前印尼名將Yayuk Basuki復出

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剛才在tennisforum上看到的新聞，新一代的球迷應該不知Basuki是何許人，來簡單介紹一下她好了。 1970年出生的Basuki是印尼歷來成績最好的球員，活躍於90年代，大滿貫成績最好是在1997年闖進溫網八強，當時不敵最後奪亞軍的Jana Novotna；她曾經擊敗過戴姐、皮姐、庫娃和Majoli等名將。生涯共奪得過6座單打冠軍(全部在亞洲)和9座雙打冠軍；與Caroline Vis搭檔曾在96-98年連續三年參加年終賽雙打、並曾經在1998年的曼谷亞運決賽擊敗地主希望Tanasugarn奪金！單打最佳排名第19位、雙打最佳排名第9位。她在1994年嫁給教練Hary Suharyadi，並於1999年產下一子， 2000年復出後闖進溫網第三輪，最後在2001年底退役。隨後幾年有偶爾復出雙打插花一下，但都只是一年打一項比賽左右， 2004年後就再沒有參賽了。 Basuki的圖﹕http://tinyurl.com/6esvq2 她在2008年3月初在挑戰賽復出(比伊達公子還早!!)，專攻雙打賽事，搭檔主要是同胞Tedjakusuma。參加了14項比賽，在層級較低的3個巡迴賽中取得了冠軍，現在雙打排名第286位，她目標是能夠再次參加大滿貫比賽，特別是溫網。以下是耶加達郵報對於她的訪問，轉貼重點讓大家看看，她說她是為了興趣而非錢而復出，但她坦承不是家裡所有人都支持她，幸好她的丈夫和兒子都支持她的決定。 When Yayuk Basuki decided to return to the international tennis circuit at the age of 37 earlier this year to play doubles, the natural assumption of many people was that it was for the money. What else could account for the fact that the former world number 19, who retired at the end of 2001, was leaving her husband and young son behind in Indonesia? In fact, Yayuk, who won US$1.6 million during her career, says that is not the reason. “I’m motivated by the love of the game and to stay healthy,” she says from a tournament in the United States. “I never thought I would come back.” She turns 38 on Nov. 30, and dreams of playing a Grand Slam tournament again, especially Wimbledon. For some, however, falling on hard times would have been an easier, more understandable reason to accept her leaving her family rather than her pursuit of personal goals and self-fulfillment. For, given prevailing views, women should put their families first — and their own concerns a distant second. Women who leave their homes to earn a paycheck for their husbands and families abroad, like thousands of Indonesian migrant workers every year, are considered self-sacrificing heroes. In contrast, those who head out in search of themselves, whether through their careers or through education, are often branded as selfish and egotistical. Yayuk, who has won a couple of satellite tournaments in Germany and the United States with fellow Indonesian Romana Tedjakusuma, admits that not all of her family members agreed with her decision. But the ones who mattered — her husband Heri Suharyadi and son — gave her their blessing. “It’s hard,” she says of the separation, “but we keep in touch all the time.” Yayuk’s husband, Suharyadi, says he was surprised by her decision to return to competitive tennis, not because she was leaving him and their 9-year-old son, but because of the hard work required to get fit for the tour. “Yayuk is very strong-willed and I knew she wanted to do this, so I accepted it and support her,” says Heri, a former player who now coaches. “People get it wrong if they look at it as something selfish. They should think of it like the people in motor racing and other sports who have wanted to make a comeback.” He says he has gained newfound respect for his wife in his new role taking care of the household. “I do things like pay the electricity which I didn’t before. And I have also become closer to our son because I spend more time with him now.” Sarah argues that both sexes are “liberated” when they try something different from their conventional, gender-defined roles. She has sacrificed a lot to pursue her dreams and has dealt with criticism from some of her family, but that’s the way it’s meant to be. “I didn’t want to be on my deathbed thinking, ‘oh, I wish I had done that’. On my deathbed, I’ll be able to think, ‘yes, I did that after all.” -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 122.100.181.24