Stosur treating Doha like fifth major Australian tennis ace Samantha Stosur has a Grand-Slam focus heading into this week’s season-ending championships in Doha. Stosur is treating the tour finale like a fifth major and says victory in the prestigious eight-woman round-robin event would be “the icing on the cake” after a watershed season for the 26-year-old French Open runner-up. “It’s like a mini Grand Slam in many ways and there will be no easy matches, that’s for sure,” Stosur told AAP on Monday. “I’m very pumped and excited to be here. It’s a privilege to be amongst the top-eight players and to know that every single match for the week is going to be pretty special. “I’ve already had a great year – one title and two finals – but this would be the highlight if I was to end up winning it. That would really be the icing on the cake.” Sam在参赛前夕的访谈新闻里透露，她认为年终赛的绩分对她来说， 有如蛋糕上的糖霜(额外的bonus)，她将其视为如同第五个大满贯赛一样重要。 她今天表示，＂这就像是个迷你的大满贯赛，能确定的是，每场比赛都不容易。＂ ＂能来到这里，使我非常雀跃及兴奋。获得参赛资格而且能事先知道每场比赛的 对手是谁，是非常特别的感觉。＂(双打不也这样？) ＂今年是很棒的一年－我拿了一个冠军，并二度打进决赛，若我能以赢家之姿结 束年终赛之旅，这会是我今年最光辉的一役。就像蛋糕上的糖霜一样。＂ A three-time Grand Slam doubles champion, Stosur has been handed a favourable draw for her maiden singles appearance at the tour championships. While the Queenslander has landed in the maroon group alongside world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki, her Roland Garros final conqueror Francesca Schiavone plus Elena Dementieva, Stosur could have fared much worse. The only two players in the tournament who Stosur has never beaten are both in the white group. US Open champion Kim Clijsters and in-form Victoria Azarenka – fresh from collecting her second title of the year on Sunday in Moscow – each lead Stosur 4-0 head-to-head, but are both in the other pool alongside Jelena Jankovic and Vera Zvonareva. “I don’t know if there is a good group or a bad group,” Stosur said. “But obviously I have played all these players before and, except for two of them, had success. “Every match is going to be difficult and you’re going to have to give it your best shot every time. “Everyone here is here because they’ve had good results this year.” 新闻里头说，对Sam而言算是拿到好签表，跟Sam隶属於红组的，有WOZ、凤姐 和戴娃，这三人都曾败在Sam手上，而面对连输四次的对手，Kim和Vika，则被 分配在白组，意即风险延後？近几天不会遇上她们。同组的还有JJ和Z娃。 (记录还是参考就好，临场发挥重要很多。) Sam对签表结果表示，＂我不清楚何谓好组或坏组，但明显地，我都曾和这些 选手较量过，只有其中的两位我没赢过。每场对决都是艰难的，我必须打出我 最好的状态。每个到场的人，都是因为她们今年成绩突出才能前来参赛。＂ (Sam的专长－很认真地回答一大串.....客观事实) In the absence of injured pair Serena and Venus Williams, only Zvonareva – who was runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open – is in a position to challenge Wozniacki for the year-end No.1 ranking. Wozniacki will be guaranteed top spot with two round-robin wins from her preliminary matches against Stosur, Schiavone and Dementieva. But with no rankings points to defend, having not qualified last year, fifth-seeded Stosur could finish the season as high as No.2 with an unbeaten campaign in the Gulf. The top two players from each group will advance to Saturday’s semifinals, with the tournament’s climax taking place on Sunday at the Khalifa Tennis Complex. In addition to a stack of rankings points, big money is up for grabs in the tour finale, with an undefeated champion able to earn as much as USD$1.55 million. Stosur, who won the season-ending doubles title in 2005 with American Lisa Raymond, is guaranteed USD$100,000 (AUD$101,657) just for qualifying and will pocket a further USD$100,000 for every group win. After a season of milestones, Stosur will be striving to become the first Australian woman to win the season-ending championship since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976. Round-robin play commences on Tuesday. 年终赛大小威一起缺席，所以Z娃将有机会挑战WOZ的年终后座，但WOZ只要在 小组循环赛胜得两场，就能保住世界第一的头衔。 Sam则是去年没打，也没积分要保，如果赢得最终胜利(一场未失)，排名则有 机会来到生涯No.2的新高。(这段看看就好　不敢妄想) 小组胜场数最多的两名球员，将在本周六参加准决赛，周日在哈里发举行决赛 ，一场未失的冠军能独得１５５万美元。 ２００５年Sam＆Lisa只是符合双打资格赛，就获得１０万美元，之後若每场 小组赛获胜，就能再多拿１０万美元。(怎麽都是讲钱钱钱) 做为终结一年赛季的里程碑，Sam将有机会继澳洲传奇选手－Evonne Goolagong ，挑战１９７６年後，第二位澳洲女单选手的年终赛冠军头衔。 比赛明天就开始喽～！！ PS.从头到尾都没有换地点 一直都在哈里发网球场 我耍笨了 Sorry! > < --

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