Re: [轉錄][情報] 伊達公子復出
伊達公子宣佈復出，但暫時以今年１１月的全日本賽單打為目標，
暫時不考慮在WTA級賽事尋求復出。
她表示會先參加幾項衛星級賽事（挑戰賽？）以測試實力，
剛看到wtaworld看到有人說她打算在4,5月的幾項挑戰賽中與本土新秀搭檔打雙打。
伊達的blog﹕http://ameblo.jp/kimiko-date
（看有沒有哪位日文達人可以看看她寫了什麼，
btw，她還是保養得很好耶！）
Date: Don't expect miracle return
Japan's Kimiko Date announced her return to professional tennis 12 years
after hanging up her rackets, but ruled out a fairytale comeback.
A former top five player, the 37-year-old will test the waters at selected
satellite tournaments before contemplating a full-scale return to the women's
WTA Tour.
The main objective for 2008 for Japan's most successful tennis player is to
do well at the national championships in November.
"Right now I don't think playing on the WTA Tour is a realistic target," Date
said. "I won't say there's zero chance but it's not my immediate goal.
"When I started practising again I would get home and couldn't even stand up
in the kitchen. Luckily my husband was kind enough to let me out of the
cooking."
Date reached a career-high ranking of fourth in 1995 but abruptly quit the
following year after making the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the last eight
at the Atlanta Olympics.
"The last few years of my career I hated tennis," said Date. "I didn't enjoy
travelling around the world and being alone. So I stopped and I distanced
myself from the sport.
"But I'm older now, I'm married and I have a different outlook. I wanted to
give something back to tennis. I'm going to take things gradually, to get a
feel for where my game is. I'm not expecting miracles."
Date, a winner of seven WTA titles, recently beat former rivals Steffi Graf
and Martina Navratilova in an exhibition event in Tokyo.
"That convinced me to try to come back," said Date, also a semi-finalist at
the French and Australian Opens. "I felt like I wanted to play again and that
I could still play the game.
"I had a blank of over 11 years. It's different to having played all that
time. My body hasn't had that wear and tear but I'm not going to rush it. I
don't want to risk an injury."
Date, who damaged her Achilles' tendon in 2002 playing doubles in a one-off
appearance at the Japan Open, admitted her return could be short-lived.
Asked by one Japanese reporter if she predicted a "Rocky"-style ending to her
comeback, Date scrunched up her nose in mock horror.
"If I'm not good enough this time round I'll quit," she smiled. "I don't want
to be getting (wildcards) into events and taking the place of younger
players. That wouldn't be right."
Reuters
※ 引述《coldroom (冷房主人)》之銘言：
: ※ [本文轉錄自 Tennis 看板]
: 作者: hirokosima (hiro) 看板: Tennis
: 標題: [情報] 伊達公子復出
: 時間: Mon Apr 7 00:55:25 2008
: 在日本的網站上看到這則新聞，不是謠言喔是新聞，
: 說她已經去登錄名單，而且有要打巡迴賽了。
: 這真的很驚耶！跟葛拉芙同一個世代，
: 而且是暌違十多年的復出，
: 連小她一輩的杉山愛今年都要引退了.......
: 真是令人期待。
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