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法國選擇蒙地卡羅紅土來迎戰美國
France picks Monte Carlo clay to face U.S.

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Tennis.com - Matt Cronin

法國以蒙地卡羅鄉村俱樂部作為四月六日至八日台維斯盃世界組八強與美國交手的地點。
法國首次將該場地選為台維斯盃的主場，而該月稍晚也將舉行室外紅土的千分大師賽。
France has chosen the Monte Carlo Country Club as the site of the Davis Cup
quarterfinal between France and the United States, to be held on April 6-8. It
’s the first time that France has chosen to play a Davis Cup tie at the
venue, which also hosts an outdoor, red clay-court Masters 1000 event there
later that month.

美國在交手紀錄中以8-7領先法國，上次交手在2008年(八強)主場時獲勝。然而，前一次在
法國紅土上─2002年四強在羅蘭加洛斯(法網場地)─是由法國獲勝。
The U.S. leads its head-to-head with France 8-7 and won their last tie at
home in 2008. However, the last time they played in France on clay—at Roland
Garros in the 2002 semifinals—France came way with the victory.

Jim Courier領導美國隊最近在室內紅土重挫瑞士，而法國在溫哥華室內硬地擊敗加拿大。
Captain Jim Courier’s U.S. squad recently upset Switzerland on indoor red
clay. France defeated Canada on an indoor hard-court in Vancouver.

目前Courier和法國隊隊長Guy Forget都尚未提出隊伍名單，但Courier很可能會選擇在對
瑞士時表現優異的兩位男單─Mardy Fish和John Isner─與雙打好手Bryan兄弟，兩人曾在
法網贏得一次冠軍。而在對瑞士無關勝負排點中獲勝的Ryan Harrison也在可能名單中。
Andy Roddick曾表示，除非有人受傷否則他不會參加，他認為這樣會對其他成員不公平。
Neither Courier nor French captain Guy Forget have picked their squads yet,
but it's possible that Courier will stick with his two singles players who
performed well against Switzerland—Mardy Fish and John Isner—as well as
doubles player Mike Bryan, and likely his twin brother Bob, who won Roland
Garros together once on dirt. Ryan Harrison, who won a dead rubber against
Switzerland, is also a possibility. Andy Roddick has said that he will not
play unless someone gets injured, as he thinks it would be unfair to the rest
of the team.

(聖荷西膝傷退賽)正在養傷的法國選手Gael Monfils最近說，他把台維斯盃放得比兩周前
的邁阿密還優先。法國一哥Tsonga雖然不認為土場是他表現最好的場地，但他先前已兩次
進入法網的第四輪。Michael Llodra和Julien Benneteau兩位對加拿大時的雙打點，以及
目前排名13位的Gilles Simon也在可能名單中。
France’s injured Gael Monfils recently said that he is prioritizing the tie
over the tournament in Miami, which occurs two weeks before. Top Frenchman
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga does not consider clay his best surface, but has reached
the fourth round of Roland Garros twice before. Michael Llodra and Julien
Benneteau, who played doubles together against Canada, are also
possibilities, as is 13th-ranked Gilles Simon.
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註：Monte Carlo Country Club雖然名稱上的Monte Carlo是摩納哥侯國的一個地區，
但實際上座落在法國Roquebrune-Cap-Martin市鎮(commune)，與摩納哥邊界相鄰，
因此被法國選為台維斯盃的主場是可行的。

台維斯盃世界組八強的場地已經有三個出爐：
西班牙主場對 奧地利 ： Marina d'Or Ciudad de Vacaciones (室外紅土)
法國 主場對 美國 ： Monte Carlo Country Club (室外紅土)
捷克 主場對 塞爾維亞 ： 布拉格 O2 Arena (室內紅土)
阿根廷主場對克羅埃西亞： 布宜諾斯艾利斯 Parque Roca (室外紅土)

和台灣相關：亞大一級附加賽首輪(04/06-04/08)，將於高雄陽明網球中心迎戰中國。

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