原文网址 http://0rz.tw/3951E With the ATP taking on a new look in 2009, many questions have come up. ATP在09年会有番新气象，许多问题也浮上台面 From marketing changes, to revamped naming conventions of elite events, to stiffer penalties rendered, the tour is hoping for a more fan-friendly, healthier and streamlined structure. Here are 10 salient questions that will provide some clarity for the upcoming season. 从市场改变到给主要赛事改名字，到加强处罚，巡回赛希望能跟球迷亲近一点，更完善也 更顺畅。以下提供是10个下赛季主要问题的解答。 1. How does the new tournament structure work? 新的巡回赛是怎麽安排的呢? Grand Slams (4): Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open Masters 1000s (8): Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai, Paris (Monte Carlo) 500s (11): Rotterdam, Memphis, Acapulco, Dubai, Barcelona, Hamburg(?), Washington, Beijing, Tokyo, Basel, Valencia 250s (39-40): The rest There are four big shifts: Madrid moves from the fall indoor season to the spring clay season and becomes a combined event, replacing Hamburg. Shanghai will no longer host the Masters Cup but will be a Masters event in the fall. The year-end event will move to London. Monte Carlo has the prize money and points of a Masters series but is not mandatory for players. 有四大改变:马德里从秋季室内硬地一到春季红土，并且取代汉堡。上海不会再举办年终 大师杯，但在秋季会有大师赛。年终赛事会在伦敦举行。蒙地卡罗有大师赛的奖金和积分 ，但并不会强制选手参加。 2. Will we get used to the new names? 大家会习惯新名字吗? The ATP tour becomes the ATP World Tour, and any in-house rationale is dwarfed by the annoyance of having the circuit fiddle with its name yet again. ATP巡回赛将改名为ATP世界巡回赛，由於名字常被冒用(?)，赞助商的名称将不会被强调 The Association of Tennis Professionals, established in 1973, was reborn as the ATP Tour in 1990 and then became just the ATP. Thankfully, consistency could be maintained by dropping a capital letter and calling it the ATP tour -- a solution which also works for the latest change. ATP建立於1973，在1990子ATP巡回赛的名称重新出发，然後再改为ATP。欣慰的是，三个 大写的英文字母一直能稳定地代表它，之後并称其为ATP巡回赛，这对最新的改变也可以 通 The year-end event will also change from the Masters Cup to the World Tour Finals (just don't use the new acronym). 年终赛也会从大师盃改成世界巡回最终战(但不要用缩写就好了XDDDDDDDDDD) As for the rest of the tournaments, there's a certain logic to giving them a self-explanatory hierarchy as 1000, 500 and 250 events. And the Masters prefix has survived for the 1000s, which should help with continuity. 至於其他赛事，自有一套标准来给它们分等级，例如1000、500、250等。前面贯有"大师 赛"三个字的还是有1000积分，而也会延续下去(?) 3. Will rankings mobility be reduced in the long term? 长期而言，排名的流动性会减低吗? The division of events into 1000s, 500s and 250s creates an equally rigid structure for the rankings, making each tournament worth half the other (the number refers to the points awarded to the winner). The effects are difficult to explain in concrete terms, but they essentially widen the gaps between results. Read on if you dare. 赛事分成1000分、500分、250分，给排名制造了相等的结构，让每个锦标都值另一个锦标 的一半(排名是由选手的积分而定)。这效果很难用实际的例子来解释，但他们确实加大了 赛果间的的差距。心脏够大颗就继续往下读吧。 In the points table drawn up for next year, Grand Slam and Masters Series winners will receive 2,000 and 1,000 points, respectively, or double the current amounts. But earlier rounds and small events will be getting less than double, so expect a larger gulf to open up between the very top players and the rest. 明年制定的积分表，大满贯和大师赛冠军得主分别会有2000分和1000分，或现行积分乘以 二。但第一、二轮和比较小的赛事积分就会比双打少，所以请拭目以待顶尖选手和其他选 手的巨大差距吧~ㄎㄎ According to ATP spokesperson Dent, all players will have all their ranking points doubled at the end of this year and then go forward from here, so ranking movements toward the beginning of next year will not be too wild -- just complex. 据ATP发言人Dent指出，所有选手年终积分都会乘以二，然後在这边出发，所以年初排名 移动不会加大，只是比较复杂 The basic formula will count a player's four Grand Slam results, plus eight Masters 1000s, plus four 500 events (one after the U.S. Open) plus two other results. For the first time, ranking points will be awarded for Davis Cup. 基本公式会计算选手的四大满贯的成绩，加上八个大师赛、四个500等级的赛事(一个在美 网之後)、两个其他赛事。有史以来第一次，打台维斯杯会有积分。 4. Forget the wages, what about the bonuses? 撇开工资~那奖金咧(敲碗)~ Based on the published schedule for the first three months of the year, there will be small increases at most events, with some significant increases at the top Masters events. Indian Wells and Miami will raise their purses by about $900,000 to $4.5 million each. 以前三个月的行程来看，大部分赛事都有增加一点，大师赛就增加比较多。印地安泉、迈 阿密增加他们的奖金到90万和450万 But the more significant increase could end up being in the bonus pool, for which new figures have not yet been released. Currently, the No. 1 player gets $1.5 million for playing eight of the nine Masters Series events and the Masters Cup. The No. 2 player gets $750,000. Not exactly small change, even for the likes of Nadal and Federer. 但奖金增加更多能终结bonus pool(奖金累计?)，来给还没出道的新人。现在第一名选手 打八个大师赛能拿到150万，第二名能拿到75万，即使对球王和费德勒来说，也不是小钱 5. What will the impact of the suspensions rule be? 那退赛的规则会是怎样的咧 As it's currently written, the rule states players must play all eight Masters 1000s or next year be suspended from the one where they had their best result. Unlike the equivalent rule on the women's tour, it makes allowances for injuries -- but also unlike the women's tour, it has eight mandatory events, not four. 这是最近才订的，规定选手必须打八个大师赛，不然隔年最好成绩的那个比赛就不能参加 。这不像WTA，受伤是可以被允许的；但这也不像WTA，必参加的赛事有八个，不是四个 If the standard for medical excuses turns out to be too strict or too lenient, the new rule would end up being either draconian or meaningless. We'll start to find out the next time a tired player makes a preventative withdrawal from a Masters event. Likely locations are Miami, Rome or Paris, which take place at the end of a subseason swing, as well as Shanghai, which involves a trip to Asia a few weeks after the U.S. Open. 如果以受伤为藉口的标准太严格或太宽松，那新规定就会变得太严或没有意义。我们会开 始找出下次哪个累坏的选手事先在大师赛退赛。有可能是在迈阿密、罗马或巴黎这些在次 赛季尾举行的赛事，也有可能是上海，美网之後的亚洲赛事。 6. Will the new Davis Cup dates encourage players to play? 新的台维斯盃日程会鼓励选手去打吗 New Davis Cup dates were worked out after lengthy negotiations between the ITF and the top 20 players. The ties will now take place closer to the start or end of big events -- a counterintuitive request from the players, for sure, but it's what they wanted. 新的台维斯盃日期在20位顶尖选手和ITF的协调下终於实行。比赛会在大比赛的开打前或结 束後举行，这当然是相当令人意外的要求，但是他们想要的 The opening round is the week before Indian Wells, the quarterfinals two weeks after Wimbledon, the semifinals the week after the U.S. Open and the final the week after the World Tour Finals. 第一轮会在印地安泉前一个礼拜举行，八强则在温网的两周後，四强是美网的一周後，决 赛则在年终赛的一周後。 7. Is the writing on the net? 网子上会写东西吗 (坦白说这点是在干嘛@@) At Indian Wells this year, the tour recruited Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to try playing with a net that had white lettering printed on it. For spectators, the effect was slightly disconcerting but subtle. But what about the players? 今年印地安泉吸收了球王与费德勒来打，那网子上有白色的字。对观众来说，效果虽令人 不安但却有一点点影响。那球员呢? "I'm no fan of such exercises, you know," said Federer afterward. "I think it plays with the visual aspect of our game. The only way I would see this working is if they put it through the TV -- players don't see it, only the fans at home. 费德勒说"我不信这有效。我想这是比赛视觉的一部份。唯一有效的方法就是透过电视播 放，选手们看不到，粉丝在家里才看的到。" "I just don't think it's necessary to try out so many different new things. I don't think tennis is that boring or that bad to have to put banners and stuff all over the court." "我只是觉得没必要试一堆新东西。我认为网球没有无聊到要在场上插个旗子或什麽的。" According to Dent, the plan has been approved and the "technical points" will be worked out in Shanghai. 根据Dent的说法，这计划已经同意，在上海就会实行。 8. What happens after Mercedes drives off? 在宾士退出後咧? Mercedes-Benz ends its 12-year, multimillion-dollar sponsorship of the ATP at the end of this year. It's a loss for the tour, but it still appears to be in reasonable shape with deals involving South African Airways, Stanford Financial, Enel and Ricoh. 今年底，宾士结束了其12年N百万元的赞助，这对巡回赛来说是个损失，但有南非航空、 史丹佛金融公司、Enel电子以及理光相机的加入也还算可以啦 Dent confirms that the tour is looking to add one more major sponsor 发言人证实还会多加一个赞助商 9. What will be the political fallout of this year's conflicts? 今年各派系倾轧後将如何发展? The ATP won a potentially devastating lawsuit from organizers of the downgraded Hamburg event, but there are still leftovers from the conflict. The tournament is appealing the verdict, and the ATP has filed for Hamburg to pay its multimillion-dollar legal expenses from the first court hearing. The ex-Masters tournament is now slated to become a 500 event, though until recently it had yet to confirm it would accept its new spot in the calendar. ATP赢了和汉堡赛事之间的官司，汉堡赛事将会被降级，但这仍留有争议。汉堡官方将 会上诉，而ATP也对汉堡提出诉讼，要求其赔偿从第一次听证会开始的法律费用。前大师 赛将会被降格为500级赛事，虽说到目前为止都还没确定这会在行程表上。 But a bigger factor going forward could be the increased involvement of the players in the tour's business decisions. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are now all on the Player Council, which in turn elects three regionally divided player representatives to the 10-person ATP Board. (Three tournament representatives and the ATP Chairman make up the rest of the members.) 但更大的因素是选手有权决定要不要参加商业活动。费德勒、球王和丢克是新任球员委员 ，轮流决定三个地区划分的球员代表为10人ATP董事(?)。(三个赛事代表、和ATP主席是其 他成员) Having the world's top three on the player council gives it -- and their board representatives -- a lot more clout at the corporate level and could have a significant effect on the future priorities of the ATP. 有三巨头当委员，对团体和其他董事代表更有力量，且对ATP未来发展也有深远的影响 Previously, there had also been a feeling that player board reps tended to ignore the players' views. That is less likely to happen now. The European representative is actually a current touring pro, Ivan Ljubicic -- a direct channel of communication between players and administrators. Former pro Justin Gimelstob represents the Americas and former ATP communications director Iggy Jovanovic is listed as the international rep. 早先，有种感觉是球员代表倾向忽视球员感受。现在这不太可能发生了。欧洲代表就是现 任球员依凡‧柳比，他是球员与官方间的沟通管道。前职业球员Justin Gimelstob代表美 国、前ATP公关Iggy Jovanovic也在国际代表名单当中。 10. Who will be the new ATP CEO/Chairman? 谁会成为新的ATP的执行长跟主席呢? The hope is to have the position filled before next year. A surprise candidate could emerge, but Paul McNamee, Brad Drewett, and now, Arlen Kantarian appear to be leading contenders to fill one or both of de Villiers' positions. Butch Buccholz has also said he would consider the role(s). 预计是在明年以前会有新任人选，会有黑马冒出头，但Paul McNamee、Brad Drewett和现 在的Kantarian是台面上的角逐者，来当其中一个职位或两个都当，像de Villiers'(注) 一样。Butch Buccholz也表明了他会考虑其中的职务。 The feeling among the players seems to be that at least one of the positions should go to a tennis insider this time, and the Europeans would prefer a non-American. 选手认为这次四夫其中一个职位是要给内行人来担任，而欧洲人会希望是非美国人来担任 注:Etienne de Villiers是现任ATP主席，只做到今年。因为有20名选手连署要他下台 里面应该是包刮了费纳 另附参选名单: Butch Buchholz (U.S.): A former player and ATP executive director (1980-83), Buchholz, 68, is chairman of the Sony Ericsson tournament in Key Biscayne, often referred to as the "Fifth Slam'' because of its scope and prestige. 前职业球员、ATP执行董事(1980-83)。现年68岁，是Sony Ericsson迈阿密大师赛的主席 ，这项赛因其名声而被称为第五大满贯。 Brad Drewett (Australia): Currently CEO of the ATP's International Group and tournament director of the Tennis Masters Cup (the tour's year-end championships), the 50-year-old Drewett was an accomplished doubles and singles player in the 1970s. 现任ATP国际组执行长、年终赛董事。现年50岁，在70年代是着名的单双打好手 Arlen Kantarian (U.S.): Kantarian, 55, announced last week he was stepping down as the U.S. Tennis Association's CEO for professional tennis after nine years that saw spectacular revenue growth in its signature event, the U.S. Open. Kantarian现年55岁，上礼拜宣布辞去USTA执行长职位。在任九年期间，美网获利激增。 John P. McEnroe Sr. (U.S.): The 73-year-old patriarch of this tennis family, who sent a letter to top players and agents this summer declaring his candidacy, is a semiretired lawyer who has negotiated sports and television contracts for a number of players. 这位备受网坛敬重的73岁老人家，今年夏天寄信给各顶尖选手和经纪人，宣布他要参选。 他是半退休的律师，曾帮多位选手洽谈电视转播合约。(编按:他就是火爆浪子的爹) Paul McNamee (Australia): A four-time Grand Slam doubles champion, McNamee, 53, was the CEO of the Australian Open and founder and tournament director of the Hopman Cup. He also has held executive positions in golf and Australian rules football organizations. 四度大满贯双打冠军，McNamee现年53岁，曾任澳网执行长，并创立或霍普曼盃。他在高 尔夫以及澳洲足球都有担任行政职位 Larry Scott (U.S.): WTA chairman and chief executive officer since 2003, Scott, a 44-year-old former Harvard University tennis captain, spent more than 10 years in executive and management positions at the ATP after a modest playing career. 自03年起担任WTA主席与执行长，现年44岁，曾任哈佛网球校队队长。结束职业生涯後， 在ATP里担任超过十年行政与管理职务 Mark Young (U.S.): The 50-year-old Young, who doubles as ATP general counsel and CEO/Americas, oversees the tour's operations in North and South America and is one of the longest-tenured executives in the organization, having come on board in 1990. 现年50岁的Young，现任ATP顾问及美国执行长，监督北美与南美赛事，是ATP里在职最久 的其中一位，在1990年成为董事 PS 如果大家有些地方看不懂，那大概也是我不懂的地方 囧 有谁懂的希望能指正一下 <(_ _)> --

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