Kafelnikov scraps retirement plans!

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簡單說就是Kafelnikov如果手術後復原順利將於明年中下旬復出 ^^

By Gennady Fyodorov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yevgeny Kafelnikov has scrapped his retirement plans
and will now try to regain the form that made him the first Russian
world number one tennis player.


"Hopefully, my physical conditioning will allow me to regain my top form
to be the player that I was not so long ago," the 28-year-old said on Friday.


"I've been a professional tennis player for over a decade and it's a
great honour for me to be part of the ATP Tour."


Kafelnikov had repeatedly insisted he would retire if Russia won the
Davis Cup this year. They achieved this, beating France in a dramatic
final last week, but Kafelnikov contributed little to the victory. He
lost his opening singles match, lost the doubles and was dropped for
his second singles.


Davis Cup captain Shamil Tarpishchev replaced him with 20-year-old newcomer
Mikhail Youzhny for the decisive fifth rubber and Youzhny beat Paul-Henri
Mathieu to give Russia a thrilling 3-2 victory in Paris.


Russian media reported that Kafelnikov, who almost single-handedly has
carried the country's Davis Cup hopes for a near decade, was disappointed
with his substitute's role and that it was that which prompted him to
postpone his retirement.


But Kafelnikov said: "No, not at all. I'm fully satisfied with what I
have done prior to and during the final and I was really happy for Mikhail,
who was able to overcome the pressure and win the last match.


"Of course, it's difficult for me right now to find another goal for myself
to carry on," added Kafelnikov, who won the 1996 French Open and 1999
Australian Open titles as well as the 2000 Olympic gold.


The player, who earlier this week underwent surgery for varicose veins,
said he would delay his comeback until the European indoor tournaments
in early February.


"The way it looks right now, I don't think I will be able to play in
the Qatar Open in Doha nor in the Australian Open," he said.


"My plan is hopefully to get back into action later next year, during
the indoor season in Europe."

--
Nicolas Escude, Musketeer modern.


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