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Sampras withdraws from Arizona event, ponders future
By Matthew Cronin
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Fourteen-time grand slam champion Pete S
ampras has pulled out of next month's Franklin Templeton Classic and is still co
nsidering whether he will return to the sport at all.
"I talked to Pete this morning and he's still trying to figure out whether it ma
kes sense to continue," his brother Gus, the tournament director of Scottsdale,
told Reuters on Friday.
"He said he doesn't want to retire right now and maybe have to come out of retir
ement later. He's just not sure."
Sampras has been replaced in the draw by world number one Lleyton Hewitt, who ha
s been given a wild card for the March 3-9 event.
The withdrawal marks the second time Sampras has delayed his comeback.
Last week, he pulled out of a San Jose Open, saying he was insufficiently prepar
ed to rejoin the tour.
"He's practicing and conditioning, but he doesn't feel like his game is at the l
evel he wants it to be to compete," Gus Sampras said.
"He feels like he needs to practice more, but where that's going to lead, I don'
t know."
Sampras is next scheduled to play in the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells start
ing from March 10.
Gus Sampras said he would like to see his younger brother play on.
"It was double whammy for me," Gus said.
"I'm disappointed because our event lost a great player, but I'm also upset as I
believe he has the potential to do great things again. But he has to decide tha
t himself."
Sampras hasn't played a tournament since winning the U.S. Open in September and
was contemplating retirement in the autumn.
His wife, actress Bridgette Wilson, gave birth to the couple's first son, Christ
ian, in December.
Hewitt hasn't played a regular tournament since being upset in the fourth round
of the Australian Open by Younes El Aynaoui.
World number two Andre Agassi is also scheudled to play Scottsdale.
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作者: krajicek (想當CoCo的寵物男孩) 看板: Tennis
標題: Re: Sampras withdraws from Arizona event, ponder …
時間: Sat Feb 22 17:25:55 2003
※ 引述《noanoa (放長假......)》之銘言：
: 又爽約ㄌ...
: Sampras withdraws from Arizona event, ponders future
: By Matthew Cronin
坦白說，如果本篇文章的描述是真的，那我可以斷言他的復出是不會
成功的。因為光是專心練球時間就不夠了，如果還要分心去考慮到底要不
要復出，那根本就不可能全新專注於網球的練習。而練習情況自然會不佳
，然後再回頭來影響信心............豈不是變成惡性循環？
既然決定繼續從事網球，那就應該全心全力投入準備，先不要再去想
復出的後果會如何？盡力去做就是了！想太多一定壞事，且這樣子欲走還
留的心態，說真的...還真有點像一幕爛戲，有歹戲拖棚的觀感。
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Oh!我 當然多變如所有女人 我會勇敢承認 只要有真愛我的人
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作者: establish (Est) 看板: Tennis
標題: Re: Sampras withdraws from Arizona event, ponder …
時間: Sat Feb 22 18:53:39 2003
※ 引述《krajicek (想當CoCo的寵物男孩)》之銘言：
: ※ 引述《noanoa (放長假......)》之銘言：
: : 又爽約ㄌ...
: : Sampras withdraws from Arizona event, ponders future
: : By Matthew Cronin
: 坦白說，如果本篇文章的描述是真的，那我可以斷言他的復出是不會
: 成功的。因為光是專心練球時間就不夠了，如果還要分心去考慮到底要不
: 要復出，那根本就不可能全新專注於網球的練習。而練習情況自然會不佳
: ，然後再回頭來影響信心............豈不是變成惡性循環？
: 既然決定繼續從事網球，那就應該全心全力投入準備，先不要再去想
: 復出的後果會如何？盡力去做就是了！想太多一定壞事，且這樣子欲走還
: 留的心態，說真的...還真有點像一幕爛戲，有歹戲拖棚的觀感。
haha，說得可能太重了些XD
其實上次聖荷西臨時退出時，我就在想他八成下一個賽事也會退出。XD
我不太意外耶…因為時間的關係~真要再好好想一下事情的話。
我也不認為他會現在就選擇退休。
不過他真的是沒多少時間好浪費的了，再下一個賽事恐怕就容不得他如此了
該是重新再提起面對新賽季的底限了吧。我想他自己比任何人都清楚才是。
爛戲是不致於，至少去年美網他終止了低潮，稱不上爛戲。
希望他不是鬆懈了才好，如果有在專注練習，復出快了吧。(上次看到他哥哥說
Pete作了很多擊球練習，不過同時在尋求讓他復出的更大理由~我想是他這個階段
的難事吧，31歲的屆退中年男子....XD)但真再拖上一、兩個賽事以上，乾脆地退休算囉。XD
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