Sam adds Newcombe Medal to her collection World No.6 Sam Stosur has won the inaugural Newcombe Medal following her best season to date on the WTA tour. Stosur’s thrilling run to the French Open final and career-high ranking of No.5 were enough for her to secure the award ahead of former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt, dual Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anastasia Rodionova and top 50 player Jarmila Groth. “I think it is a great honour,” Stosur said. “It is a really good initiative of Tennis Australia to put a night like this together for everyone to celebrate our sport. So to be the first winner of the Newcombe Medal is really special. “It’s something that maybe when you’re retired and you look back on your achievements, I think this is definitely going to be up there. 世界排名第6的Sam Stosur在今晚稍早，从新设立的Newcombe Medal奖项中，击败该决 选名单中的其他对手(Hewitt、Rodionova、Groth)，成为获得此奖的第一位澳洲选手。 她说，"这是个很棒的荣耀，对澳洲网球协会来说，这是很好的开始，能在今晚把大家 聚集在一块儿，为我们的运动喝采。我能成为第一个获奖选手，感觉真的很特别。" "纵使我退休後，再回头看我得的这个奖，一定也是意义非凡。" Stosur was presented with the award by tennis legend John Newcombe who praised Stosur’s fantastic year on and off the court. “It was great to see Sam getting the award, the inaugural Newcombe Medal. But apart from that, there were another 12 awards for people from all over the country [and] they’ve [given] great service to tennis,” said Newcombe. 由七次大满贯得主-John Newcombe为她颁奖，他称赞Sam今年在场上及场下精彩的表现。 他说，"很高兴看到Sam成为Newcombe Medal的首届得主，此外，还有12个奖项颁给全国 其他所有为网球运动贡献良多的人物。" The awards ceremony was held at Melbourne Park where the world’s best will soon gather for the Australian Open. More than 500 members of the tennis community attended the black tie event, including Frank Sedgman, Neale Fraser, Evonne Goolagong Cawley who presented the Best Junior Athlete award and, of course, Newcombe. As well as the Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards were presented to clubs, coaches and volunteers who have excelled in their fields. Find out who won an Australian Tennis Award. 颁奖典礼在墨尔本公园举行，世界各地的好手不久後将齐聚於此，参加澳网公开赛。 有超过500名的网球社群会员，参与这场盛会，包括Frank Sedgman, Neale Fraser, 和为年幼的运动选手颁奖的Evonne Goolagong Cawley，当然还有Newcombe本人。 “Tennis is such a huge part of our culture in Australia, we’ve obviously got a great history and we’re trying to continue that now,” said Stosur. But the highlight was the Newcombe Medal, which caps off what has been a spectacular year for Stosur. Earlier this year Stosur was awarded the WTA’s Diamond ACES award for her work promoting the sport. And she could add yet another award to her now overflowing mantelpiece on Monday night. Sam说，"网球运动对澳洲来说，是我们很重要的文化，我们过去有很辉煌的纪录， 我们也正试着让此辉煌延续下去。" 但Newcombe Medal的焦点是关注在Stosur拥有多出色的一年。 今年稍早Sam获得WTA Diamond Aces 的奖项，因她不遗余力的推广网球运动而获奖， 而她可能在周一的晚间，再获得另一奖项。 The 26 year old has been nominated for the Queensland Sport Star of the year award at the 16th Annual Queensland Sports awards to be presented on Monday. Stosur said winning the first Newcombe Medal and receiving it from the man himself was “special”. “Who better else to receive it from than Newk himself? Obviously we all know what he did in his career and [he’s] now still trying to drive tennis forward, so it was nice to get it from the man.” Stosur thanked her coach, David Taylor, who was the recipient of the Coaching Excellence award in the High Performance Category. “He actually gave me a couple of words of wisdom before I came up here, so I guess the coaching never stops,” joked Stosur. “You dedicate your life to making me a better tennis player and we spend many many days on the road together, you’re away from your family and everything you do is to make me a better tennis player.” With yet another award in her back pocket, Stosur will shift her focus to preparing for the 2011 season. Her first on-court appearance will be at the Brisbane International, beginning 2 January. 26岁的她，同时也获得Queensland Sport Star of the year奖的提名，得奖选手 会在周一晚间揭晓。 Sam表示，能真正从Newcombe本人手中接过此奖项，是很特别的。 "有谁能比他自己更适合来颁这个奖呢? 我们都知道他是个伟大的选手，而他现今仍持续 影响着网坛，因此，我很开心能从他手中得到此奖项。" Sam在致词时，提到最感谢她的教练-David Taylor，他也是High Performance项目的 最佳教练奖的得主。 "在我上颁奖台前，他也给我两个关於致词技巧的明智建议，看来他从不会停止教导我。" Sam开玩笑地说。 "你奉献了你人生中的时间，让我成为更棒的球员，我们在网球这条道路上相处了许多 日子，你不惜远离你的家人，因为你所做的牺牲，让我成为更优秀的选手。 " 除了出席下周的另一个颁奖典礼，Sam会转移她的焦点，专注在为2011的比赛而训练， 她会在明年布里斯本赛首次亮相，该赛事於明年1月2号开打。 --

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