[情報] Safin to make comeback in Moscow

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※ [本文轉錄自 Tennis 看板] 作者: zerkchu (zerkchu) 看板: Tennis 標題: [情報] Safin to make comeback in Moscow 時間: Wed Sep 24 21:37:45 2003 Wednesday September 24, 10:58 PM Safin to make comeback in Moscow By Gennady Fyodorov MOSCOW, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Russia's Marat Safin will make his comeback from injury at next week's $1 million Kremlin Cup, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. "Marat was scheduled to play in Shanghai this week but he had some lingering problems with his wrist so he delayed his comeback until next week," said Kremlin Cup chairman Shamil Tarpishchev. "But he has been training since last week so he definitely will be playing here in Moscow." Former U.S. Open champion Safin, who has been troubled by injuries for much of the year, has played only once since April -- at the $380,000 Mercedes Benz Cup in Los Angeles in July. He first injured his wrist ligaments at the Australian Open in January, weeks after leading Russia to the 2002 Davis Cup title. Then he suffered an ankle injury in training before the Davis Cup quarter-final against Argentina in April. Injuries forced him to miss the year's three other grand slams and his world ranking has slumped to 26 the lowest since early 1999. The former world number one is 62nd in the ATP Tour's Champions Race. Australian Lleyton Hewitt blamed Safin's injury problems on a hectic schedule. "Look at how many tournaments he's had to play last year," Hewitt said last month during the U.S. Open. "I lost to him in the Paris (Masters) final, then he had to fly to Shanghai for the Masters Cup, and then fly back to Paris for the Davis Cup final. That takes a lot out of you, both physically and mentally." However, Tarpishchev, who is also Safin's Davis Cup coach, thinks his problems are more mental than physical. "In reality he hasn't played for eight months, so anyone who is attempting a comeback after such a long layoff is bound to have some (mental) problems," he said. "What he needs is an easy first round match to get his confidence back and if he survives the first couple of rounds here, then we could see the Safin of old," Tarpishchev added. "We want Marat back, Russian fans want him back, the tournament also needs him, so we're all praying for him to come back as soon as possible." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.219.101.22 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.219.101.22