http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AnK3ZyCMegH69AGjyoCiQv44v7YF?slug=ap- frenchopen-sampras&prov=ap&type=lgns Pete Sampras calls Roger Federer ‘greatest ever’ Pete Sampras称Roger为史上最佳网球员 By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP)—Pete Sampras already figured Roger Federer would go down as the greatest tennis player in history. Pete Sampras 已经指出 Roger Federe 会成为网球史上最佳运动员 That Federer tied Sampras’ record of 14 Grand Slam titles by winning the French Open on Sunday only reinforced that opinion. 在星期天Roger赢下法网平了Sampras的14座大满贯纪录後,只让这个说法更有说服力了 "What he’s done over the past five years has never, ever been done - probably will never, ever happen again," Sampras said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "Regardless if he won there or not, he goes down as the greatest ever. This just confirms it." "他在过去五年内所做到的事是从来没有人能达成的- 或许将来也不会有" Sampras 在 一个电话访谈中表示. "不管他有没有赢这个(法网冠军), 他都将成为史上最佳, 这个 冠军只是确认了这一点而已" Federer added his first French Open championship to five titles a Wimbledon, five at the U.S. Open and three at the Australian Open. He’s the sixth man with a career Grand Slam; Sampras won three of the majors but not the French Open. Roger将他的第一个法网冠军加入他的五个温网,五个美网和三个澳网冠军的纪录中 他是史上第六位达成生涯全满贯的选手. Sampras赢得其他三项却独缺法网. Sampras was home in Los Angeles on Sunday and watched on TV during part of Federer’s 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory over Robin Soderling in the final at Roland Garros. Federer lost three previous three French Open finals to Rafael Nadal. Sampras在位於洛杉矶的自家中看了部分 Roger 和 Soderlin 的法网决赛, Roger在之前 已经三度在决赛输给Nadal. "I’m obviously happy for Roger,” Sampras said. “If there’s anyone deserves it, it’s Roger. He’s come so cleos" 我当然很为Roger高兴, Sampras说, 如果有一个人直得这个头衔,当然是Roger, 他之前 已经那麽接近了. In what turned out to be Sampras’ last match, he beat Andre Agassi in the 2002 U.S. Open final at age 31 in his 52nd career Grand Slam tournament. Federer is 27 and has collected his 14 major championships in 40 Grand Slam tournaments. 以 Sampras 来说, 他在31岁第52度参加大满贯时击败 Andre Agass 拿下第十四座 大满贯奖盃. 而Roger在27岁,第40个参加的大满贯就做到了. “He just is a great, great player that is a credit to the sport and is a positive influence for young kids and just tennis in general,” Sampras said. “It looks pretty tough to beat now with 14 majors, and I’m sure he going to go on and win a lot more.” "他就是个非常伟大的选手, 给年轻一代正面的影响还有对网球整体来说, 都为这项运动 增光." Sampras说. "平14座大满贯看起来很难,但我相信他还会再继续赢很多座." Federer will get his first chance to break Sampras’ mark at Wimbledon, which starts June 22. Sampras isn’t sure whether he’ll go to the All England Club. “We’ll sort of see what happens,” Sampras said. Roger将在6月22日开打的温布顿,首度挑战超越Sampras的纪录, Sampras不确定他会不 会出席 "就看到时候会怎麽样吧" Sampras说 Agassi completed his career Grand Slam at the French Open in 1999, and he was on hand a decade later to present Federer with the champion’s trophy Sunday. Agassi 在1999年的法网完成他的生涯全满贯, 十年後他颁给了Roger这个奖盃 “How do you sort of argue with his numbers? It’s pretty incredible, ” Agassi said. “A lot of people say it’s better to be lucky th good I’d rather be Roger than lucky.” "你怎麽还能对那个数字(14座满贯)质疑? 那是很惊人的." Agassi说 "很多人觉得比起打得好他们宁愿要运气好, 但我更希望我可以是Roger." As for the debate about tennis’ greatest player, Sampras long has pointed to Rod Laver as his idol. 在谁是史上最佳网球员这项争论中, 很久以前 Sampras 就说 Rod Laver是他的偶像 Laver won a true Grand Slam—all four major titles in one season—in both 1962 and 1969, the last man to do it. Laver finished with 11 Grand Slam titles, although he was barred from competing in those tournaments from the time he turned pro in 1963 to the start of the Open era in 1968. Laver在1962和1969各完成了一次年度全满贯,生涯共获得11个大满贯冠军 虽然他在1963转职业後到1968的开放年代中间是不被允许加这些大满贯参赛的 Sampras’ choice at this point is Federer. “Now that he’s won in Paris, I think it just more solidifies his plac in history as the greatest player that played the game, in my opinion," Sampras said. “I’m a huge Laver fan, and he had a few years in there where he didn’t have an opportunity to win majors. But you can’t compare the eras. And in this era, the competition is much more fierce than Rod’s.” 但Sampras现在的选择是Roger. "他已经赢下法网了, 这更加巩固他是史上最佳网球员的地位" "我是Laver的超级球迷, 而且有几年的时间他并无法参加那些满贯赛. 但现在时代不同了 在现在这个年代, 竞争远比Laver那时候要激烈多了" --

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