莎娃入選年終賽 - 瑪麗亞·莎拉波娃 Sharapova

Istanbul Gets First Four Qualifiers For 2012

來自WTA與Istanbul官網

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and the doubles team of
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci are the first players to qualify for the
season-ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships - Istanbul, which will
feature the world's Top 8 singles players and Top 4 doubles teams and will be
held at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul from October 23 to 28, 2012.

莎娃與Aza，以及雙打的 Errani & Vinci 組合率先入選年終賽。

9/6，比去年慢了一天 Qualified，嗚嗚





"I congratulate Victoria, Maria, Sara and Roberta on becoming the first
players to secure their places at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships -
Istanbul," said WTA Chairman & CEO Stacey Allaster. "Maria and Victoria have
had outstanding seasons with each earning Grand Slam titles, the WTA World
No.1 ranking and Olympic medals, highlighted by Maria achieving her career
Grand Slam. Sara and Roberta have been the stand-out doubles pair this year,
winning seven titles including their first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros."

WTA主席特別恭喜以上四人入選，並讚揚他們在本賽季的傑出表現
特別是莎娃完成了生涯大滿貫
以及義大利組合囊括法網在內的七座冠軍。

"We are delighted that Victoria, Maria, Sara and Roberta have qualified for
the second staging of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships - Istanbul, which
launched with such great success last year in Turkey," commented Ayda Uluc,
Turkish Tennis Federation President. "We are planning to raise the bar even
higher at this year's event and look forward to showcasing the talents of
these extraordinary players to fans in Istanbul and around the world."

土耳其網聯的主席則沒有特別讚頌莎娃的偉大。





Azarenka got off to a blistering 26-0 start to the year, the longest win
streak to start a season since Martina Hingis went 37-0 to kick off her 1997
season. It brought Azarenka four WTA titles, including her first Grand Slam
title at the Australian Open - it also brought her the No.1 ranking for the
first time.

"This year has been amazing for me so far, starting by winning the Australian
Open, becoming WTA World No.1 for the first time and winning two medals at
the Olympics," Azarenka said. "Last year, the atmosphere at the WTA
Championships in Istanbul was great and I look forward to playing there
again."

Aza 年初表現還可以。






The highlight of Sharapova's season was winning her fourth Grand Slam title
at the French Open, a victory that completed a career Grand Slam for her,
just the sixth woman in the Open Era (and 10th all-time) to achieve the feat.
It also brought her back to No.1 for four weeks, her first time at No.1 since
2008.

莎娃在法網拿下了第四座大滿貫賽冠軍，是開放年代第六位（史上第十位）完成生涯大滿
貫的女子選手，這也讓她在2008後，首度回到世界第一達四週之久。

"I am very happy to be returning to Istanbul," Sharapova said. "This year has
been really special for me, winning the Roland Garros title to complete my
career Grand Slam, rising back to No.1 for a time and of course taking home a
silver medal from the London Olympics. It will be great to finish off the
season in Turkey. We received such incredible support from the fans last
year, so I'm looking forward to competing against the world's best players
there once again."

「能回到伊斯坦堡很開心，今年對我來說非常特別，拿下法網、完成生涯大滿貫、回到世
界第一，又於倫敦奧運把銀牌帶回家，能在土耳其結束這個賽季應該很讚，去年球迷非常
支持我們，所以我盼望能再一次成為世界最佳球員。」莎娃如是說。








Errani and Vinci have won seven WTA doubles titles this year, including their
first Grand Slam doubles title at the French Open - they were the first
all-Italian pair to win a Grand Slam doubles title. This coming Monday Errani
and Vinci will be to No.1 and No.2 in doubles, respectively, career-highs for
both.

Errani & Vinci本季拿下了包含法網在內的七座WTA冠軍，而且是史上第一對拿下大滿貫
賽雙打冠軍的全義大利組合，下週Errani與Vinci分別會成為世界第一和第二，都是她們
的生涯新高。










"We are so happy, so excited, to have qualified for the WTA Championships,"
Vinci said of the news. "We've played very good tennis this year and this is
the reward. I was at the WTA Championships a long time ago, back in 2001, but
it is even more special for me to do this with such a good friend as Sara.
The level of competition in doubles has become even tougher over the last
decade, so we are looking forward to some great matches at Istanbul this
year."

「我們超開心、超興奮能入選年終賽～！」

「這是今年我們表現超好的回報！雖然好久以前（2001）就打過年終了，但是現在能和
好朋友Sara一起做到更是特別，十年來雙打競爭程度也越來越高，所以希望今年在伊斯
坦堡能打出好比賽囉～」 Vinci是這麼說的。

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