米爾紮被迫與佩斯戰奧運混雙 憤怒成印度網協犧牲品 倫敦奧運在即，各國網協對於雙打、混雙的配對也花足心思。印度網協 為了讓佩斯能代表印度出戰男雙，承諾將把米爾紮作為她的混雙搭檔一起征 戰倫敦奧運。印度網協此舉引起了米爾紮本人極大的反感，她表示作為21世 紀的女子，已經不再是男性的附屬品了。 　　雖然世界排名大跌，但獲得外卡青睞的米爾紮還是會出現在奧運女雙賽 場。不過印度網協對於男雙球員之間的協調就出現了大問題。由於布帕蒂和 布帕納將連袂出戰，並拒絕與佩斯在奧運會搭檔，因此印度網協就向佩斯承 諾只要他願意與瓦爾漢合作參加男雙，就將把米爾紮作為他的混雙搭檔。顯 然印度網協對於佩斯的承諾並沒有得到米爾紮的首肯，這也直接導致印度美 女的勃然大怒。 　　“作為一名身處21世紀的印度婦女，當我得知自己成為印度網球平息球 員之間紛爭的誘餌時，我真的感到非常的失望。”在一項聲明中米爾紮說道 ，“儘管對於能成為佩斯的混雙搭檔我感到相當榮幸和自豪，但在這個時機 以這種方式公佈，卻會讓印度的大男子主義思想進一步惡化。”米爾紮補充 道：“作為一名曾經兩次贏得大滿貫冠軍的球員，我在過去十年無論在單打 還是雙打也都是處於印度的一姐地位。遺憾的是他們卻未能對我展示足夠的 尊重，只是為了誘使一名男選手與他本不想搭檔的球員一起出戰奧運，就把 我作為一種補償。這是對印度女性形象有著極大的損害。” 　　米爾紮同時認為自己有選擇搭檔的權利。由於佩斯的父親曾貶低米爾紮 ，顯然印度美女更願意與本國另一位雙打巨頭布帕蒂合作。兩人在剛剛結束 的法網上就問鼎混雙冠軍，而且他們倆之間顯然已經有共同為印度贏得混雙 冠軍的決心。“在我的職業生涯中我曾非常幸運的來到單打世界27位，僅次 於兩位男單前輩阿 姆利則(16位)以及克裡斯南(23位)過去曾創下的記錄。” 米爾紮回顧自己的職業生涯時說，“我雙打最高排名曾達到過第7位。更只有 佩斯和布帕蒂兩位傳奇球手曾做的比我更好。另外我也是除了他們倆以外印 度僅有的大滿貫冠軍得主，因此我認為自己具備足夠的底氣讓印度網協向我 展示更多的尊重。” 　　米爾紮在最後抱怨道：“遺憾的是在三周前我剛剛拿下個人第二座大滿 貫冠軍獎盃時，印度網協也沒有想過給我發來祝賀。如今他們又想以這種方 式拆散我們這對剛剛拿下大滿貫冠軍的混雙搭檔，真的是讓人感到震驚以及 難以置信。” ※ 引述《erickin (阿更)》之銘言： : Mirza大反擊！！！這篇是英文版原文， : 她在文中有些段落是指名寫給印度網協、Paes、Paes父親和Bhupathi看的。 : 下面一篇再來回在新浪看到的簡譯版。 : Sania Mirza's letter: Full text : New Delhi: Here is the full text of Sania Mirza's letter in which she hits : out at the All India Tennis Association (AITA), Leander Paes, his father Dr. : Vece Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi for their roles in the tennis crisis. : I feel absolutely thrilled and emotionally overwhelmed to have qualified to : represent India at the Olympics in London. I am extremely grateful to the : International Tennis Federation for the faith they have reposed in me by : giving me a wild card entry that gives me a cherished opportunity to : represent my country at the Olympics for the second time in my life. : While, of course, nobody in the world can guarantee winning a medal in : London, I can promise that I shall leave no stone unturned to bring glory to : my beloved country. : I have to admit that helplessly watching the sport that I love and : passionately play, go through extremely trying times in my country in the : last few days and the unusual pressures that I was personally subjected to : have left me shaken and disturbed. But I can assure all my countrymen that I : shall never allow these difficult circumstances to come in the way of giving : my very best when the Games begin. : Since the day AITA announced the team for the Olympics a lot of questions : have been raised by friends, colleagues, their parents and of course, by the : media. As I thought these questions were purely hypothetical without my : having qualified into the London Olympics, I did not think it was appropriate : for me to respond to them at that point of time. However, now that I am : officially a part of the greatest sporting event in the world, I think it is : imperative for me to clarify my feelings. : To Dr. Vece Paes, who has on camera asked me to give in writing about my : intention of partnering his son for the mixed doubles event at the Olympics, : I would like to point out that my commitment is to my country. For the sake : of India I am committed to play with Leander Paes or Mahesh Bhupathi or Rohan : Bopanna or Somdev Devvarman or Vishnu Vardhan or any other person that my : country feels I am good enough to partner. There should never ever be a : question on this although if asked, I am entitled to have my preferences. I : will do everything i possibly can to win a medal for Inda. : To Leander Paes I would like to point out that Vishnu Vardhan is an extremely : talented player, who I had the privilege of partnering. We went on to win a : silver medal for India at the 2010 Asian Games, when all the three male : stalwarts of Indian tennis had opted to stay away from Guangzhou. I am : convinced that he can go one better when pitted with someone as good as : Leander as partner. For Leander to consider partnering with Vishnu only if he : has a written assurance from me to play mixed (as Vece Uncle has suggested in : his television interviews) is, I think demeaning for me, Vishnu and Leander : Paes. : Mahesh Bhupathi has firmly stood by his commitment to play together with his : men's doubles partner, Rohan Bopanna as he genuinely believed it was good for : India. However, in the process, he sacrificed the commitment he made to me to : try and win an Olympic medal together for India. Each person has his or her : own priorities and I would like to believe that Mahesh made his choice in : the best interests of the country. : As an Indian woman belonging to the 21st century, what I find disillusioning : is the humiliating manner in which I was put up as a bait to try and pacify : one of the disgruntled stalwarts of Indian tennis. While I feel honored and : privileged to have been chosen to partner Leander Paes, the manner and timing : of the announcement wreaks of male chauvinism where a two time Grand Slam : champion, who has been India's number 1 women's tennis player for almost a : decade in singles and doubles is offered in compensation to partner one of : the feuding champions purely in order to lure him into accepting to play with : a men's player he does not wish to play with! This kind of blatant : humiliation of Indian womanhood needs to be condemned even if it comes from : the highest controlling body of tennis in our country. : I have been fortunate to achieve a career best singles ranking of 27 in the : world that has been only bettered by Vijay Amritraj (16) and Ramesh Krishnan : (23) even amongst the men in the modern era. I have a career best doubles : ranking of 7 in the world, which only Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have : bettered. I am the only Grand Slam champion from India apart from Mahesh and : Leander. I believe I can expect a little more respect from the National : Tennis Federation than what has been accorded to me even if they did not : think it necessary to send me a simple congratulatory message after I had won : my second Grand Slam title 3 weeks ago. : What is even more shocking is the manner in which facts have been : misrepresented to the public at large to paint a totally wrong picture in an : attempt to justify the breaking up of a team that won a second Grand Slam : title only days earlier. Leander and I are not the only combination likely to : get a direct entry into the mixed doubles draw at the Olympics, as has been : wrongly portrayed. If that was true, a highly intelligent man like Dr. Paes : would not have felt insecure enough to ask for my written declaration to : partner Leander. AITA, itself would not have needed to write a letter to Mr. : Randhir Singh giving details of the final pairings and clarifying that these : could not be changed without the written permission of the IOA! : I would like to reiterate that I consider it the ultimate honour to represent : India to the best of my abilities at the Olympics and I will do everything I : possibly can with whosoever I am partnered with. This has always been my : stand and this will never change. I only seek the blessings of the people of : our beloved country. Nothing more. : SANIA MIRZA : ※ 引述《erickin (阿更)》之銘言： : : 這件事真的比肥皂劇還要好看 >///<" (我好八卦) : : Paes對於Bhupathi和Bopanna這種類似勒索的舉動最終成功非常不爽， : : 也有傳言指Paes要印度網協出書面通告保證奧運Mirza一定要和他配。 : : 文中有提到Mirza的首選是Bhupathi，兩人搭檔之前拿過澳網和今年法網， : : 但Mirza不介意和Paes配，兩人拿過2006亞運金牌； : : 另外如果Mirza能拿外卡的話女雙會和Chakravarty搭， : : 印度也替正在養傷的Devvarman申請男單外卡。 : : 印度網協也提到派出兩隊男雙是基本目前情況考量，這樣才不會損害印度奪牌希望， : : 不過也提到在奧運後會對Bhupathi和Bopanna採取適當行動。 : : AITA picks two teams for Olympics, Paes still unhappy : : The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Thursday tried to keep Mahesh : : Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna happy by deciding to send two doubles teams to the : : Olympics as they demanded and gave an assurance to Leander Paes that he would : : partner Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles. : : Paes, who is asked to partner youngster Vishnu Vardhan in the men's doubles, : : is far from pleased with AITA bowing to the "black-mailing tactics" of : : Bhupathi and Bopanna and letting them pair up. : : Paes's father Vece Paes said it was not a justified decision and a source : : close to the family told IANS that the top-ranked Indian in doubles has asked : : for a written assurance from the AITA that Mirza won't back off at the last : : moment for Bhupathi. : : Sania and Bhupathi recently won the French Open. : : AITA president Anil Khanna also admitted that the decision was unfair on Paes : : and appropriate action would be taken against Bhupathi and Bopanna after the : : Olympics. : : Khanna said the final recommendations have been made as Thursday was the : : deadline for sending the Olympic entries to the International Tennis : : Federation (ITF). : : "The AITA agrees that this decision is unfair to India No.1 and World No.7 : : Leander Paes. The AITA holds Leander in very high esteem and appeals to him : : to accept the decision in the best interest of the nation," said Khanna. : : Asked if Paes has sought any assurances from Sania, Khanna said: "Sania is no : : one to give an assurance. Her qualification depends only on a wildcard. And : : we have sent all the nominations and they cannot be changed without the : : approval of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)." : : Sania's preferred partner was Bhupathi, but she had informed AITA that she : : would play with Paes if asked to do so. Sania, if eligible, will also partner : : Rushmi Chakravarty in the women's doubles. The AITA has also applied for a : : wild card for Somdev Devvarman in the men's singles event. : : Khanna said sending two men's doubles teams was not the best decision on : : "tennis grounds" but the association was left with no option as any other : : decision would hamper India's medal prospects. : : "AITA admits that the decision of pairing Mahesh and Rohan on tennis grounds : : alone may not be the best. However, in the given circumstances, this is the : : most appropriate decision," said Khanna. : : Khanna also said the decision was arrived at after consulting AITA's honorary : : life president S.M. Krishna, who is also India's external affairs minister. : : "Mr. Krishna's guidance and approval helped the AITA to arrive at the : : decision," said Khanna. : : In fact, Krishna played the key role in convincing Paes to pair-up with : : Vishnu and end the week-long drama over the selection. : : Krishna spoke with Paes early Thursday morning and convinced him to pair with : : Vishnu for the sake of the nation. : : "Mr. Krishna personally spoke with Leander in the morning and told him that : : he should make some sacrifice for the sake of the nation. The AITA hopes : : Leander will now give Vishnu achance to play his first Olympics," AITA : : secretary-general Bharat Oza told IANS. : : Khanna concurred and said the decision of sending two teams was taken after : : consulting Krishna, a tennis player himself. : : Khanna felt that Paes will soften his stand and partner with Vardhan. : : "We have taken a very calculated risk. But I hope he will make some sacrifice : : for the sake of the nation and also give two Indians their first chance to : : play in the Olympics," said Khanna. : : Khanna said AITA expects the players to accept the decision graciously that : : has been taken after due deliberations. : : "AITA now expects all the players to graciously accept the decision which has : : been taken after due consultation and deliberations in the best interest of : : the players and the nation," he said. : : Khanna also remained hopeful that six players would be representing India at : : the Olympics. It will be the biggest ever Indian participation in Olympic : : tennis. : : "In case Sania is given a wildcard on June 28 this decision may help six : : players to represent the country in the Olympics which will be the largest : : ever in tennis in Olympics from India," he said. --

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