Verdasco upset with Barcelona Open officials - 網球 Tennis

看到板友在討論關於賽事發給頂尖選手外卡
就想到這篇新聞 分享給板友們

下下週即將開打的ATP500巴塞隆納紅土賽事
去年冠軍Verdasco沒出現在今年的參賽名單裡
原來他跟賽事主辦單位爭取外卡碰壁= =

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Verdasco upset with Barcelona Open officials

Ticker - Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Defending champion Fernando Verdasco is upset with Barcelona Open officials
for failing to hold a wild card for him. Officials countered that the world
No. 8 had plenty of time to directly enter the main draw. The Spaniard will
instead play in Estoril, Portugal.

"The reason I’m not going Barcelona—ask the tournament officials who decide
who they want to play," Verdasco told the Spanish press. "Nadal is coming
back and there’s a person whom I’m not going to say who it is, but who has
had no interest in me playing. I hate going places, especially in Spain,
where they are not interested who plays. In Estoril, they are."

Verdasco is also upset that wild cards were handed out to non-Spaniards and
added that the tournament doesn’t appreciate him even though he made a big
effort to play it last year after Nadal pulled out.

"I am not vindictive or anything, but sad and disappointed with certain
people who are responsible and Albert [Costa] because he has given priority
to foreign players like Tsonga, Soderling instead of Spanish [players] and I
think that is a mistake," he said.Costa, who is also Spain’s Davis Cup
captain, said that Verdasco is still welcome at the event.—Matthew Cronin

http://sports.sina.com.cn/t/2011-04-06/11055521554.shtml
沃達斯科申請巴賽隆納外卡遭拒 抱怨因納達爾被輕視

http://sports.sina.com.cn 2011年04月06日11:05 新浪體育

　　新浪體育訊　本土選手、衛冕冠軍、世界排名第八，按理說這該是組委會追捧的球員
，但偏偏有人就不買賬。巴賽隆納賽事組委會近日拒絕了沃達斯科的外卡申請，西班牙人
不得不跑到埃斯托里爾參賽。

　　“我不會參加巴賽隆納比賽。”沃達斯科告訴西班牙的記者。“納達爾會回來，組委
會並不在乎其他人，我不喜歡到這樣的地方參賽，特別是在西班牙。所以我要去埃斯托里
爾，在哪里有人關注我。”

　　除了不滿自己被忽略以外，沃達斯科對巴賽隆納的外卡分配也頗有微詞。“我並不是
怨恨，我覺得組委會把外卡頒給索德林、特松加這樣的外國選手，而忽視本土球員的做法
是錯誤的。”

　　沃達斯科去年在紅土賽季的表現搶眼，風頭僅遜于同胞納達爾。在蒙特卡洛、巴賽隆
納和羅馬拿到了1460分，這也意味著進入4月後，他的保分壓力十分艱巨。本賽季費爾南
多的表現不盡如人意，最近6場比賽輸掉了5場，所以他急需在紅土場找回自信，如果持續
低迷的話，那麼在紅土賽季後，他的排名可能將跌出TOP15。

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