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[2004 French Open] Henin-Hardenne shocked

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【News】
Henin-Hardenne shocked
By Araz Gulekjian
Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Reigning Roland Garros champion Justine Henin-Hardenne has attributed her devastating second round loss on Wednesday afternoon to a lack of energy. The world No1 was shocked by unheralded Italian Tathiana Garbin 7-5 6-4 in one hour, 58 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

I felt empty. I was unable to spit out any emotions, whether it was rage or joy. It was not me out there, Henin-Hardenne said. Henin-Hardenne's defeat was the second biggest shock in the first three days of the championship, following Andre Agassi's first round exit on Monday at the hands of France's 271-ranked Jerome Haehnel. The diminutive Belgian looked physically spent and clearly seemed to suffer the effects of her virus infection that sidelined her for the past six weeks. She had long contemplated withdrawing from the tournament, such was her lack of preparation, and may now be wishing she had.

【Interview】

Q. Was it maybe too soon for you to come back, do you think, after illness?

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: Yeah, probably. But, you know, I have to come back on the tour one day. And now I know where I am, and I know what I have to do. I know that I still need a little bit more time to be hundred percent. It's not easy to recover.

But I have no regrets that I came here because, you know, I had to come back. I was feeling good, but on the court it's for sure different.

It is a tough situation, but I think that in the past I came through many times, and I'm sure I'll do it one more time.

Q. Did you feel it more today or were you feeling a bit tired in the first match?

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: No, I think that in the first match, you know, I didn't know what to expect. And then I was very happy to win this first match. It hasn't been easy to recover. But I don't want to find any excuse. It's hard to come back, for sure, after this kind of problem that I got. But it's not the main reason, you know.

I was really nervous, I wasn't moving well, I was late all the time. I couldn't play my game. So it is a little bit frustrating, but it's a choice that I made and I have to assume that now. And it's okay, life continues. It's a bad day; tomorrow is going to be better.

Q. Do you think these health problems could hurt you? You're known for your condition, but you've had some serious health problems, too. Do you think this could hurt your career or is it something you think you'll be able to overcome?

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: No, I think it's going to go away, you know. It's going to be over soon. I just need a little bit of time right now. You know, it's only a few weeks that happened. I need a little bit of time to feel rested, to feel hundred percent, to feel prepared the best as I can because hasn't been the greatest preparation that I wanted.
But it's like that. We'll never change that.

Q. It must have been difficult in the fact you went through an extraordinary season last year, very tiring, full season this year. That's too much?

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: Yes, pressure is, of course, always present. That's inevitable. A lot of things have happened. The accumulated fatigue, that didn't help.

But, as I said, I decided to come here because I wanted to. Now I know where I stand. I know that there's a number of things that I still need to do. I need more time to recover, to be ready to defend my chances on court.

Q. Is this the hardest defeat of your career?

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: I think that's difficult to tell. My defeat in Amelia Island, Doha, this one certainly hurts more. When I lost in the first round two years ago, that wasn't very nice either. But for the moment it's probably the case.

Q. You were very positive on Monday. Today we felt that you were very negative. What was the difference?

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: I didn't play well today. I couldn't even count on anger, frustration, on the kind of thing that I use to play a match. I was feeling a bit empty. That's very frustrating.

我喜歡她說的: And it's okay, life continues. It's a bad day; tomorrow is going to be better.
我也相信,她可以捲土重來的,只要她的身體狀況變好了.

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