http://tennisworld.typepad.com/thewrap/2008/08/opener.html 看完之後觉得没写什麽重点，基本上都是大家都知道的事， 看来当tennis的编辑蛮容易的 XD 但是还是大概翻一下好了 First Quarter Rafael Nadal makes his debut at the top of a major-tournament draw, but it’s not like it benefits him any more than being No. 2. He still might face a tricky opponent like hard-hitting Victor Troicki—tricky Troicky—or a vet like Olivier Rochus, or a clean-swinger like Philipp Kohlschreiber. And it didn’t keep him from drawing the most dreaded name of all, tennis’ prince of darkness, Ivo Karlovic himself. Nadal beat him in a third-set tiebreaker at Queen’s this year, and he’ll see him again if Dr. Ace can survive until the fourth round. The bottom half features three of the game’s most erratic and frustrating talents: Blake, Monfils, and Nalbandian. None of them, even on hard courts, are likely to beat Nadal over five sets, not with the iron-clad confidence the Spaniard has at the moment. He’s got a big win—the Olympics—on DecoTurf under his belt, which could be the final ingredient he needs to go all the way at Flushing Meadows. He’s going to be the face of the event, of tennis itself, but he’s always made a specialty of blocking every thing out except the little yellow ball. First-round match to watch: Blake vs. Donald Young Semifinalist: Nadal 纳豆首次以第一种子的身份出现，但第一种子的签表看起来不比第二种子有利，他可能面 对较难处理的对手是Troicki，或是老将Rochus,或是Kohlschreiber(原文用 Clean-swinger形容Kohlschreiber，但是查不到什麽意思)，而且不能避免去遇到最恐怖 的，网球界的黑暗王子Karlovic。Nadal今年在女王草地以三盘都抢七的比数打败他，他 们将在第四轮再度碰头。 下半部有三个不稳定且令人失望的天才选手：Black，Monfils，以及Nalbandian。即使在 硬地上，他们没有一个可以打败纳豆，更不用说Nadal现在的信心状态。他刚刚拿下奥运 冠军，这使他在美网赛场通行无阻......（接下来这段看的懂意思，可是很难翻，有兴趣 的补充一下好了。） 四强名单：纳豆 Second Quarter David Ferrer is the top seed, but three younger names stand out: Del Potro, Murray, and Wawrinka. Del Potro has won four straight tournaments, Murray has pushed his ranking all the way to No. 6 despite a disappointing Olympics, and Wawrinka should get a jolt of confidence from his doubles gold in Beijing. Can any of them translate that into their first Slam semi? I don’t think Del Potro is ready; Wawrinka may be in the Top 10, but his results haven’t been that consistently strong; Murray is a wild card—meltdowns still lurk and his fitness will be tested—but I think if he gets his famous choppers into this he’ll gain confidence with each match. This summer I think he started to believe, at last, that he belonged with the best. Sleeper: Feliciano Lopez. He's near Murray, and he gave Federer all he could handle in Ashe Stadium in 2007. Semifinalist: Murray Ferrer是这一区的大种子，但是Del Potro, Murray, 和Wawrinka三个较年轻的选手更引 人注目。Del Potro已经赢了四个比赛，Murray尽管奥运表现令人失望，但是排名来到职 业新高的第六，而Wawrinka应该会从奥运双打金牌的结果得到信心。他们其中的任何人可 以将这样的结果转换成他们第一个大满贯四强吗？我觉得Del Potro还没准备好， Wawrinka也许是个Top10选手，但是状况还无法持续稳定，Murray有这个潜力，核能反应 炉仍潜伏着未爆发（这是什麽比喻），而且他的身体状况还需被检验，但是如果他有信心 便可以解决所有问题。我想这个夏季他开始相信他是属於最好的一群。 有可能爆冷的人：Feliciano Lopez。他跟Murray很类似，而且他在2007年的每网给前球 王很大的压力。 四强名单：Murray(译按：但到这里很开心，可是想到这家伙上次也说Murray会打到澳网 四强，结果是.....，又觉得没这麽开心了) --

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