Re: 印度奧運男雙組合難產?
米爾紮被迫與佩斯戰奧運混雙 憤怒成印度網協犧牲品
倫敦奧運在即,各國網協對於雙打、混雙的配對也花足心思。印度網協
為了讓佩斯能代表印度出戰男雙,承諾將把米爾紮作為她的混雙搭檔一起征
戰倫敦奧運。印度網協此舉引起了米爾紮本人極大的反感,她表示作為21世
紀的女子,已經不再是男性的附屬品了。
雖然世界排名大跌,但獲得外卡青睞的米爾紮還是會出現在奧運女雙賽
場。不過印度網協對於男雙球員之間的協調就出現了大問題。由於布帕蒂和
布帕納將連袂出戰,並拒絕與佩斯在奧運會搭檔,因此印度網協就向佩斯承
諾只要他願意與瓦爾漢合作參加男雙,就將把米爾紮作為他的混雙搭檔。顯
然印度網協對於佩斯的承諾並沒有得到米爾紮的首肯,這也直接導致印度美
女的勃然大怒。
“作為一名身處21世紀的印度婦女,當我得知自己成為印度網球平息球
員之間紛爭的誘餌時,我真的感到非常的失望。”在一項聲明中米爾紮說道
,“儘管對於能成為佩斯的混雙搭檔我感到相當榮幸和自豪,但在這個時機
以這種方式公佈,卻會讓印度的大男子主義思想進一步惡化。”米爾紮補充
道:“作為一名曾經兩次贏得大滿貫冠軍的球員,我在過去十年無論在單打
還是雙打也都是處於印度的一姐地位。遺憾的是他們卻未能對我展示足夠的
尊重,只是為了誘使一名男選手與他本不想搭檔的球員一起出戰奧運,就把
我作為一種補償。這是對印度女性形象有著極大的損害。”
米爾紮同時認為自己有選擇搭檔的權利。由於佩斯的父親曾貶低米爾紮
,顯然印度美女更願意與本國另一位雙打巨頭布帕蒂合作。兩人在剛剛結束
的法網上就問鼎混雙冠軍,而且他們倆之間顯然已經有共同為印度贏得混雙
冠軍的決心。“在我的職業生涯中我曾非常幸運的來到單打世界27位,僅次
於兩位男單前輩阿 姆利則(16位)以及克裡斯南(23位)過去曾創下的記錄。”
米爾紮回顧自己的職業生涯時說,“我雙打最高排名曾達到過第7位。更只有
佩斯和布帕蒂兩位傳奇球手曾做的比我更好。另外我也是除了他們倆以外印
度僅有的大滿貫冠軍得主,因此我認為自己具備足夠的底氣讓印度網協向我
展示更多的尊重。”
米爾紮在最後抱怨道:“遺憾的是在三周前我剛剛拿下個人第二座大滿
貫冠軍獎盃時,印度網協也沒有想過給我發來祝賀。如今他們又想以這種方
式拆散我們這對剛剛拿下大滿貫冠軍的混雙搭檔,真的是讓人感到震驚以及
難以置信。”
※ 引述《erickin (阿更)》之銘言:
: Mirza大反擊!!!這篇是英文版原文,
: 她在文中有些段落是指名寫給印度網協、Paes、Paes父親和Bhupathi看的。
: 下面一篇再來回在新浪看到的簡譯版。
: Sania Mirza's letter: Full text
: New Delhi: Here is the full text of Sania Mirza's letter in which she hits
: out at the All India Tennis Association (AITA), Leander Paes, his father Dr.
: Vece Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi for their roles in the tennis crisis.
: I feel absolutely thrilled and emotionally overwhelmed to have qualified to
: represent India at the Olympics in London. I am extremely grateful to the
: International Tennis Federation for the faith they have reposed in me by
: giving me a wild card entry that gives me a cherished opportunity to
: represent my country at the Olympics for the second time in my life.
: While, of course, nobody in the world can guarantee winning a medal in
: London, I can promise that I shall leave no stone unturned to bring glory to
: my beloved country.
: I have to admit that helplessly watching the sport that I love and
: passionately play, go through extremely trying times in my country in the
: last few days and the unusual pressures that I was personally subjected to
: have left me shaken and disturbed. But I can assure all my countrymen that I
: shall never allow these difficult circumstances to come in the way of giving
: my very best when the Games begin.
: Since the day AITA announced the team for the Olympics a lot of questions
: have been raised by friends, colleagues, their parents and of course, by the
: media. As I thought these questions were purely hypothetical without my
: having qualified into the London Olympics, I did not think it was appropriate
: for me to respond to them at that point of time. However, now that I am
: officially a part of the greatest sporting event in the world, I think it is
: imperative for me to clarify my feelings.
: To Dr. Vece Paes, who has on camera asked me to give in writing about my
: intention of partnering his son for the mixed doubles event at the Olympics,
: I would like to point out that my commitment is to my country. For the sake
: of India I am committed to play with Leander Paes or Mahesh Bhupathi or Rohan
: Bopanna or Somdev Devvarman or Vishnu Vardhan or any other person that my
: country feels I am good enough to partner. There should never ever be a
: question on this although if asked, I am entitled to have my preferences. I
: will do everything i possibly can to win a medal for Inda.
: To Leander Paes I would like to point out that Vishnu Vardhan is an extremely
: talented player, who I had the privilege of partnering. We went on to win a
: silver medal for India at the 2010 Asian Games, when all the three male
: stalwarts of Indian tennis had opted to stay away from Guangzhou. I am
: convinced that he can go one better when pitted with someone as good as
: Leander as partner. For Leander to consider partnering with Vishnu only if he
: has a written assurance from me to play mixed (as Vece Uncle has suggested in
: his television interviews) is, I think demeaning for me, Vishnu and Leander
: Paes.
: Mahesh Bhupathi has firmly stood by his commitment to play together with his
: men's doubles partner, Rohan Bopanna as he genuinely believed it was good for
: India. However, in the process, he sacrificed the commitment he made to me to
: try and win an Olympic medal together for India. Each person has his or her
: own priorities and I would like to believe that Mahesh made his choice in
: the best interests of the country.
: As an Indian woman belonging to the 21st century, what I find disillusioning
: is the humiliating manner in which I was put up as a bait to try and pacify
: one of the disgruntled stalwarts of Indian tennis. While I feel honored and
: privileged to have been chosen to partner Leander Paes, the manner and timing
: of the announcement wreaks of male chauvinism where a two time Grand Slam
: champion, who has been India's number 1 women's tennis player for almost a
: decade in singles and doubles is offered in compensation to partner one of
: the feuding champions purely in order to lure him into accepting to play with
: a men's player he does not wish to play with! This kind of blatant
: humiliation of Indian womanhood needs to be condemned even if it comes from
: the highest controlling body of tennis in our country.
: I have been fortunate to achieve a career best singles ranking of 27 in the
: world that has been only bettered by Vijay Amritraj (16) and Ramesh Krishnan
: (23) even amongst the men in the modern era. I have a career best doubles
: ranking of 7 in the world, which only Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have
: bettered. I am the only Grand Slam champion from India apart from Mahesh and
: Leander. I believe I can expect a little more respect from the National
: Tennis Federation than what has been accorded to me even if they did not
: think it necessary to send me a simple congratulatory message after I had won
: my second Grand Slam title 3 weeks ago.
: What is even more shocking is the manner in which facts have been
: misrepresented to the public at large to paint a totally wrong picture in an
: attempt to justify the breaking up of a team that won a second Grand Slam
: title only days earlier. Leander and I are not the only combination likely to
: get a direct entry into the mixed doubles draw at the Olympics, as has been
: wrongly portrayed. If that was true, a highly intelligent man like Dr. Paes
: would not have felt insecure enough to ask for my written declaration to
: partner Leander. AITA, itself would not have needed to write a letter to Mr.
: Randhir Singh giving details of the final pairings and clarifying that these
: could not be changed without the written permission of the IOA!
: I would like to reiterate that I consider it the ultimate honour to represent
: India to the best of my abilities at the Olympics and I will do everything I
: possibly can with whosoever I am partnered with. This has always been my
: stand and this will never change. I only seek the blessings of the people of
: our beloved country. Nothing more.
: SANIA MIRZA
: ※ 引述《erickin (阿更)》之銘言:
: : 這件事真的比肥皂劇還要好看 >///<" (我好八卦)
: : Paes對於Bhupathi和Bopanna這種類似勒索的舉動最終成功非常不爽,
: : 也有傳言指Paes要印度網協出書面通告保證奧運Mirza一定要和他配。
: : 文中有提到Mirza的首選是Bhupathi,兩人搭檔之前拿過澳網和今年法網,
: : 但Mirza不介意和Paes配,兩人拿過2006亞運金牌;
: : 另外如果Mirza能拿外卡的話女雙會和Chakravarty搭,
: : 印度也替正在養傷的Devvarman申請男單外卡。
: : 印度網協也提到派出兩隊男雙是基本目前情況考量,這樣才不會損害印度奪牌希望,
: : 不過也提到在奧運後會對Bhupathi和Bopanna採取適當行動。
: : AITA picks two teams for Olympics, Paes still unhappy
: : The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Thursday tried to keep Mahesh
: : Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna happy by deciding to send two doubles teams to the
: : Olympics as they demanded and gave an assurance to Leander Paes that he would
: : partner Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles.
: : Paes, who is asked to partner youngster Vishnu Vardhan in the men's doubles,
: : is far from pleased with AITA bowing to the "black-mailing tactics" of
: : Bhupathi and Bopanna and letting them pair up.
: : Paes's father Vece Paes said it was not a justified decision and a source
: : close to the family told IANS that the top-ranked Indian in doubles has asked
: : for a written assurance from the AITA that Mirza won't back off at the last
: : moment for Bhupathi.
: : Sania and Bhupathi recently won the French Open.
: : AITA president Anil Khanna also admitted that the decision was unfair on Paes
: : and appropriate action would be taken against Bhupathi and Bopanna after the
: : Olympics.
: : Khanna said the final recommendations have been made as Thursday was the
: : deadline for sending the Olympic entries to the International Tennis
: : Federation (ITF).
: : "The AITA agrees that this decision is unfair to India No.1 and World No.7
: : Leander Paes. The AITA holds Leander in very high esteem and appeals to him
: : to accept the decision in the best interest of the nation," said Khanna.
: : Asked if Paes has sought any assurances from Sania, Khanna said: "Sania is no
: : one to give an assurance. Her qualification depends only on a wildcard. And
: : we have sent all the nominations and they cannot be changed without the
: : approval of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)."
: : Sania's preferred partner was Bhupathi, but she had informed AITA that she
: : would play with Paes if asked to do so. Sania, if eligible, will also partner
: : Rushmi Chakravarty in the women's doubles. The AITA has also applied for a
: : wild card for Somdev Devvarman in the men's singles event.
: : Khanna said sending two men's doubles teams was not the best decision on
: : "tennis grounds" but the association was left with no option as any other
: : decision would hamper India's medal prospects.
: : "AITA admits that the decision of pairing Mahesh and Rohan on tennis grounds
: : alone may not be the best. However, in the given circumstances, this is the
: : most appropriate decision," said Khanna.
: : Khanna also said the decision was arrived at after consulting AITA's honorary
: : life president S.M. Krishna, who is also India's external affairs minister.
: : "Mr. Krishna's guidance and approval helped the AITA to arrive at the
: : decision," said Khanna.
: : In fact, Krishna played the key role in convincing Paes to pair-up with
: : Vishnu and end the week-long drama over the selection.
: : Krishna spoke with Paes early Thursday morning and convinced him to pair with
: : Vishnu for the sake of the nation.
: : "Mr. Krishna personally spoke with Leander in the morning and told him that
: : he should make some sacrifice for the sake of the nation. The AITA hopes
: : Leander will now give Vishnu achance to play his first Olympics," AITA
: : secretary-general Bharat Oza told IANS.
: : Khanna concurred and said the decision of sending two teams was taken after
: : consulting Krishna, a tennis player himself.
: : Khanna felt that Paes will soften his stand and partner with Vardhan.
: : "We have taken a very calculated risk. But I hope he will make some sacrifice
: : for the sake of the nation and also give two Indians their first chance to
: : play in the Olympics," said Khanna.
: : Khanna said AITA expects the players to accept the decision graciously that
: : has been taken after due deliberations.
: : "AITA now expects all the players to graciously accept the decision which has
: : been taken after due consultation and deliberations in the best interest of
: : the players and the nation," he said.
: : Khanna also remained hopeful that six players would be representing India at
: : the Olympics. It will be the biggest ever Indian participation in Olympic
: : tennis.
: : "In case Sania is given a wildcard on June 28 this decision may help six
: : players to represent the country in the Olympics which will be the largest
: : ever in tennis in Olympics from India," he said.
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