Re: Marcelo~
發現一篇遠古的新聞~[跟我上一篇的問題不相干]
Friend of the court: Hingis back Rios
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/other/sotnfo20.htm
PARIS - He's the pride of Chile. He's also the most hated player in
tennis. And haughty, cold and a sourpuss.
Fortunately, Marcelo Rios has a friend in the world's No. 1 women's
player, Martina Hingis.
"He's nice to me,'' Hingis said Wednesday. ''I don't think he's such
a monster as everybody thinks he is.''
Not many have the same feelings as Hingis.
For the third straight year, Rios was awarded the Lemon Prize, given
by French tennis writers to the player they like the least. The Orange
Prize, which goes to the player they like best, went to defending champion
Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil.
好過分 檸檬獎XD
The prizes were handed out by Ilie Nastase, the former Romanian star who
won both prizes.
Rios, the No. 3 seed at the French Open, now is the favorite to win the
title, following the elimination of No. 1 Pete Sampras and No. 2 Petr
Korda.
His baseline game is suited to clay, and he's been the dominant player
on the tour this season, with five titles and a 36-4 record.
He overtook Sampras and was ranked No. 1 for four weeks earlier this year.
That made him the first South American to reach No. 1 since the computerized
rankings started in 1973.
It also made him a hero back home.
More than 5,000 fans greeted him in Santiago, where he was received by
President Eduardo Frei. The fans chanted, ''El Chino, El Chino'' - a
nickname for his slightly Asiatic look.
Even though Sampras recaptured the No. 1 spot, Rios was confident coming
into the French Open.
"This to me is Rios' tournament to win or lose,'' John McEnroe said
recently. ''The stars have been aligned that he should win this if he
buckles down and plays to his ability.''
Rios appears to be on track. He reached the third round Wednesday with
a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Emilio Alvarez of Spain.
Rios could regain the top ranking if he makes the semifinals.
So he probably will have to face the media often at the French Open. It's
a prospect neither seems excited about.
Rios is notoriously surly during news conferences, often giving two-word
answers to long, thoughtful questions. :p
Rios told Sports Illustrated - the same magazine that called him The Most
Hated Man in Tennis - that ''unfortunately, anybody can be a tennis
journalist.''
"They are not smart people,'' he said.
Hingis came to the rescue again.
"He's just a simple guy,'' she said. ''He probably has his own style of
talking to somebody.''
By The Associated Press
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