推 Architect: Seles 與 Sabatini !!!!! 01/29 23:48
Monica Seles brings energy back to Madison Square Garden
Seles即將重回麥迪遜花園廣場
Seles ended up winning 11 of 14 matches against Gabriela Sabatini, but what
she remembers most about the glamorous Argentinian is Sabatini’s support
after Seles was stabbed in 1993 by a madman in Hamburg.
Seles和Sabatini的十四場對戰贏了十一場。但她最記得阿根廷人在她遇刺後
給予的支持。
BY Filip Bondy
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/monica-seles-brings-energy-back-garden-article-1.2080573
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It has been nearly 25 years since Monica Seles outlasted Gabriela Sabatini in
an epic WTA final at the Garden — the first five-set tennis match ever for
women. The year-end tournament soon left New York for Germany, and the
five-set format never caught on. But Seles thinks of both that match and her
opponent in the fondest terms.
距離Seles和Sabatini那場經典的WTA年終五盤大戰已經25年了。不久之後年終決賽就搬到
德國，五盤三勝制也不復見。不過Seles仍然想念這項比賽和她的對手。
“I always loved playing three out of five, it’s more of an equalizer if you
’re a slow starter, more of a true barometer,” Seles said Thursday, in a
conference call. “I think the ladies are definitely fit enough to play
best-of-five matches, and I think at Grand Slams it would be a lot of fun in
the semis and final.”
Seles很享受五盤三勝制，認為可以測出選手真正的水平。覺得現今的女子選手絕對
有能力打五盤，建議大滿貫賽四強或決賽可以嘗試。
Don’t hold your breath for such a radical change. In the meantime, Seles
will play a best-of-three exhibition match at the Garden on March 10 against
Sabatini, part of the BNP Paribas Showdown before Roger Federer takes on
Grigor Dimitrov.
3月10日Seles將和Sabatini在麥迪遜花園廣場打一場三盤兩勝制的表演賽。
Federer和Dimitrov也會參加。
Seles was just 14 years old when she first faced the more established
Sabatini at the Miami Masters in 1988.
Seles lost. The occasion was nearly as intimidating as Sabatini’s heavy
topspin groundstrokes.
Seles 1988年14歲時初次遭遇Sabatini，在Miami。Seles輸了這場比賽，臣服於Sabatini
的上旋重抽。
“She was already a star and it was my first night match,” Seles said. “I
was absolutely star-struck with her. But she was such a lady on and off the
court, if you won against her or lost against her.”
Sabatini那時已是個明星，不過始終很有風度，不論輸贏。
Seles ended up winning 11 of 14 matches against Sabatini, but what she
remembers most about the glamorous Argentinian is Sabatini’s support after
Seles was stabbed in 1993 by a madman in Hamburg. Upon Seles’ return to
tennis two years later, Sabatini was the only top woman player who openly
supported Seles’ bid to freeze her No. 1 ranking.
兩人14次對戰Seles以11勝領先，不過Seles最感謝Sabatini在她遇刺後給予的支持。
Sabatini是唯一一位頂尖球員贊成維持Seles的世界第一排名。
“She thought about a human being before a dollar amount,” Seles said. “
That speaks about a tremendous amount of character.”
Seles認為Sabatini把人看得比錢還重要，這才叫做人格。
Seles, 41, said she is looking forward to playing at the Garden again, and
would play as competitively as possible.
Seles現年41歲，很期待在花園廣場比賽，並承諾會盡量賣力地打。
“For me, one of the saddest days was when the season-ending championships
were moved to Germany,” she said. “The Garden was the perfect setting. You
play at MSG, the stands are really close and you feel the energy. As a
player, you just thrive on that.”
Seles表示，她最難過的是年終錦標賽搬到德國。她認為花園廣場是最完美的場地，
觀眾和球員很貼近， 可以感受到觀眾的能量。
官方網站：
http://www.thegarden.com/tennis
宣傳短片：
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkRU0a294y0
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