Sam可望以第4種子身分出戰澳網 - 澳網 Tennis

Stosur closing in on top 4 seeding

Sydney,15 December 2010


No time to rest on her laurels, Samantha Stosur’s first match of 2011 looms
as potentially one of the most important of her career.

Feeling mentally and physically refreshed after a three-week break following
her stellar 2010 season, Stosur is back in full training for the new year.

Her immediate focus is the Brisbane International, where a first-round
success could secure Stosur a coveted top-four seeding at next month’s
Australian Open.


Sam在2011年的第一個比賽(布里斯本)，有可能成為她職業生涯中的重要時刻，
如果她通過第一輪(2010年沒打這站 順帶一提 雪梨賽也首輪掰)，就能確保她
以前4種子身分在澳網公開賽亮相。

目前她在休息了三週後，感覺身心都煥然一新，已開始為新的賽季進行長時間的訓練。


With defending champion and five-times winner Serena Williams scratched from
the Open with a foot injury, there are more opportunities than meet the eye
for the French Open runner-up.

In the fourth-ranked Williams’s absence, Stosur will be seeded fourth for
the Melbourne Park grand slam – and avoid facing a higher-ranked opponent
until at least the semi-finals – if she climbs one spot to No.5 in the world.

And trailing the fifth-ranked Venus Williams, who is only playing exhibition
events before the Open, by a meagre three rankings points, the door will be
ajar for the top-seeded Stosur in Brisbane from January 2-8


奪得5次澳網冠軍的小威，因腳傷退出2011年澳網，她的缺席意味著，若Sam的排名
能在賽事舉行前爬到No.5，就能避免在準決賽前遇到高位種子。

而目前排名第5的大威(與排第6的Sam僅有3分差距)在澳網前夕，只有排定表演賽行程，
身為布里斯本賽頭號種子的Sam似乎已是勢在必得。


“An obvious goal would be to try and get [into the] top five,” Stosur said
on Wednesday.

Stosur finished the season on a high with a victory over year-end No.1
Caroline Wozniacki at the WTA Championships in Doha and Williams’s Open
no-show is further fuelling her confidence.

“It definitely opens the door for lots of players,” she said.

“It’s a great opportunity for everyone who can play.”


"首要目標是，我得試著爬升到世界第5。" Sam今天表示。

Sam在年終賽擊敗世界第一 Caroline Wozniacki，結束2010年賽季，"小威廉姆斯公開賽"
明年也不會上演，這也增加了她很多信心。

"這對很多選手來說都是個好機會，能參賽的都算。" 她說。(想逃嗎? XD)


Stosur reached the semifinals in Qatar’s stifling heat and believes the
similarly hot conditions in Melbourne will give her a decided edge at her
home slam.

“I’m one of the few players that are here now training – on the
(Plexicushion) court, in the sun, getting used to the conditions, so I think
it can only help throughout January,” she said.

“It’s not so easy for the Europeans who have been in winter or training
somewhere else.

“They’ve got to have a long flight over here, a short preparation going
into the first couple of tournaments, so hopefully it will put me into a good
spot.”

墨爾本現在的天氣，跟Sam在卡達半島比賽時差不多炎熱。

"我是在這裡練習的幾個球員之一，在球場上，沐浴在陽光下，去適應這裡的場地條件，
在一月份比賽顯得有點優勢，但對歐洲選手來說，她們那裡是冬天。"

"她們要搭很長時間的飛機，才能抵達澳洲，然後稍微準備一下，她們就要開始澳網前的
兩個比賽，所以希望我能佔得地利之便。"


The power-hitting right-hander also believes she’s far better equipped to
handle the intense spotlight than last year.

“It was quite difficult last year,” Stosur said.

“It was harder than what I thought it was going to be and I thought I was
ready for all the hype and the extra attention, but didn’t really handle it
too well in the first couple of weeks.

“But as the Aussie Open went on, I started to feel a bit more comfortable
and started playing quite well.

“So now that I’ve had a good taste of that, not only January this year but
throughout the whole year, I think I’ll be much better prepared.

“I guess it’s a matter of just keeping your head and really focusing on what
’s important and that’s getting on the court and being prepared for matches.
”
Stosur will complete her Open build-up at the Sydney International, where
seven of the world’s top 10 women will be in action, including Wozniacki.


這位擁有強大正拍的右撇子選手，相信比起去年更能控制自己在鎂光燈下的緊張感。

"去年很不一樣，出乎我意料之外，當時我覺得自己已經準備好應付人群，但實際上，
前兩週我還是很緊張。但隨著澳網開打後，我有開始覺得自在一點，也打得更好。"

"現在我已經經歷過那些事，不單只1月份，2010整年都是，我想我會準備得更好，
重點是我必須冷靜，同時在球場上和練習時保持專注。"

布里斯本賽後，Sam下個行程是雪梨賽，Top10中有7位會出席該賽事，
包括世界第一 Wozniacki。


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