Tammy needs title to keep Olympic bid alive - 亞網 Tennis

剛在看排名時忽然想起好久沒見到Tanasugarn出賽的消息，
上網找新聞原來是生病了，看報導裡是說缺乏礦物@@"，
因此在芭達雅賽後就沒再出賽。

預定五月將復出歧阜挑戰賽，之後還會在日本多打兩項挑戰賽，
然後再打法網，力圖爭取第五度參加奧運。
(不過文中說機率有點低，她要成功拿下歧阜+另兩項挑戰賽晉決賽才能擠到前65的門檻)

Tamarine Tanasugarn is clinging to slim hopes of making a fifth appearance at
the Olympics as she plans her return to competition in May after three months
of sickness.

The Thai No 1 has been suffering a mystery ailment since the Pattaya Open in
February, and decided to skip all tournaments to get medical advice.

"It started bothering me in Pattaya and at that time there was no clear
diagnosis of my condition. So I decided to stay home and find out. My doctor
says it is because of lack of minerals,'' said Tamarine, who is due to play
her next tournament in Gifu, Japan, where she is defending champion.

Currently ranked 86 in the world, Tammy has four events - three Challengers
in Japan and the French Open - to qualify for the London Olympics. She needs
to retain her crown in Gifu and reach the finals in the other Challengers to
climb into the top 65, which is the cutoff point for Olympics.

"To play one more Olympics has been my goal since the start of the year. It
won't be easy. I have to do extremely well in the three events in Japan, but
I still hope for good things.

"My fitness is improving and I hope to be fresh before returning to the
tour,'' said Tammy, whose best performance in the Olympics so far is a
doubles quarterfinal with Benjamas Sangaram at the Sydney 2000 Games.

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