[新聞] Sam獲得Newcombe Medal的殊榮

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Sam adds Newcombe Medal to her collection World No.6 Sam Stosur has won the inaugural Newcombe Medal following her best season to date on the WTA tour. Stosur’s thrilling run to the French Open final and career-high ranking of No.5 were enough for her to secure the award ahead of former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt, dual Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anastasia Rodionova and top 50 player Jarmila Groth. “I think it is a great honour,” Stosur said. “It is a really good initiative of Tennis Australia to put a night like this together for everyone to celebrate our sport. So to be the first winner of the Newcombe Medal is really special. “It’s something that maybe when you’re retired and you look back on your achievements, I think this is definitely going to be up there. 世界排名第6的Sam Stosur在今晚稍早，從新設立的Newcombe Medal獎項中，擊敗該決選名單中的其他對手(Hewitt、Rodionova、Groth)，成為獲得此獎的第一位澳洲選手。她說，"這是個很棒的榮耀，對澳洲網球協會來說，這是很好的開始，能在今晚把大家聚集在一塊兒，為我們的運動喝采。我能成為第一個獲獎選手，感覺真的很特別。" "縱使我退休後，再回頭看我得的這個獎，一定也是意義非凡。" Stosur was presented with the award by tennis legend John Newcombe who praised Stosur’s fantastic year on and off the court. “It was great to see Sam getting the award, the inaugural Newcombe Medal. But apart from that, there were another 12 awards for people from all over the country [and] they’ve [given] great service to tennis,” said Newcombe. 由七次大滿貫得主-John Newcombe為她頒獎，他稱讚Sam今年在場上及場下精彩的表現。他說，"很高興看到Sam成為Newcombe Medal的首屆得主，此外，還有12個獎項頒給全國其他所有為網球運動貢獻良多的人物。" The awards ceremony was held at Melbourne Park where the world’s best will soon gather for the Australian Open. More than 500 members of the tennis community attended the black tie event, including Frank Sedgman, Neale Fraser, Evonne Goolagong Cawley who presented the Best Junior Athlete award and, of course, Newcombe. As well as the Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards were presented to clubs, coaches and volunteers who have excelled in their fields. Find out who won an Australian Tennis Award. 頒獎典禮在墨爾本公園舉行，世界各地的好手不久後將齊聚於此，參加澳網公開賽。有超過500名的網球社群會員，參與這場盛會，包括Frank Sedgman, Neale Fraser, 和為年幼的運動選手頒獎的Evonne Goolagong Cawley，當然還有Newcombe本人。 “Tennis is such a huge part of our culture in Australia, we’ve obviously got a great history and we’re trying to continue that now,” said Stosur. But the highlight was the Newcombe Medal, which caps off what has been a spectacular year for Stosur. Earlier this year Stosur was awarded the WTA’s Diamond ACES award for her work promoting the sport. And she could add yet another award to her now overflowing mantelpiece on Monday night. Sam說，"網球運動對澳洲來說，是我們很重要的文化，我們過去有很輝煌的紀錄，我們也正試著讓此輝煌延續下去。" 但Newcombe Medal的焦點是關注在Stosur擁有多出色的一年。今年稍早Sam獲得WTA Diamond Aces 的獎項，因她不遺餘力的推廣網球運動而獲獎，而她可能在週一的晚間，再獲得另一獎項。 The 26 year old has been nominated for the Queensland Sport Star of the year award at the 16th Annual Queensland Sports awards to be presented on Monday. Stosur said winning the first Newcombe Medal and receiving it from the man himself was “special”. “Who better else to receive it from than Newk himself? Obviously we all know what he did in his career and [he’s] now still trying to drive tennis forward, so it was nice to get it from the man.” Stosur thanked her coach, David Taylor, who was the recipient of the Coaching Excellence award in the High Performance Category. “He actually gave me a couple of words of wisdom before I came up here, so I guess the coaching never stops,” joked Stosur. “You dedicate your life to making me a better tennis player and we spend many many days on the road together, you’re away from your family and everything you do is to make me a better tennis player.” With yet another award in her back pocket, Stosur will shift her focus to preparing for the 2011 season. Her first on-court appearance will be at the Brisbane International, beginning 2 January. 26歲的她，同時也獲得Queensland Sport Star of the year獎的提名，得獎選手會在周一晚間揭曉。 Sam表示，能真正從Newcombe本人手中接過此獎項，是很特別的。 "有誰能比他自己更適合來頒這個獎呢? 我們都知道他是個偉大的選手，而他現今仍持續影響著網壇，因此，我很開心能從他手中得到此獎項。" Sam在致詞時，提到最感謝她的教練-David Taylor，他也是High Performance項目的最佳教練獎的得主。 "在我上頒獎台前，他也給我兩個關於致詞技巧的明智建議，看來他從不會停止教導我。" Sam開玩笑地說。 "你奉獻了你人生中的時間，讓我成為更棒的球員，我們在網球這條道路上相處了許多日子，你不惜遠離你的家人，因為你所做的犧牲，讓我成為更優秀的選手。 " 除了出席下週的另一個頒獎典禮，Sam會轉移她的焦點，專注在為2011的比賽而訓練，她會在明年布里斯本賽首次亮相，該賽事於明年1月2號開打。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.40.97.137