6 Sep 2010 AAP Samantha Stosur has advanced to the US Open quarterfinals with a tense, courageous and historic three-set victory over Elena Dementieva in the Grand Slam that never sleeps. Sam Stosur 進入到美網八強，以膽量與具歷史意義的三盤勝利，在這夜不眠的賽事裡， 擊敗Dementieva。 Stosur survived four match points and some controversial scheduling to eclipse the Russian 12th seed 6-3 2-6 7-6(2) and set up a last-eight showdown on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) with defending champion Kim Clijsters. 她逃過四個賽末點，在這充滿話題性的對決裡，以6-3 2-6 7-6(2)的比數撂倒對手， 將在星期二(美國時間)挑戰衛冕冠軍，Kim Clijsters。 Stosur and Dementieva only started the gripping fourth-round encounter at 10:57 pm local time and finished at 1:37 am after Open organisers thrust women into the second feature night match at the Open two evenings running for the first time. It was the latest finishing women’s singles match in US Open history. 這充滿吸引力的第四輪賽事，為大會安排晚間第二場的壓軸，第一次從當地時間 晚上10:57分進行到凌晨1:37。 同時也創下美網女子賽事，結束時間最晚的紀錄。 The New York major is notorious for rowdy crowds and late-night finishes, but tennis legend Martina Navratilova said it was unfair that Stosur and Dementieva should have to follow a men’s best-of-five-set clash onto Arthur Ashe Stadium. 美網最惡名昭彰的不外乎是吵鬧的群眾以及賽程持續到很晚， 女網傳奇名將Martina Navratilova表示，要她們在男子選手進行完比賽後，接下來打 ，對兩名選手並不公平。 Making matters worse was the preceding match involved marathon man John Isner, who featured against Nicolas Mahut in the record-setting 11-hour, five-minute saga at Wimbledon in June. Fortunately, Russian Mikhail Youzhny required “only” three-and-a-quarter hours to put Isner to bed. 另一項糟糕的賽事，是在六月份舉行的溫網，美國選手John Isner與Nicolas Mahut 馬拉松式地花了十一小時又五分鐘，才結束比賽。 幸好今天俄國選手Mikhail Youzhny"只"用了三小時又十五分鐘， 就讓Isner回家睡覺去了。 Still, Navratilova questioned the scheduling. “Nobody trains to go to play at midnight. No player can be ready for that,” Navratilova said on American TV. “How do you stay awake? Drink some coffee. I never played a singles match this late.” 但她仍質疑這場賽事的安排不當: "沒有人會在半夜練習，更別說選手為此時段準備比賽了。" "你要選手如何保持清醒? 靠喝咖啡? 我從來沒打過這麼晚的女單賽事。" Stosur, though, had far greater concerns after staring down the barrel deep in the deciding set.Dementieva struck a forehand wide on her first match point trying to serve it out at 5-3.The French Open runner-up then bravely staved off another three match points in the next game to level at 5-5. Several opportunities lost, Dementieva crumbled to drop serve again the following game to hand Stosur the chance to finish the job. This time Stosur missed her chance, Dementieva forcing the Queenslander into a backhand error on her first match point, before breaking to force the tiebreaker. Finally, though, it was Stosur – who also saved a match point against world No.1 Serena Williams in this year’s French Open quarterfinals – who prevailed when Dementieva fired a forehand long after two hours and 38 minutes. 正當Stosur在決勝盤，深謀遠慮地，以重砲式的底線壓制對手。Dementieva卻以一個正拍 失誤喪失了第一個賽末點的大好機會，局數5-3。 法網女單亞軍接著俐落地逃過三個賽末點，將局數逼成了5-5。 錯失了多次機會後，Dementieva積極地破對手發球，並試圖掌控情勢， 這時Stosur也錯失了一個賽末機會，Dementieva造成這位澳洲女將的反手失誤， 將決勝盤帶進了搶七局。 Stosur曾在法網八強賽，從球后Serena Williams手中保下賽末點。最終，成功地因 Dementieva一個過長的反手擊球，結束了長達兩小時又三十八分鐘的比賽。 “I feel unbelievable right now,” an ecstatic Stosur said. “I think we both played a great match. We went for it and just gave it our best, so to have a match like that here’s just fantastic.” Stosur高興地表示，"這一切顯得很不可思議"。 "我想我們倆都貢獻出一場好比賽，我們用盡一切展現最好的一面，所以能在這裡進行 這樣的比賽，感覺非常棒。" After snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, Stosur had no complaints about the lateness of the match in the so-called city that never sleeps. “It’s good to make history, I guess,” she said. “It’s a great atmosphere out here. “It was always going to be tough following the guys but whenever everybody stays around and cheers and supports us like that, it couldn’t be any better.” Stosur在抱走了勝利之後，並沒有對這大家稱之為夜不眠的賽事，提出任何抱怨。 她對此表示: "我想，能創下美網女單最晚收場的歷史紀錄，是一件不錯的事。這裡的比賽氣氛很好。" "就算排在男單之後，但無論何時有群眾的加油和支持聲圍繞，是再好不過的事了。" Some of Stosur’s power hitting amazed Navratilova and fellow former world No.1 Tracy Austin. “Wow, that’s just when you say ‘that’s too good’,” Navratilova marvelled at one of Stosur’s sizzling half-volley forehand drives. Austin was equally enthralled sitting courtside. “This is phenomenal tennis,” she said. “I don’t get the opportunity to watch from down here very often and I tell you they’re smacking the ball. “I think they’re hitting harder than the the guys in the first match.” 一些Stosur的強力擊球，驚艷了Navratilova和前世界第一Tracy Austin。 "哇，那只能說太棒了。" Navratilova對Stosur一次正拍的半截擊控制發出讚嘆。 Austin同樣著迷地在場邊觀看著。 "這真是傑出的網球" 她說，"我不常有機會坐在場邊觀看，我只能說球發出的碰撞 聲音栩栩如生。"我覺得她們兩位甚至比第一場的男子選手，更用力地抽擊。" --

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