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Mark Philippoussis admitted today that he believes in fairytales when he
reached the Wimbledon final for the first time just two years after spending
two months in a wheelchair recovering from knee problems.
(真感人,曾經在輪椅上的Mark這回又要演出像Goran Ivanisevic的大震撼)
On Sunday he will face Swiss Roger Federer, in a bid to repeat fellow
Australian Lleyton Hewitt and lift the men's title after overcoming
Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 56 minutes.
The unseeded Philippoussis said:
"I've been through a lot. But everything happens for a reason.
I've always said that. So everything's been worthwhile."
Did he believe in fairytales: "Yeah. Why not?"
He confessed he had given up hope of making it to the final of the world's
leading tennis tournament. Now he has become the fourth successive finalist
from down under after Pat Rafter (twice) and Hewitt flew the flag and
it "feels good".
Philippoussis, who wore bandages with inspiring messages in Greek, said:
"It's just a great thing for Australian tennis and Australia.
I'm proud of the Greek heritage I have."
(Scud,具有希臘血統?)
The start of his knee problems came in the quarter-finals of The Championships
four years ago when he was forced to retire while leading Pete Sampras,
who went on to take the sixth of seven titles, by a set.
(哎哎哎,那年真是一個令人惋惜的遺憾
這麼多年來在Wimbledon,荷蘭重砲手Krajicek是少數讓球王時期的Sampras極度被威脅
的人物;Mark當年則是令人注目地帶給Pete極大的挑戰)
"I was feeling extremely disappointed and just scared of not knowing what had
happened to me. So there were a lot of mixed feelings."
He had surgery on the knee three times
-- January and December 2000 and March 2001 --
as his career came under threat.
So the sublime completion of an unthinkable comeback against Federer would add
a poignancy to a tale that could have come from the pen of
Hans Christian Andersen in another era.
All the promise of his youth, during which he made the Wimbledon
quarter-finals three years in a row, seemed to be dissipating in unfulfilled
potential.
His reputation for developing a wild lifestyle by amassing a collection of
motorbikes, developing skills as a snowboarder and enjoying reported
dalliances with a series of ladies, including fellow player Anna Kournikova,
had already given vent to suggestions that burn-out would come sooner rather
than later due to activities away from the courts.
But Philippoussis has endured the lows of his injury setbacks and insists
he has tailored his personal preoccupations to help his tennis.
"I've stopped a lot of things. Things that were more dangerous than
snowboarding, like skydiving, motor bikes, street bikes
and dirt bike riding."
(挖靠,我以前都不知道他有那麼多刺激的休閒~~~)
In 2001, Goran Ivanisevic won the men’s title as an unseeded wild card,
after losing three finals previously and playing through the pain of
a shoulder injury that had kept him out of the game for months beforehand.
Now, two years later, Philippoussis stands on the verge of another fairytale
comeback storyline, that John McEnroe has aptly described as "Hollywood".
Movie fan Philippoussis would appreciate that
---- he might even get a starring role if he lifts the famous gold trophy
on Sunday.
(每次提到這種傳奇,大家總是想到2001的Ivanisevic~~~~)
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加油吧~~~
東山再起總是令球迷難忘
這也是為何1999年的Agassi永遠會載入史冊
(還記得1997年他甚至得打挑戰賽嗎?)
2001的Wimbledon就是Goran Ivanisevic了
(我對女網不熟悉,不過2001上半年的Capriati也是個成功的例子)
Mark Philippoussis,
曾經打進美國公開賽決賽的好手
曾經因膝蓋傷痛甚至一度要放棄
well
今年的決賽很可能又是一個感性的時刻
不知那時如果真的捧盃
有多少球迷會像珊卓一樣爆淚呢?
近版畫面倒是很貼切
SCUD....................
He is REALLY back !
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