Re: 2007/10/15 ATP&WTA單打前200名亞洲選手名單

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: 下個人新高, 同樣情形也發生在印度RAO 的排名. 另外烏茲別克的LEPCHENKO 國籍已 : 轉成美國, 所以不再列入. 前兩百名再度跌出一位亞洲選手. 看到這段驚訝了一下，後來上網查了一下，找到一篇去年的文章，發現原來Lepchenko早就打算轉美國籍了。她四年半前與父親及姊妹們從烏茲別克跑到美國尋求政治庇護，　後來就沒有再回去過了，但也因為她這種身份，　限制她大多數時間只能參加在美國本土舉行的比賽。　在該專訪刊登前的兩週，Lepchenko的母親終於成功移居到美國與他們重逢了。　從專訪中可以感覺到她一點都不留戀過去的生活，　另外由於她轉國籍了，因此這應該是本版最後一次張貼她的新聞。 Lepchenko Adjusts Well to Life in the U.S. By Kathy Orton Special to The Washington Post Friday, August 4, 2006; Page E09 It didn't take long for Varvara Lepchenko to feel like an American. The 20-year-old native of Uzbekistan, with the powerful left-handed game and gritty determination, embraced her new country almost as soon as she arrived here 4 1/2 years ago. Now there's no place she'd rather be. "It's like my home right now," said Lepchenko, whose family's Russian heritage made them a target of persecution in her homeland. She fled the country with her father, Peter, and sister, Jane. "People are so nice. The whole atmosphere makes me feel great and appreciated here. I feel like I belong here all my life. I don't miss Uzbekistan at all. It's just in my past," Lepchenko said. Lepchenko has flourished since leaving Uzbekistan, making a name for herself on the USTA Pro Circuit, professional tennis's equivalent of minor league baseball. Seeded No. 4 in the Legg Mason Pro Circuit event, she outlasted Britain's Anne Keothavong, 6-3, 6-3, yesterday to advance to the round of eight, where she will meet Australia's Nicole Pratt. Lepchenko also is playing doubles with Akgul Amanmuradov, another Uzbek. Their match last night was delayed because of the weather. Since turning professional in 2002, Lepchenko has steadily risen in the world rankings. She is currently ranked No. 115 after defending her title in Allentown, Pa., in June and winning in College Park last month. She has won four titles on the tour, success that has rekindled her motivation. "This year I started not very smart," she said. "I started to play tournament after tournament without stopping because I felt pressure to defend points. It wasn't smart of me to do. I got burned out." Lepchenko's spirits also received a boost when her mother arrived two weeks ago. Lepchenko hadn't seen her mother since emigrating from the former Soviet republic. Located north of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan is widely considered one of the world's most repressive societies. Although Lepchenko, her father and her sister were granted political asylum by the United States, Larisa Lepchenko wasn't allowed to come to this country until two weeks ago. Lepchenko hardly believed her eyes when she finally saw her mother after a 4 1/2 -year absence. "I couldn't believe that it happened," Lepchenko said. "I always talk to her on the phone, just hear her voice. I thought that it was a fantasy." Lepchenko is in the process of becoming an American citizen. But because of her status she wasn't allowed to travel outside of the United States until recently. This prohibition severely hampered her tennis career, forcing her to play only events in this country. "Right now, I can play everywhere, but I prefer to play here," she said. "As soon as I get my ranking up higher, I'll go everywhere." After initially moving to Miami, she now calls Allentown home. She says she prefers the lifestyle in Pennsylvania to that of South Florida, where her sister lives. "Because I travel so much and I see so many things, once in a while you just want to come back to a place where it's not that many cars, traffic," she said. "People are very friendly there. "It's nothing like Uzbekistan." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 122.100.168.203