Sam’s lucky charm Months of preparation by her coach helped an out-of-sorts Sam Stosur storm into the US Open final. But Stosur revealed on Saturday a last minute “lucky charm” from mentor David Taylor was the surprise inspiration behind her breakthrough grand slam win in New York. Together for almost four years, Stosur thought she knew everything about Taylor. But the man who had become more of a friend than a coach produced something unexpected on the drive to a daunting US Open final showdown with 13-time grand slam champion Serena Williams. 经过几个月的准备，Sam的教练Dave，帮助烦恼的Sam闯入美网决赛。 但本周六Sam揭露，踏上赛场的最後一刻，收到教练给她的一个幸运物， 这项幸运物也对她起了鼓舞作用，进而夺下美网冠军。 Sam与他的教练一起合作快四年了，她觉得自己非常了解他，而Dave的身分， 比起教练，更像一位朋友，在前进到美网决赛，面对一致性看好13 届大满贯 冠军小威夺冠的声势当中，他给Sam制造了一些的惊喜。 “He spoke about the match but then he gave me a good luck charm which he never, ever does – he gave me a little yellow New York taxi toy car,” Stosur said after arriving in Brisbane on Saturday. “He had written something on it – ‘I play like I must’. “That’s one phrase he always tries to repeat to me. “It means in pressure moments, you have to play like you must, not how you feel. “I took it (toy car) in my bag during the match – I might put it with the replica (US Open) trophy when I finally get it.” Sam在周六一抵达布里斯本，便向记者透露， " 他和我讨论这场决赛，然後，他给了我一个幸运物，他从来没这样做过， 那是一辆纽约计程车样式的小玩具车。 " " 他还在上面写了些东西 - 照自己应该要的样子打球。 " " 这句话的意思是，在压力席卷而来时，你必须打出你要的样子，而不是 你所感觉到的。 " " 我带着这只玩具车上场，在比赛中，让它待在我的球袋里，等到我拿到冠军奖盃 " 我会把它们俩放在一起。 " Taylor always had Stosur’s back – but the unexpected gift seemed to ram home the faith he had in a charge who had taken longer than expected to regroup from an upset 2010 French Open final loss to Italy’s Francesca Schiavone. Despite becoming the first Australian woman to win a grand slam in 31 years, Stosur was unsure whether she would travel with her new lucky charm even with the Australian Open in sight. Sam的教练David Taylor，总是在背後支持着她，而这个惊喜的小礼物， 似乎被灌输进一项信念，那也是Dave花了很多时间，想驱散Sam在去年法 网决赛，爆冷输给义大利选手夏凤的阴霾。 尽管成为31年来，首位澳大利亚人夺得大满贯的女球员， Sam仍犹豫着要不要带这个幸运饰品去征战澳网。 “I don’t know if I will carry it around with me or leave it for that special day that we had – I will definitely keep it forever,” she told AAP. Not that Stosur doesn’t have big plans for the 2012 Australian Open. Indeed, as much as Stosur cherished her US Open breakthrough, the Gold Coast product believed an Australian Open triumph would top it all. 她说，" 我还不知道会不会一直把它带在身边，或者，就当它是纪念我们美网夺冠 这特别的一天，不过，我一定会永远留着它。 " 不是Sam对征战2012澳网没有向往，的确，就算她沉浸在夺得美网的喜悦中， 这位来自Gold Coast的澳洲人，也相信夺得澳网的金盃才是最重要的。 “Winning a grand slam is unbelievable but, if it was ever to be an Australian Open, that would be something else,” she said. “It is probably the most special grand slam I could possibly win so, if that does happen, that would make the top of my career. “Hopefully, I can ride this wave of confidence and belief into January. “The first grand slam for anyone is very special – but to be Australian and win the Australian Open would be massive. That’s the next dream.” " 成为大满贯冠军是很不可思议的，但要是这座冠军是澳网，就具有非凡意义。 " " 希望我能乘着自信和信念的浪头进入一月份，第一座大满贯冠军对任何选手来说， 都是非常特别的，但身为澳大利亚人，去赢得澳网更有意义。这也是我下一个梦想。" Of the Australian Open expectation, Stosur said: “It is different going into the Aussie Open compared to the others – there has been a bit of expectation in previous years but next year it will be much bigger than it ever has been. “Hopefully, I can handle that – I think all these experiences will allow me to handle it as best I can. “Not too many win a grand slam in their home country – there’s probably a reason for that. “But I would love to break that mould.” 肩负着成为澳网女单冠军的期待，Sam表示， " 在澳网比赛，和其他大满贯是不一样的，前几年，在澳洲这里对我是有一点期待，" 但明年的压力，一定会更胜以往。 " " 希望到时候我能应付好，我想所有我所经历过的，让我有能力做到最好。 " " 我想其中一个原因是，没有很多选手能夺得自己家乡的大满贯冠军，但我会很乐意 打破这个雏形。 " Buzzing from congratulatory texts and emails from Aussie tennis greats Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Margaret Court Smith, Stosur will “have a bit of a party ” with family and friends before preparing for this month’s Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. 澳大利亚网球传奇Evonne Goolagong Cawley和Margaret Court Smith， 纷纷给Sam致上贺词，而Sam在征战东京泛太平洋女网赛前，会跟家人朋友来点派对活动。 ----- 压力来得好快 @@ 是说比起澳网 感觉(非澳洲人的)粉丝对法网应该感触更深 反正短期内也不可能建立什麽Stosur王朝 XDD 就顺其自然吧 ~ --

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