http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/05/sports/tenniswta5.php Zvonareva defeats Ivanovic in Doha By Richard Evans Published: November 5, 2008 Doha, Qatar: All their previous six meetings had been decided in two quick sets. Not this one. 她們之前六次會戰都以兩盤決定。這次不是。 On a warm humid evening at the Khalifa Stadium here Wednesday, the second day of the WTA Championships, Vera Zvonareva of Russia finally overcame an ailing Ana Ivanovic, 6-3,6-7 (5-7), 6-4 in a long duel. 在禮拜三溫暖潮濕的Khalifa Stadium，年終賽第二天，Z娃最終打敗身體不適 的Ana。 Later on Wednesday, Venus Williams defeated Elena Dementieva, 6-4, 4-6,6-3, in a slow-paced match. 之後大威在緩慢進行的比賽打敗戴娃。 Williams defeated the world No. 2, Dinara Safina, 7-5, 6-3, on Tuesday. The Russian who has made rapid progress up the ranking list this year, led 5-2 before Venus staged one her audacious comebacks, cracking winners from the back court. Safina is making little headway with either Williams sister. On Wednesday night, she lost to Serena Williams, 6-4, 6-1. 莎妹又輸給小威。 The victory was the second in succession for Zvonareva, the last player to qualify for this eight player field and it virtually guarantees that she will advance from the White round robin group to reach the knockout semifinals on Saturday. 這是Z娃的第二場勝利，已經一腳踏進禮拜六的決賽。 For Ivanovic, the French Open champion who briefly became No. 1 in the world in the summer, this defeat means certain elimination even though she still has one match to play. The dizzy spell she suffered from while losing to a fellow Serb, Jelena Jankovic, on Tuesday recurred toward the end of the first set and she needed to undergo a courtside test for her blood pressure at 2-4 and breakpoint down. 對拿了法網冠軍並短暫登上世界第一的Ana而言，這次敗仗幾乎確定她不會前 進四強。禮拜二輸給JJ時發作的暈眩，在第一盤快結束時又發作，在2-4及破 發點時，在場邊她量了血壓。 She seemed to shake off the problem pretty quickly; saving that breakpoint with a thundering forehand to win the game. But she was already a break down. 看來她非常快抖落了問題；以閃電般的正手拍拯救了破發點並贏得比賽。但她 已經被破發過。 After the match, Ivanovic admitted she had been feeling ill ever since arriving Qatar. "I don't like to complain, but I had pain in my throat for several days and then felt dizzy and light headed on court," she said. "I couldn't eat much, so I am lacking energy. But I wanted to fight and I still had chances at the end." 賽後，Ana承認她從到達卡達時就就感覺病厭厭。"我不喜歡抱怨，但是我喉嚨 痛了幾天，在場上我感到暈眩和有點頭痛，"她說。"我不能吃太多，所以我缺 乏能量。但是我想奮鬥而我直到最後仍有機會。" She was surprised to have her blood pressure taken on court. "I don't know why they did that," she said, laughing. "It made me feel even more sick!" 她很驚訝她在場上得量血壓。"我不知道為什麼他們要這麼做，"她大笑說。"那 讓我覺得更虛弱!" Technically it is still possible for Ivanovic to qualify from her group. 理論上，Ana還是有機會從小組脫穎而出。 "But it will take a miracle," she said. "But I have a day off, so I will try unless I cannot get out of bed! "不過那需要奇蹟，"她說。"但我可以休息一天，所以我會繼續嘗試，除非我起不 了床!" The second set turned into a scrappy, often thrilling affair between these two women who were never afraid to go for their shots. 第二盤變成亂打秀，驚悚處在於這兩個女人都不害怕在她們的擊球冒險。 Ivanovic was often to be found up at the net behind forceful approaches on the forehand to score on the volley. However a double fault cost her a break to leave Zvonareva serving for the set at 5-4 - an opportunity the Russian couldn't take as Ivanovic piled on the pressure. Ana通常強勢上網在網前截擊得分。然而雙發失誤讓她被破發，並讓Z娃在5-4時為 制勝局發球-然而Ana累積了壓力讓俄羅斯人沒有拿走機會。 Ivanovic raced away to a 4-1 lead in the tiebreak. But she slapped horribly at a volley to allow her opponent to close at 5-5 and then grabbed another mini-break with a glorious forehand cross court winner. Ana在起七得到4-1領先。但她網前打爛掉讓她的對手追到5-5，然後以極佳的正手 穿越取得小破發。 That enabled her to level the match by taking the tie break 7-5 but the tall Serb quickly fell behind 0-3 in the third set as her concentration seemed to desert her. 那讓Ana7-5贏得搶七，但是很快又以0-3在第三盤落後，看來她的專注力離她而去。 Ivanovic produced some her best tennis of the match to break back from 3-5 down, winning the first point of the game with a backhand hit from a crouching position and following with a brilliant backhand drop volley. Ana在3-5落後時打了他最好的網球破回一局，低姿勢反手拍加上極佳反手急墜小 球贏得第一點。 Amid mounting excitement, Zvonareva battled to maintain her poise in the 10th game and was rewarded as Ivanovic went into self-destruct mode once again, double faulting for 15-40 and then netting a forehand on the Russian's second match point. 在增長的興奮中，在第10局Z娃奮鬥著維持她的穩定，並在Ana自爆模式又啟動時 獲得回報，雙誤變成15-40，然後在俄羅斯人第二個賽點時正手拍掛網。 --

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