[偏心] 這篇報導有訪問Escude

[Escude (竹黃池冷芙蓉死)]

關於Tsonga的勝利報導有很多，但是我要貼這一篇！
而且我還要把Nico的部份上色，雖然他講的話一點也不關鍵XD

這篇應該主要是引用隊報的訪問


http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23111013-23216,00.html


Kid Tsonga to shock world

    By Chip Le Grand
    January 26, 2008

ROY EMERSON came to the Australian Open from his California home expecting
to see Roger Federer better his mark of 12 Grand Slam singles titles.

前澳洲名將Emerson本來這次離開加州的家來看澳網是為了想看Federer拿下第13座
大滿貫。

What he did see, on Rod Laver Arena two nights ago, was something else
altogether.

結果他兩天前在Rod Laver Arena看到了完全不同的東西。

Emerson is still having trouble getting his mouth around the name. But
when it comes to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's talent on a tennis court, one of
Australia's best ever players has no doubts.

雖然他還是不太會念這個名字，但是這位澳洲史上最強的選手之一對於Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga在球場上的天分毫不懷疑。

"We witnessed a star in the making," Emerson said. "I haven't seen anyone
overpower a player like Nadal like that. I can't remember a match played
for three sets at that high calibre of tennis."

他說：「我們見證了一枚新星的崛起。我從來沒見過任何人面對Nadal能讓他如此難
以招架。我不記得看過連三盤這麼高質量的網球。」

In another grand slam country halfway around the world, Tsonga's spectacular
arrival is being hailed as a sporting miracle.

對於地球的另一端的另一個舉辦大滿貫賽事的國家來說，Tsonga的華麗降臨被視為
一個體育奇蹟。

Yannick Noah, the last Frenchman to win a major title, described his
straight-sets mauling of world No.2 Rafael Nadal as "beautiful".

上一個拿下大滿貫冠軍的法國人，Yannick Noah，形容Tsonga直落三打敗世界第二
Nadal一役的字眼是「beautiful」。

Nicolas Escude, the last Frenchman to play a match of such significance
at Melbourne Park, when he anchored France's 2001 Davis Cup triumph, said
Tsonga had "walked on water".

前一位在墨爾本公園打出這等重要勝利的法國人是Nicolas Escude，2001年Davis
Cup決賽他就是在此成為法國隊的靠山。他說Tsonga簡直就是「在水上行走」（神蹟）。

"He literally made holes in the court," Escude told France's sports
newspaper L'Equipe. "It is one of the most enormous things I have ever
seen. He made Nadal look like a little boy with no clue."

「他的球真的都在球場上挖出洞來了。」Escude這麼告訴法國體育報隊報。「這是
我所見過最偉大的事之一，他讓Nadal看起來像是個摸不著頭緒的小孩。」

L'Equipe dedicated four pages to Tsonga's win over Nadal, including a
cartoon depicting the 22-year-old as Muhammad Ali in his famous pose
standing astride a KO'd Sonny Liston. Due to his striking resemblance
to a young Cassius Clay, Tsonga answers to "Ali" by his French teammates.
He is also known as Big Jo and "le mome" which translates as "the kid".

隊報足足用了四頁報導Tsonga對Nadal的勝利，還附上一幅漫畫，畫中Tsonga化身為
Muhammad Ali，以他的經典姿勢站在被KO的Sonny Liston身邊。由於Tsonga跟Ali
長得很像，他的法國對友叫Ali時，Tsonga就知道他們在叫他了。Tsonga的其他暱稱
還有Big Jo和le mome，後者的意思是「the kid」。

French television station TF1 has been in frantic negotiations to secure
the rights to show Tsonga's final live on Sunday morning, French time.

法國電視台TF1目前正想盡一切辦法爭取播出Tsonga星期天早上（法國時間）的決賽。

If the network is successful, it will be the first time any tennis outside
of Roland Garros has been shown on French free-to-air television for years.

如果遊說成功，這將是多年來法國免費電視台首次播出法網以外的網球賽事。

Despite being in the middle of its domestic football season, France has
fallen deeply, madly in love with its brightest new star. The only complaint
Tsonga's father, Didier, had was constant media calls prevented him from
contacting his son before the Nadal match. The only person not surprised
by all the fuss is Eric Winogradsky, Tsonga's coach for the past five years.

雖然現在是法國足球聯賽期間，法國人完全瘋狂深愛上他們的最新閃亮一顆星，
Tsonga的父親Didier唯一的抱怨就是媒體一直打電話來，害他沒辦法在兒子與Nadal
的賽前連絡上他。對這一切轟動唯一不感到驚訝的是Eric Winogradsky，他是Tsonga
過取五年來的教練。

While Tsonga winning the Australian Open would indeed "shock the world" as
Ali promised to do, Winogradsky, a former tour professional, says Tsonga's
overnight success has been years in the making.

Tsonga的澳網勝利毋庸置疑的像Ali那樣震撼了世界，但前職業網球選手Winogradsky
說，Tsonga的一夕成名奠基於多年的醞釀。

"We shouldn't forget that to be a complete player, able to play from the
baseline and able to play at the net, it takes a lot more time," Winogradsky
explained.

「別忘了要成為一個可以打底線又可以上網的全面性球員本來就會花比較久的時間。」
Winogradsky這麼解釋。

"The process for every player needs two or three more years. I have seen him
play really good matches. Maybe not that good but close. He had good wins
before coming here over Moya, Ancic, Hewitt two times and Gasquet.

「每個選手的成長都需要兩三年甚至更久。我看過他打出很多好比賽，可能沒有非常
好，但是也已經很接近（非常好）了。他在來這裡之前就已經有不少不錯的勝場，
此前打敗了Moya、Ancic、Hewitt（兩次），還有Gasquet。」

"By the quarter-finals or the time you play a seeded player, you have to
play really consistently from the beginning to the end of the match. That
is what he could not do until recently.

「一般比賽打到八強的時候，或者是你抽籤抽到種子選手，你必須要在這場比賽中
從頭到尾都能維持穩定性，Tsonga一直到最近才開始能辦到。」

"That is what he did in the last two matches."

「他在上兩場比賽中也辦到了。」

Tsonga was more than consistent against Mikail Youzhny, his quarter-final
opponent, and Nadal on Thursday night. From where Emerson was sitting, he
was flawless.

Tsonga擊敗八強對手Mikail Youzhny的那場和擊敗Nadal的週四夜晚可不只是穩定，
Emerson說從他的角度看來，他毫無缺陷。

"If he can produce that tennis and play that high a standard for three sets
without a blemish - it was incredible," Emerson said. "In the second and
third sets poor Nadal tried everything and the kid just teed off.

「他能夠打出那樣的網球並且持續三盤完美的演出實在不可思議。」Emerson說。
「第二盤和第三盤可憐的Nadal試了一切的方法但是這孩子絲毫不為所動。」

"He was loose as a goose and every shot that he tried came off. He came
to the net and he played those stop-volleys that were not only perfect,
they barely cleared the net. It was an eye-opener."

「他打得很放鬆而且每球都奏效，他的上網、截擊不只是完美，還都擦網過，簡直讓
人大開眼界。」

For Winogradsky, it was merely a case of Tsonga doing exactly what the
pair had planned.

對Winogradsky而言這則僅僅是Tsonga照著他們倆人的預定計畫演出。

"He played the way we wanted him to play and the way I asked him to play
before the match because he knew it was the only way to win," Winogradsky
said.

「他打的方法就是我們希望他打的，我在賽前要他這樣打，他照做了，因為他知道這
是唯一會贏的方式。」

"He had to go for it. He had to hit the ball hard but not always the same
way. He had to go to the net but not always the same way. That is what he
did perfectly."

「他必須主動，他必須用力擊球，但是用力擊球時也要有變化，他必須要上網，但是
也要有多樣性，他非常完美的做到了。」

The story of Tsonga's recovery from a serious back injury and dramatic
emergence at this tournament, starting with a first-round win over Andy
Murray is now well known. As for Tsonga's physical attributes - the belting
serve and forehand, deft touch at the net and ballet-like movement for a
player of such size and strength - they were all there for everyone to
see against Nadal.

Tsonga嚴重背傷之後復出以及本次澳網的戲劇性突破，從第一輪打敗Andy Murray
後到現在已經廣為人知。說到Tsonga具備的武器（鞭子般的發球和正手拍、網前的
靈巧細膩、雖然是體型龐大充滿力量的選手，卻有如芭蕾般的移位），它們在對上Nadal
一役全都派上了用場。

Perhaps less apparent is the thought Tsonga puts into his tennis and the
broader perspective he has beyond the game. This is what has allowed Tsonga
to keep his feet on the ground at the same time his tennis world is spinning
around him. Winogradsky credits much of this to Didier Tsonga, a school
teacher who saw the worst of life growing up in the Congo and never
tolerated displays of sporting petulance from his son.

相對而言較不明顯的則是Tsonga對待網球的想法和他對網球這項運動擁有的更大遠景。
這就是讓Tsonga沒有因為網球世界在他身邊旋轉而讓他昏了頭的原因。Winogradsky
把這種心態力量歸功於Tsonga的父親。身為教師的Didier Tsonga在剛果長大，看透
了生命最糟的一面，因此不允許兒子在運動時動怒。

"He knows about the bad and hard things in life, coming from Africa, so
it is all relative," Winogradsky said. "If Jo makes it, it will still only
be sport.

Winogradsky說：「Tsonga爸從非洲來，知道人生中醜惡和艱苦的事，所以這一切都是
相關的，如果Jo成功了，這仍然只是運動遊戲。」

"His parents gave him a really good education with very strong values. He
knows what is important in life and because he was injured for two or
three years, he had time to think about it and realise what he has to
do to go really high. Everybody keeps saying it has happened so quick.
I say no, it has taken a long time."

「他的雙親給他的家教很好，讓他有很堅定的價值觀，他知道人生中什麼才重要，
他受傷了兩三年，有時間好好思索這些並且明瞭他他要有所成就應該要做些什麼。
每個人都說『這一切發生的好快』，其實這已經花很久時間了。」

The Tsonga family watched Jo's semi-final triumph at his old tennis club
in Coulaines, just outside Le Mans in western France. Cheering beside
them was Tsonga's first coach, Franck Lefray, who recalled the young
Tsonga's willingness to punish himself through long, gruelling practice
sessions.

Tsonga的家人在法國西部Le Mans附近Coulaines的網球俱樂部一起看了Jo的四強賽，
和他家人一起歡呼的還有Tsonga的第一任教練Franck Lefray。他記得小Tsonga
很願意以很長很累的練習自我懲罰。

"The Jo that I see now is the Jo I have always known," Lefray said. "When
Jo was young, he always wanted to train. Even when Jo was tired he would
not stop."

「現在我看到的那個Jo就是我一直以來認識的那個Jo，」Lefray說。「當Jo還小的時
後，他老是吵著要接受訓練，即使很累了他也不肯停。」

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※ 編輯: Escude          來自: 82.15.254.248        (01/26 13:46)
推 nicholasJCF:推! 頗想念Escude @@
推 Jo:啊我想起來了 臉有點長的Nicolas Escude (是板主大人耶!)去哪了
→ Jo:一切就在明天， Jo(Tsonga)拿冠軍吧!
→ Escude:Escude退休了～
推 uforock:(離) Escude的弟弟在西甲Sevilla FC踢球
推 truste: 爸媽已經飛到澳洲要看兒子的比賽囉，好想看他爸媽長怎樣^^
推 blacky1223:原來TSONGA這麼含蓄是有原因的~他有很好的父母^ ^~加油