Re: Molik To Make Comeback

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※ 引述《tim2502 (踢馬)》之銘言： : LONDON, England - Former world No. 8 Alicia Molik is preparing to launch a : comeback after almost a year in retirement. The 28-year-old Australian hopes : to compete at a $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit event at Darwin in Australia's : Northern Territory next month, but reportedly will first try doubles at Sony : Ericsson WTA Tour events on the North American hardcourt swing already : underway. : ''She's hoping to [play in Darwin], that's the plan,'' her agent, Alice : Estcourt of Octagon, told The Australian newspaper. ''But she's just playing : it by ear, seeing how she goes, how she's feeling and will then go from : there.'' : Molik's career was sabotaged in its prime by an inner ear infection that : affected her balance and vision and kept her out of action for the best part : of a year. Cruelly, things started to unravel within weeks of her career : reaching new highs, highlighted by a first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the : 2005 Australian Open, which propelled the powerful right-hander, then 24, : into the Top 10. : By that point Adelaide-born Molik had grown into the most successful : Australian-born player in some time. Armed with a rare one-handed backhand : and one of the most explosive serves in women's tennis, she won the first of : five Tour singles titles at Hobart in 2003. But 2004 was her standout year. : Among her three Tour titles was victory at Zürich, where she defeated Maria : Sharapova in the final; she also defeated Anastasia Myskina to win the bronze : medal at the Athens Olympic Games. By the end of the season she scored five : Top 10 wins and had cracked the Top 20 herself. : Molik's start to 2005 was even more promising. She won the title at Sydney, : defeating Samantha Stosur in the first all-Australian Tour final since 1992, : before defeating Venus Williams to reach the last eight in Melbourne, where : she duly pushed Lindsay Davenport to 9-7 in the third set. Afterwards Molik : rose from No.12 to No.10, and would spend a total of 22 weeks inside the : elite, including 12 non-consecutive weeks at No.8. She took Justine Henin to : three sets at Miami but after a second round loss at Amelia Island pulled out : of the rest of the clay court season, and a couple of aborted attempts to : return eventually announced an extended break to recover. : 前世界排名前十的Molik 在宣布退休後將近一年後 : 決定在下個月澳洲的ITF 25k賽事復出 : 先試試水溫看能走多遠 : http://tinyurl.com/mevkqc ITF Darwin $25K 1R: Alicia MOLIK (AUS) defeated Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) (6) 6-1 6-2 2R: Alicia MOLIK (AUS) defeated Isabella HOLLAND (AUS) 6-4 7-5 QF: Alicia MOLIK (AUS) defeated (4) Ayu-Fani DAMAYANTI (INA) 6-2 6-2 SF: Alicia MOLIK (AUS) defeated (7) Sacha JONES (NZL) 6-1 6-2 Final: Alicia Molik def (8) Sally Peers 6-3 6-4 結果奪冠了@@ 並且未失一盤雖然是個小比賽但好像對他來說綽綽有餘 Nice comeback! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.117.11.81