivan Ljubicic 下月將宣布退休 - 網球 Tennis

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LJUBICIC TO RETIRE NEXT MONTH 盧比奇將於下月退休

Ivan Ljubicic announced today that he will retire from the ATP World Tour
after competing in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in April.

今日Ivan Ljubicic宣佈了將在下月蒙地卡羅大師賽後退休

The Croat, who will turn 33 on 19 March, has been ranked as high as No. 3 on
the South African Airways ATP Rankings. He also won the Davis Cup for Croatia
in 2005, a bronze medal in doubles with Mario Ancic at the 2004 Athens
Olympics and 10 career singles titles, the biggest coming at the BNP Paribas
Open in Indian Wells in 2010 when he beat Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and
Andy Roddick.

這位克羅埃西亞名將,將在3/19號滿33歲,世界排名曾高居世界第3

2005替國家贏得首座Davis Cup

2004雅典奧運贏得雙打銅牌 (與Mario Ancic搭檔)

2010印第安泉取得生涯第10座冠軍
(當時一路擊敗Djokovic.Monaco.Nadal.以及Roddick)

Ljubicic was also elected to the ATP Player Council, serving six years from
2002-08 (the last two as President) and to the Board of Directors in 2008. “
It’s never an easy decision for any professional athlete to retire,” said
Ljubicic.

Ljubicic在2002-08曾擔任ATP球委會一員,後兩年擔任主委

「對一位職業選手而言,『退休』真的是很難說出口的事情」Ljubicic說

“I look forward to the next stage of my life. Tennis has given me so much
and I want to continue to stay involved and contribute in some ways.”

「我正尋找另一條路,但網球給了我這麼多,我想繼續投身其中並予與貢獻」

Former World No. 1 Roger Federer paid tribute to Ljubicic Wednesday in Indian
Wells. "I have a very good friendship with Ljubicic, and it’s been sad
seeing him retiring really since I’ve known about it for quite some time,"
Federer said. "We’ve talked at length at times about it, but I think it
comes at the right time for him and he’s in a perfect spot with his family.
He’s just had a second daughter. He’s had a wonderful career.

Federer讚揚Ljubicic時說道

「我們是很好的朋友,聽到他有要退休的計畫時,仍是感到不捨

我們聊了許久,但我想此時退休並無不妥,他有個美滿的家庭,甚至才剛喜獲寧馨呢!

而且他也有個精采的網球職涯」

"He’s one of the most feared players on tour... He’s been a wonderful
friend to me on tour, and it’s also been very beneficial to the game of
tennis, not just on the court but off the court because he’s been part of
the political system here. He has a great future ahead in tennis or whatever
he wants to do, because he’s a bright man and he’s a great person. It’s
sad seeing him go, but he’s had a wonderful career and I can only
congratulate him for that."

「他是個可敬(怕)的對手...他也是我的好友,跟他打球會學到很多

不僅是球場上,下了球場他也有許多的政策理念

他退休後仍大有可為,不管他將投入什麼,他是很正向陽光的人

對他的離開當然很捨不得,但我仍恭喜並祝福他」

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