[新聞] Rafter names Davis Cup team

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Rafter names Davis Cup team Melbourne, Australia, 26 January 2012 | Matt Trollope Bernard Tomic, Lleyton Hewitt, Matt Ebden and Chris Guccione will represent Australia in its upcoming Asia/Oceania Group I first round Davis Cup tie against China on grass at Geelong. The team, announced by Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter on Thursday afternoon at Melbourne Park, will also include orange boys Nick Krygios and Blake Mott. 台維斯杯隊長Rafter在本周四晚間於墨爾本公園，宣布台維斯杯出戰名單。Tomic、 Hewitt、Ebden、Guccione將代表澳大利亞出戰與中國的首輪爭奪，地點選在Victoria州的Geelong，這回也是草地球場。青少年球員Nick Krygios、Blake Mott也包括在內。 Rafter said with a smile that the selection process was an enjoyable one, and that the team members had “picked themselves”. He added that great performances at Australian Open 2012 had been a massive confidence boost ahead of the tie. “(Coming in to) this tie I feel like they’ve had the tennis. It will be a couple of intensive days, and then we’ll take it very lightly. To me they’ ve had all the tennis, they’ve got the confidence, and now it’s trying to get them in a good head space,” Rafter said. “I think (the Australian Open has) been great obviously for Bernard, to see the way he deals with pressure, how he handles the big stage. He’s very, very comfortable out there. With Matt Ebden, (it) just gave him that little bit of confidence to know he can win in Grand Slams and he’s not far away.” Rafter說，遴選過程很愉快，是團隊成員們自己來選，2012澳網男子單打的優異表現，間接也起了鼓舞的作用。 “ 隊員們實力很堅強，這將會是幾天密集的賽程，我們將輕裝上陣，他們有自信，現在最重要的，是把狀態提升到高檔。我想Bernard的澳網之旅是很棒的，尤其是他在這大舞台上處理壓力的方式，相當放鬆自在。還有Matt Ebden，澳網戰績給了他一點信心，讓他了解自己可以在大滿貫賽中取勝，而且他離勝利已經不遠了。 “ Rafter also had glowing praise for Hewitt, saying that his run to the fourth round at Melbourne Park had been a revelation. “Those last couple sets (he played) against Djokovic were amazing. It just took me back to those days when he was playing great tennis. He moved really well. You know, I thought he lost a step over the last couple years, but he seemed to find it,” he said. “I thought he was going to struggle physically. He didn’t. In terms of his heart and can he last those matches, and he had tough matches, he just surprised me everywhere. “His whole game seemed to be back to where it was. It was really exciting to see. I was really proud of him.” Rafter 也對Hewitt讚譽有加，認為他澳網打到第四輪說明了很多事。 “他與Djokovic交手的最後兩盤很不可思議，不禁讓我回想起顛峰時期的他，移位非常優秀，我一度以為過去兩年這部分他已經下滑，但他似乎又找回狀態了，之前我認為身體狀態還會繼續困擾他，可是他沒有，鬥志能讓他持續參賽，他經歷了艱難的對戰，讓我感到驚奇，他的表現如同時光倒流，看到他這樣十分令人興奮，他讓我感到驕傲。” Although the team has been selected, the players who gain the singles berths and the eventual doubles combination will not be decided until closer to the tie, beginning 10 February at the Geelong Lawn Tennis Club. 儘管隊員名單已經出爐，但單雙打由誰負責出賽，要等到接近比賽日期才決定，2/10在 Geelong Lawn Tennis Club開打。 A lot depends on the health of Hewitt’s toe. Rafter said that he had several options up his sleeve heading into the tie. “Our strongest (doubles) team at this stage is Lleyton and Gooch. They’re the ones that have played the last couple times and performed really well,” he said. “We’ll have to wait and see again how it unfolds. Also Matty Ebden is our next doubles player. Whether he and Gooch might play, that’s a possibility as well. I don’t even know until we name it.” Hewitt足尖部位的健康與否，將左右戰局，Rafter對此有幾個對策。 “ 雙打由Lleyton和Gooch搭檔是最理想的，過去幾次表現的非常好，不過還是要看最後的情況怎樣，Matty Ebden會是次要人選，他也可能搭Gooch出戰，直到名單出爐前都有變數。” Australia last played China in the 2011 Asia/Oceania Group I semifinal in Beijing in July, winning the tie 3-1. The last time Australia played in the elite 16-nation World Group was in 2007, losing a first-round tie to Belgium. In its World Group Play-off tie against Serbia later that same year, a 1-4 loss relegated Australia to Asia/Oceania Group I. To return to the World Group, Australia must win its Asia/Oceania Group I first round tie against China and then a semifinal against either Korea or Chinese Taipei in April to progress to a World Group Play-off tie, scheduled for September 2012. 澳洲隊上次與中國隊交手，就在去年的亞大組四強賽，七月份在北京以三勝一負獲勝。而上回澳洲隊還在世界組是在2007年，第一輪輸給比利時隊，同年對上塞爾維亞隊，以一勝四負敗北，被降級至亞大組。為了回到世界組，澳洲隊必須贏下亞大組與中國隊對戰的第一輪，接著在五月的四強賽，迎戰韓國隊、台灣隊兩者中的勝方，以爭取九月份世界組升降賽的門票。 http://tinyurl.com/883c4tk -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 114.40.64.197 ※ 編輯: singlecolor 來自: 114.40.64.197 (01/28 03:24)