Me and my racket: Sam Stosur Lee Goodall The popular Aussie and 2010 French Open finalist Sam Stosur has shot up the rankings to a career high of No.5. She talks to tennishead about her tennis racket... This interview first appeared in the September 2009 edition of tennishead magazine. Since then, the Aussie has gone one better at Roland Garros by reaching the 2010 final, and has switched her strings to Babolat's RPM Blast. 去年终TennisHead杂志，用了大篇幅报导Sam在法网连砍三后的奇幻之旅。 里面有个小单元，访问选手和她的球拍。这单元第一次取材自Sam，是在2009年， 杂志在当年9月出刊。2010年终出刊又重刊一遍。後来Sam将球拍线换成"Babolat's RPM Blast"并在法网闯入决赛，这球拍线在Babolat是被归类在诉求力量为主。 因为不才小妹用的是YY初级进阶拍，轻到不行的RQIS 30，线也不太讲究，只能参 考Babolat官网说明，上面指出，它适合常打有爆发力上炫球为主的选手使用，能 制造不可思议的炫度，独特的击球感，附带强大力量的重击效果，使用的知名选手 除了Sam，还有Rafa和Tsonga。 Sam与教练闲聊中曾透露: http://tinyurl.com/3nrljn7 (1:36秒) 接下来进入本文 ~ ---- tennishead: What was the first racket you played with? Sam Stosur: It was a mini white Slazenger with multi-coloured strings! Then I got a Wilson Hammer Junior – that was my first real racket. Q. 第一次使用的球拍是 ? A. Slazenger的迷你白色球拍，上面有很多不同颜色的线(玩具?)，第一只真正的球拍是 Wilson Hammer Junior。 th: What do you play with now and why? SS: A Babolat Pure Storm. I changed to it just this year. It’s one of the best rackets I’ve ever used. I get lots of power with it but also lots of control. It’s the type of racket where if you put something into it, you’re gonna get it back. To me it’s a real racket. If you need a bit of touch, you can play that kind of tennis as well as the powerful stuff. Q. 现在用的是哪支球拍，使用它的原因 ? A. Babolat的Pure Storm，今年才刚换的，它是我用过最好的球拍之一，带有很多 的力量、操控性也很好，想怎麽打就怎麽打，随心所欲，对我来说这是支真正的 球拍。轻轻挥动就能打出强劲的球路。 th: Do you think frames can match the type of game style that a player takes on court? SS: Absolutely. In the past when I was a bit younger I wasn’t using the right racket for the way I was trying to play but as I’ve got a bit older I’ ve realised how much equipment can help. I’m happy to have found a racket that really suits me. Q. 你认为球拍框的种类，可供选手发挥各种类型的球风吗 ? A. 当然。以前我还小时，我没使用正确的球拍打球，长大一点後，我了解有哪些 装备能帮助我，很开心能找到适合我的球拍。 th: How often do you get new frames? SS: About every three months, so I’ve still got the ones that got me to the semis of the French Open. Q. 多久换一次新的球拍框 ? A. 每三个月换一次，所以我身边目前还留有一支球拍，它陪我晋级到今年法网四强。 (PS. 因为是取材自2009年) th: How many do you travel with? SS: This week seven, but normally six. Q. 你习惯带多少球拍四处征战 ? A. 这礼拜是七支，但一般只带六支球拍。 th: How many do you take on court? SS: All of them, but on grass like this week I don’t change rackets during a match that much. Q. 会带几支上场比赛 ? A. 全部，不过像这周的草地赛，我就没那麽常在场上换拍了。 th: How many are freshly strung before a match ? SS: Not all of them – between two and four on grass. Q. 在赛前会换多少条新的球拍线 ? A. 不会全换掉，在草地上打球，大概换两到四条。 th: What tension are they strung at ? SS: Between 52 and 55 pounds. I always use the same string whatever the event, but I’ll change tensions from surface to surface. At Roland Garros I was stringing them at 53 and 54 pounds, some at 55 pounds, and here in Eastbourne 52 pounds. Q. 穿线的紧度 ? A. 介於52到55磅之间。不管我打哪种赛事，我都用一样的球拍线，不过我会依照 球场类型调整球拍线的紧度，法网会维持在53和54磅，在伊斯特本这里打球， 则是52磅。 th: What strings do you use ? SS: Half Luxilon Big Banger and half Babolat VS gut. Q. 你用什麽球拍线 ? A. 一半的Luxilon Big Banger与一半的Babolat VS gut。 注. Luxilon Big Banger: 男子网坛很多人使用，包括品超和苏打绿，力量与操控兼具。 Babolat VS gut: 偏向手感和操控性。 th: Have you ever experimented wildly with tensions? Ever dipped into the 40s? SS: Ha! No, I’ve never gone that low. I know some of the guys string their rackets in the 40s so I reckon one day I’ll string one up really loose and see how it goes! Could be interesting on the volleys! With my old rackets I used to string them in the 60s, so it’s much nicer on my arm and shoulder now. Q. 你有实验过用比较夸张的紧度穿线吗？比如，下降到４０磅？ A. 哈，没有，从没那麽低过。我知道一些男生会这样搞，不过我想有天我也来试着 　　用很低的磅数来穿线，看到时会怎样，在截击时可能会变得比较有趣！(弹力强) 　　我的旧球拍穿用６０磅的紧度穿线，所以现在我的肩膀和手臂状况好很多了。 th: Vibration dampener　? SS: Yes, I’ve pretty much used them all my career – I hate the sound of the ball pinging off the strings without one so they take that noise away! Q. 使用避震器？ A. 嗯，我的网球生涯少不了它们，我讨厌球从球拍线上弹出去的声音，它们能让 　　那些噪音消失。 th: Do you have your frames balanced with lead tape ? SS: Yes. When I was testing the Pure Storm it had nothing on it, it was just off the shelf. I hit for five minutes and then I put a bit of lead tape on the top of the frame and bit on each side. I hit a bit more and I could immediately see that I was getting a lot more depth on my shots. Then I tried putting some in the handle, then I was hitting the ball too far, so you just keep playing around with it. It was very interesting and Babolat now do it for me. It’s tricky because you have to make sure it’s balanced right for your whole game – groundstrokes, obviously, and for me my serve is important too so the balance has to be just right. Q. 你让你的球拍框和加重片取得平衡吗？ A. 嗯，当我试打Pure Storm这支球拍时，它上面是没有任何东西的，只是个空架子， 　　我打了约五分钟，然後放一点加重片在拍框顶端，另外放一点在拍框侧边，然後多 　　打久一点，可以看到球路加深了很多。接着试着放一些在拍尾，但这下球又飞太远 　　了，所以我大概就是一直反覆实验，这很不容易，因为你必须确保它的平衡性适合 　　我的打法（击落地球），我的发球也是重要的一环，所以平衡度必须调得刚刚好。 th: What about grips ? SS: I use white Babolat grips on all my rackets and I always have a new one for every match. Q. 那你的握把布呢？ A. 我全部的球拍都用白色的Babolat握把布，每比完一场比赛就换新的。 th: Do you have any equipment-based superstitions ? SS: No, not really. I went through a superstitious phase during the French Open this year but after a few days was like, ‘No! I can’t do this, this is too stressful!’” Q.　你有装备上的迷信吗？ A. 算没有吧，今年(2009)法网我有进入迷信阶段，但过几天後我跟自己说， 　　" 我不能一直这麽做，这样压力太大了！ " Sammy的球拍小档案： Babolat Pure Storm GT http://tinyurl.com/3k2jvoo Length: 27.0in Head size: 98sq.in Strung weight: 312g Material: Graphite Tungsten Balance: 1pt head light Beam width: 21mm String pattern: 16x20 Recommended tension: 55-65lbs 操控度稍大於力量，但整体算平衡的球拍。 除了Sam，还有智利选手Ganzales使用。 --

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