為何優秀女子選手缺乏穩定性？ - 網球 Tennis

此篇文章發表於４月號的Tennis Life

來自Patrick Mouratoglou的專業分析


全文：

In tournament after tournament,we witness a bloodletting as the
best woman players in the world get knocked out in the early rounds,
Dinara Safina,Elena Dementieva,Nadia Petrova,Caroline Wozniacki,
Venus Williams,Vera Zvonareva....the lists goes on.

我們經由一場接著一場的比賽，見證了許多優秀女選手紛紛於前幾輪賽事遭到淘汰，
莎妹、戴娃、派娃、Woz妹、大威、Z娃....等，族繁不及備載。


Yes,the best players in the world will experience ups and downs throughout
the year- a phenomenon that everyone notices but few can explain.
Often,you'll hear people say that this is because the average level of play
in the woman's game is low,and that the best players never really dominate,
so that anybody can win or lose at any time.

沒錯，有種世界優秀的女網選手們的狀態，一整年下來時好時壞的感覺，每個人都感受
的到但能解釋這現象的卻寥寥無幾。
你會聽到人們說這是因為，女網的平均水準低，近年從沒有選手真的主宰過女子網壇，
所以即使她們哪天會贏或輸都不意外。


But this argument needs to be clarified;it isn't enough to explain good-
results during some weeks or months,then horrible results in others,I think
this inconsistency is due essentially to a couple of things.

但這項議論需要被澄清，它不足以說明選手們在某星期或當月取得佳績，但又在另一場
賽事表現的很糟糕，我認為這不一致性有幾個原因。


Several top-10 players have similar qualities:the will,the determination,
the dedication.They are devoted,hard workers,and they develop very intense
games.Safina,Dementieva,Wozniacki,Zvonareva,Victoria Azarenka,and Jelena -
Jankovic are among these players.They give very few points away,they fight
"to the death",they seem to never tire,and they impose their intense rhythm
in rallies.

多數頂尖選手有著相似的特質，她們意志堅強、有果斷力、肯奉獻且富有熱忱地努力著，
她們的比賽時常充滿張力。像莎妹、戴娃、Woz妹、Z娃、Aza妹，還有JJ都是這類型的選手
。她們很少讓關鍵分溜走，奮戰精神無以復加，好像從不覺得疲累，在對抽時主導強力的
節奏。


However,none of them have the real weapons to make the difference.And that's
unfortunate because they devote so much energy and desire to their games.
The problem is,they don't spend this time developing a "weapon".

然而，她們卻沒有人有一項真正的武器，能讓比賽顯得不同。那很令人遺憾，因為她們
為比賽奉獻如此多的能量和企圖心。真正的問題是，她們卻沒花些時間培養屬於自己的
武器。



Scheduling Problems　

On the other hand some players,like Venus and Serena Williams and Maria -
Sharapova,have these harmful shots that allow them to save themselves -
physically,to have to work less for points,and to force a win on days things
may not otherwise be going their way.For these players,it is almost an
obligation to be mentally fresh and at perfect physical conditioning in order
to find a way to win.

換句話說有些選手，像是大威和小威以及莎娃，具有強大破壞力的抽擊，得以讓她們
完全地在比賽中生存下來，為了必須減輕場上負擔，並在每場比賽中獲得勝利，或許
不會有其他方法了。對這些選手而言，這幾乎是為了保持良好的身心狀況，去取得勝
利的職責所在了。


At certain times of the year,these players are physically and mentally fresh.
And they often link together their best results in a series of wins.
For some of them,like Azarenka,Safina and Dementieva,generally this happens
earlier in the year.The problem,though,is that these types of players don't
handle their schedules properly and consider their periods of rest and
training.This means that even though they come back fresh and in shape,they
don't stay that way.

一年之中某些時候，這些選手的身心處在不錯的狀況，她們常趁這時去取得一連串的
勝利和很好的賽果，對於像Aza妹、莎妹和戴娃來說，大都發生在一年的賽季開始不久時。
問題是這類型的選手，不會顧慮到她們休息、訓練的期間去安排賽程。
這意味著，就算她們健康而且狀況良好地回來，也無法持續太久。

These players end up playing more tournaments than others on pro tours,and
they don't respect their needed resting periods.They are often afraid of "
losing their edge" or "losing the rhythm",and that's compounded because they
know they aren't superior to the rest of the players on tour.

結果這些選手總是比其他人多打了許多賽事，卻忽略有時她們也需要休息的事實。
她們常害怕會因此手感遲鈍或是跟不上場上的節奏，這是她們不好好規畫休息期間
的影響。


So what do they do? They make the wrong choice,and they play too much.Their
thinking is,"As long as I'm winning,let's keep playing tournaments.If I lose
,we need to play again quickly so we can start all over"
Since their games forces them to always give their maximum in every single
point of the match,they end up wearing themselves out.Then,instead of sustained
periods of winning tennis,they have long periods of losing tennis.

所以她們該怎麼做呢？她們做了錯誤的選擇，參加過多的比賽。她們想著"只要我贏了，
就繼續下一個比賽。如果我輸了，我需要趕快振作然後重新開始。"
自從她們開始強迫自己，在比賽中，盡最大努力爭取每一分，她們最終會筋疲力盡，然後
反而無法發揮穩定的戰力，於是開始輸球。

以下是作者的建議：

What You Can Do

What lesson can young players learn from this? It's important to invest early
in developing one or two very strong shots(if possible,the serve and the return
).When you work hard and are focused,you gain an exceptional advantage over
other players.Now,add to that by spending the time you need to develop a weapon
.It will pay off for you down the road.

從這當中年輕選手們學到了些什麼？重要的是要發展出一兩個強勁的抽擊（如果可能，
也順便練練發球和接發）。當你努力且保持集中，你會得到那項超越其他選手的優勢。
現在你需要花點時間去發展一項武器。而它會在你狀況不佳時給予妳回報。

Also pay attention to your tournament schedule.In that way,you need to consider
your style of play,so you know when you need to rest or take some times to
regroup,rather than just forging ahead and playing more and more,even though
your game is suffering.

同時要對賽程表用點心。在那種情形下，你需要考量你的球風，你才知道你何時你該休息
或是花些時間思考一下，總比傻傻地前進且瘋狂參賽要來得強，即使是狀態不好時也應如
此。

Confidence is built up by victories.A few weeks of bad results can quickly ruin
the confidence that you gained in earlier weeks.But a well-managed schedule
will allow you to win and keep building your confidence.

信心是建立在贏球上。短短幾星期的壞賽果能迅速地毀掉，你早先建立的信心。但是有效
作賽程規畫，將會讓你步向勝利且維持你得來不易的信心。


--