บนเส้นทางสู่รอบชิงชนะเลิศรายการแกรนด์ สแลม ครั้งที่ 19 ของ Roger Federer
เส้นทางของเฟดครั้งนี้วิบากกว่าทุกครั้ง ถึงแม้ว่าตั้งแต่แรกจะมีผู้วิเคราะห์ไว้ก่อนหน้านี้ว่า สายเฟดง่ายกว่าสายนาดาลก็ตามที อย่างไรก็ตามทุกคนก็คงได้ประจักษ์แล้วว่า สายเฟดไม่ได้ง่ายอย่างที่คิด เฟดเสียไปทั้งหมด 6 เซ็ตกว่าจะถึงรอบชิง และต้องเล่นถึง 5 เซ็ตในรอบ 16 คน และรอบเซมิ
สำหรับบล็อกนี้ถือเป็นเคล็ดอยู่เสมอว่า วันที่เฟดแข่งรอบชิง ไม่อยากจะพูดอะไรถึงเฟดมากนัก จนกว่าจะผ่านพ้นไปก่อน ค่อยมาเม้าท์กันให้เต็มที่
ตอนนี้เลยมีบทสัมภาษณ์แชมป์เฟรนช์ โอเพนฝ่ายหญิง Svetlana KuZnetsova มาฝากก่อนละกันนะ คุซชี่พูดถึงเฟดไว้น่ารักมาก ๆ อย่างที่เคยบอกไงนักเทนนิสหญิงหลายคน ก็ชื่นชมเฟด ส่วนนักเทนนิสหญิงที่เฟดเคยพูดถึงว่าชอบสไตล์การเล่นของเธอ ก็คือคุซชี่นี่เอง
Q. Sveta, to get to this point where you go back to Moscow and you start putting things together, what was really the most important thing? Taking pressure off? Not worrying about winning? Believing more in yourself? Being more independent?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I came back to Moscow, and I had so many people telling me, You wouldn't be able to play here. You are not able to train here, because it's too much information; it's too much destruction, too much night life or whatever.
And once -- yeah, here we go. In Olympic Games, I really had tough times because I lost first round. It was big one for me, you know. I was not ready because the schedule was so hard.
I had my friends, basketball players, the girls, they asked me -- I asked them if they wanted to go to see tennis. They said yes. They came to the club, and they told me they saw Roger and they say, Can we have picture with him?
And I was like, You know how I love Roger, and I never came to him myself asking him for picture. I never did.
For me, it's better to do something for other people than for myself. So I did go to him and say, Can you do the picture? So while I was looking at him and, he was looking at me and said, What do you want?
But, you know, me for me it was big, because I never -- like I knew once he said he likes my tennis and stuff. I also appreciate. I didn't believe it, but... (laughter.)
Yeah, because they said Roger said that. I said, Where? Show me this, because I won't believe what you're saying.
He was very nice. He did picture with the girls. I had a talk with him like for 10 minutes, and I never spoken to him before. I was talking to him about the problems I had.
He was listening, and said, Look, I want to move from Spain. I want to go to Russia. Everybody telling me this. I don't know what to do.
He say, Look, you can only depend on yourself. You can control it. If you can concentrate and live in Moscow, do this. If you cannot, only you can judge, you know. Only God I say can judge us. You know, this is it.
I really believe in it. I came back to Moscow and I work hard, and I had my time to do everything. I had my passion, I have my friends, I am in my home country. I'm very patriotic. I love being there.
This is a moment turn, because I start to work hard. But still, I let it go. I said, Whatever happens, I just do whatever I feel doing. I gave my best. This is it.
Q. You said many times that you like Roger. Are you going to watch tomorrow his final, and are you going to root for him?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I wish I could, but, youknow, I have not been to Moscow for two months, and I'm just crazy to go there. I going to have only four days, and I don't know yet. What time is the final?
Q. 3:00.
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Maybe if I take the early flight I can watch it back in home on TV. Maybe my friends convince me to stay here. I don't know yet. But for the moment, my flight is around 12:00 to leave to Moscow.
Q. What would it mean if he would win for you?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I was thinking a little bit about it. You know, it means a lot to me if Roger wins and I win. I think when I won the US Open I think he also won.
Definitely I would go for him totally, but I don't think matter if I'm here or not. It doesn't matter. I would be happy for him anyway.
ดีใจกับสาวน้อยคนนี้ด้วยนะ เพื่อนเล่าให้ฟังว่า....เธออายุแค่ 23 เอง.... แต่ความที่เธออยู่ในวงการมานาน ได้แกรนด์ สแลมครั้งแรก ที่ US Open เมื่อปี 2004 ตอนอายุแค่ 18 ปี ปีเดียวกับที่เฟดได้ US Open ครั้งแรกเลย เราเลยรู้สึกเหมือนกับว่าเธอดูอายุมากแล้ว |
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"I am a bit lucky but I fought,"
said Federer,
who will on Sunday equal Ivan Lendl's record of 19 grand slam final appearances.
"I have an outstanding record against him (Soderling)
but he played a fantastic match against (Fernando) Gonzalez,"
he added after the Swede earlier won in five sets against the Chilean.
"He (Soderling) has a lot of credit
since he is the one who knocked out Rafa,
who was the man to beat in this tournament,"
added Federer, who has defeated the Swede in all their nine previous encounters.
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