http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7491766.stm Navratilova verdict on women's final By Martina Navratilova Nine-time Wimbledon champion In beating her sister Serena, Venus Williams has joined the small group of women to have won a Grand Slam tournament five times, but she has been a great champion for a long time. 打败妹妹後 Venus成为了极少的夺得一项大满贯五次的成员之一 但他早已是个伟大冠军 For me, what sets this triumph apart is that Venus, the reigning champion, defended her title when really it looked like her career was over. 对我来说 真正惊奇的是在他的生涯看来即将结束之时他能够卫冕温网成功 A couple of years ago you thought to yourself, 'she's finished; maybe Serena can make a comeback but Venus is probably going to focus on her fashion interests or do something else'. But here she is winning back-to-back Wimbledon titles. Despite what many detractors have said, it's obvious that both girls are still enjoying the game and want to get back to the top, which breathes new life into the women's game. 两年前你曾想过 "他大概玩完了 小威或许能再回来 但大威或许只能专注於时尚嗜好之类的" 但现在他又连续夺得两年温网 虽然看衰的人说了这麽多 但明显的两姐妹都还想享受网球 希望重回颠峰 也替女网注入了新的生命 Things on the women's side have been a bit strange recently because Justine Henin was the favourite in every match she played but suddenly she retired and there was a hole. 女网近来变得有些陌生 Henin曾是每个比赛的热门 但他却突然退休 Sharapova played great at the Australian Open but she's been stagnating. Ana Ivanovic won the French Open but then totally deflated here at Wimbledon. 莎娃跟Ivanovic分别拿下了澳.法网 但都在温网遇到了瓶颈 But the all-Williams final shows women's tennis is looking in good shape because we've got two superstars back in the fold and they could end up number one by the end of the year. 但这次威家决赛展现出了女网的蓬勃 两位超级明星重新登上高峰 并且还有机会拿下年终第一 The women's game is wide open now and whoever is going to be a Grand Slam champion will have to play great tennis and earn it rather than win by default because somebody else is not playing well. 女网现在竞争激烈 要成为大满贯冠军得靠自己打出最好的网球 而非靠其他人打得不好 The final itself was an exhibition of fantastic tennis. None of the six Grand Slam finals Venus and Serena had previously contested had been great matches but I had a feeling they were finally going to play a good final and that's what we got. 这次决赛展示了惊人的网球 之前六次威家决赛我认为都并非伟大的比赛 但这次让我觉得我们终於有了场好看的决赛 At the beginning you could only see there being one winner. Serena came out hitting the ball so hard, the pace on her shots was unbelievable and we thought 'if she keeps this up the match is over' but she couldn't. 刚开始的时候你可以看到小威一路领先 打得不可思议 你不得不想他如果继续这样打 那比赛马上就要结束了 但他最後没有办到 There was a very gusty wind on Centre Court but Venus figured out how best to handle it. The harder she hit the ball and the harder she served, the more Serena liked it but when she combined spin with the bounce and the wind it was much more effective and that's when she turned the match around. 中央球场风很大 但大威找到了最好的方式解决障碍 他如果击求越大力 小威就越喜欢 但如果他结合了炫转.弹跳跟风 那麽就会很有效果 也就是他扭转战局的时候了 The key thereafter was consistency. Serena hit more winners but Venus kept the ball in play better and, as her sister began to get down on herself mentally, she remained very calm and focused throughout. 关键在於小威打出更多致胜球 但大威更能把球回进 小威开始心理出现问题 但大威却始终保持平静专注 Another massive difference was the percentage of points won on the second serve - Serena finished with a shocking 23% compared to Venus's 56%. And break-point conversion - two out of 13 for Serena compared to four of seven for Venus - was also key. 另外最大的不同就是小威二发得分率只有23% 大威有50% 破发点方面小威十三个破了两个 大威才七个就破了四个 Comparing the sisters, I felt Serena was a little too negative; she chose not to come to the net as much as Venus, who when she did, volleyed better. 比较这两姐妹 我认为小威太消极了 他选择不像大威那麽常到网前 当大威到网前时 他的截击比小威更好 You can't afford to be negative, especially in a final, because the slightest bit of negativity can be enough to lose you the match and that's exactly what happened for Serena. 在决赛你是禁不起打法消极的 尽管最微少的消极因子都足以让你输球 这就是小威在决赛发生的 In the first set Venus was struggling but for some reason Serena stopped moving forward - it was like there was a wall on the baseline and she didn't want to step over it. She started reaching forward for it and hitting the net. 第一盘大威曾经挣扎 但接下来小威停止前进 就像底线有一道墙 他不想跨过去 後来打挂网一个又一个球 Venus kept her head, didn't let anything bother her and just kept thinking about the next point. She began to impose herself more and more, allowing her technique and belief in her ability to pull her through. 大威却始终保持清晰 不让任何事干扰他 专注的想着下一分 开始让技术和信念推着他继续向前 But what was clear was that both players are still very much a force - they can lift their games for the big occasions and that's what makes a champion a champion. 但明确的是 威家姐妹都还是网坛强大的力量 他们能在最关键的时候毫无保留展示出实力 这就是成为一位冠军的关键 -- --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.139.185.252