F. González(左.智利選手.10號種子) v.s. R. FEDERER (右.瑞士選手.世界排名第一.1號種子)
7‑6, 6‑4, 6‑4
這場決賽第一盤真的是非常刺激啊
看得我心臟快無力了
第二盤之後 雖然還是有點緊張的心情
但是情緒已比較緩和
因為....Federer打得非常穩啊!!! 哈哈
去年的澳網是在過年的時候
覺得去年的比較刺激ㄝ
那個對手真的是死纏爛打的感覺
這次的對手也很狂野啊
發球正拍都超用力的
雖然有幾次都覺得他好像打累了步調有變慢
但是又突然很有力
花招也挺多的

相較之下Federer還是沉穩啊!!!
最欣賞他這種也許內心掙扎但是外表還是沉穩冷靜的感覺
或許他也練到內心也沉穩的地步了
真的...緊要關頭 即使情勢不利
也是要冷靜應對 什麼都別想 就是專心就對了
每次看完Federer打球 都有這種感覺
比起從最後一名打到第一名
我倒覺得一直保持在第一名才是最不簡單的
Federer 加油!!! 繼續破紀錄吧!!!
我也要加油!!!

*從去年最後一次大滿貫(美網)之後
今天可是第一度看到Federer
本來是要從八強開始看
但是因為過著不知年月日的生活
所以...連準決賽都錯過了
還好即時清醒 看到了決賽
怎麼感覺 Federer有比較瘦啊?!
鼻子下巴側面都變得好尖喔
小肚也縮了(該不會是衣服的關係吧?!這次的球衣還蠻好看的 感覺質料很好很舒適)
體型真是越來越好囉!!!
手臂好細喔...
還有皮膚好好喔~~

*另外,為了慶祝Federer的官方網站會員破10萬人
所以Federer就說啦 只要寄一封e-mail 提及自己的帳號
Federer要從中抽出3位 可以得到澳網比賽的球 球上還有Federer的簽名唷
雖然3/100000的機率是非常小的
但是身為會員之一當然也要參與參與囉!!!
重點是參與感啊!!!
太棒了 希望明年可以破100萬人ㄏ

(後記:結果當然是沒中啦 哈哈 那三位真是太幸運了)

*當然這次也要恭喜
詹詠然、莊佳容兩位選手
給妳們拍拍手
真是太厲害了
一直覺得台灣不是很熱中網球
所以壓根沒想到會有這麼傑出的選手
詹詠然選手才17歲ㄝ~~~
好好喔 這麼年輕就參加四大滿貫之一
那時 我到底在幹嘛啊?! 小毛頭一個'嘆~
她們說她們會繼續參加四大滿貫的比賽
加油啊~~~ 法網


Final
Win
Australian Open

賽後訪問:
An interview with:

ROGER FEDERER

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.


Q. Nice familiar feeling?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, hasn't happened that many times.


Q. Getting to be familiar, though.

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, it does feel great. It does feel great, yeah (smiling).


Q. Was it a case of playing smarter tennis in the conditions?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, look, I mean, I think the conditions have been the same now for the last couple of matches for me. I think I just had to really adjust to Fernando's game. He's changed it up a little bit and made it hard for the opponents to attack him really, by playing a good slice, with a lot of spin, covering it well with his forehand, especially (indiscernible) serving well.

You know, I tried to tell myself I've beaten him nine times out of nine, play your game, be aggressive, don't give him too many free points. It ended up working even though it was a close match. I'm just kind of relieved and all proud I did it again.


Q. Don't play many guys like that, do you?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, especially all the time slice, you know almost. I mean, he does come over it when he has to really. In passing shots sometimes when he's up 40‑Love he does go for it.

He made it hard for me today to really kind of attack him. He slices the forehand, slices the backhand. It's just a different game. Especially the first set. I was missing a few of them to give him the upper hand. He should have won the first, but I came back and won. That might have been crucial.


Q. Seemed to go cross‑court a lot to his forehand. Was that a strategy, keep him on the forehand court?

ROGER FEDERER: Look, you try to stay with him as much as you can. Especially with his forehand, he takes huge cuts at the ball. You always have to be careful for his down the line if you do that. That gives me the opportunity to attack him, you know, maybe down the line to his backhand or then beat him on the forehand cross‑court, which might be tough for him.

So, I mean, I think I picked the right tactics in the end. I played well. I played a really tough match which I was hoping for.


Q. Does it mean that much more when you do win it in straight sets every single match? Does that have an emphatic meaning to you, as well?

ROGER FEDERER: I mean, I guess, you know, equaling records, doing something that hasn't been done for a long time, it's really nice, there's no doubt. Wasn't ever a goal for me up to win a Slam without dropping a set.

It's more to me that reminds you all the time, if you would, you know, you would be, so on and so on. All I care in the end is to hopefully hold that trophy, even though it might be 20‑18 in the fifth set. I don't mind, as long as I win.

Of course, now that it's all over, it's great to think, Wow, you know, not having dropped a set. It's quite amazing.


Q. The organizers of the Open say it's going to cost $200 million to get it up to standards. What do you think of the standard of the Australian Open as opposed to other Grand Slams?

ROGER FEDERER: What is it going to cost them?


Q. $200 million.

ROGER FEDERER: For what?


Q. To improve the standard of the facilities.

ROGER FEDERER: What do they need to improve? Well, I mean, we players enjoy it very much. I guess you can always improve little things. This is the only Grand Slam that has a roof over the big courts, you know ‑ even two. I mean, we have some events that have it, but not Grand Slams. They're actually maybe ahead of some Grand Slams.

I think the facilities are really nice for the fans, for the players. I think if they're going to invest that kind of money it's going to be an incredible Grand Slam, because it's already very nice right now.


Q. Are you aware of that 'genius' banner that follows you around tournament to tournament?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, of course (smiling). It's really nice. I have so many fans, especially on my website as well. We cracked the 100,000 members actually this week during the Australian Open. I've met many of them. Always writing me mail, you know, kind of getting in touch with me, showing it when they're in the stadium.

I've seen that banner many, many times. It's always kind of nice to see them again. Maybe it's not the same person, but the same banners out. Yeah, it gives me a good feeling.


Q. What does that word mean to you, "genius"?

ROGER FEDERER: I mean, look, I guess I'm the best tennis player in the world. You can call me a genius because I'm outplaying many of my opponents, kind of maybe playing a bit different, you know, winning when I'm not playing my best. All of that maybe means a little bit of that. So it's nice.


Q. Work or talent?

ROGER FEDERER: Both, for sure (smiling).


Q. How surprised or relieved were you to take that first set? Was that what you felt was the turning point?

ROGER FEDERER: I mean, could have been. I don't know if it's the turning point of the match. I mean, I guess he would have had a great lead, could have played more freely, maybe could have taken more chances.

Maybe I would have been more under pressure. But I think I handled the situation well and I knew that those weren't match points, they were set points, and you can always take a lost set or even two. You just got to keep on believing that you can turn it around and that you're doing the right things.

I mean, Grand Slam finals are tough. Everything's on the line. There is no draw in tennis. It's always going to be a winner and a loser. You hope you're going to play one more great match. Especially the way he came through to the finals, put the pressure on me, as well, because I knew if I wasn't going to play a good match, I was going to lose. So that puts the pressure on. I'm the overwhelming favorite, so it's always tough.


Q. Would you remember how to come from a set down?

ROGER FEDERER: Absolutely. I mean, I don't think just the match would start back at zero. Would have had to try to win in four sets really. Would have been no problem, I think. I don't know if I would have won, but.


Q. Have you booked a clay court for practice tomorrow?

ROGER FEDERER: No, not really. That's going to start after Miami.


Q. Of all the streaks you have going, what sticks out in your mind as the most impressive to you?

ROGER FEDERER: I mean, all these Grand Slams since 2003. That's what, for me, is really scary, how many I've won. I was thinking about it this morning actually when I woke up. Like if somebody would have told me I'd win 10 Grand Slams from mid '03 till today, I never would have thought there was any chance of doing something like that. I would have signed up for just one, you know. So to do that.

Then, I guess the streak of No. 1 weeks in a row, beating Connors soon. I think those are the two biggest ones, I think.


Q. At the start of the match, the emcee is going through your list of achievements. Would you prefer that happened or didn't happen? Two Grand Slams there's no announcements, and the other two they announce everything you've done. Would you rather go out incognito and play, or read this list of achievements?

ROGER FEDERER: I like how he does it. I think he's almost the best of the year. The way he does it, I remember I was back in my parents' place, I don't know, in the summer or sometime. My dad, you know, he's playing over all the matches from cassette to CDs. Takes him hours and hours and days and days.

There was one match lying around of the finals of last year against Marcos. I said, Let me have a look. It was the very beginning. I heard again the announcement. Everybody started to laugh again in the end. I rewind it and listen to it again (smiling).

You can imagine I enjoy it very much. Coming back, having one title more than the last year, it's great. I really enjoy it.


Q. Do you think a match like this, if kids could see a match like this, that it would inspire them how you two played such different tennis from what we're used to with the baseline grinders, beautiful tennis with one‑handed backhands? Do you think maybe we can get some kids thinking about playing that way, too?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I do hope so, yes. I mean, I was inspired by Becker and Edberg. I mean, look what came out. So thanks to them the way they played. They had both a beautiful backhand. So, I mean, I hope some kids see that and they actually consider playing one‑handed. Especially by me winning so many, that's going to maybe tell them it's good, you have the option with the slice, drive and everything.

I mean, I like two‑handed backhands as well. I can just play one. I'm incapable of playing a double‑handed. I do feel the one‑handed is more beautiful.


Q. Fernando is strong as a bull. Looked like the middle of the second set he was kind of sucking wind, having trouble keeping up. Seemed to move around exceptionally well.

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I think I was really trying to get the upper hand from the baseline because I knew that was going to be key to the match. I knew it's going to be tough because of the way he's playing, you know, the way he's been serving in the tournament.

I knew that, you know, if he plays so many slices, it's going to be tough for you eventually. You have to stay on the attack, otherwise it's just going to be in defense. It's going to be hard for you physically to go through a match like this. So you have to open up a little bit. I was hoping for that moment to come, once I lead a set, maybe take advantage.

It kind of worked out for me. He had to go for more. Once he had to do that, it gets tough for him. I mean, that's maybe why the first set was key. I don't know.


Q. Inevitably we'll talk about the Slam. How much does that live in your mind?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, now I'm again close to winning four in a row basically. That's what's again on my mind before thinking of going all the way through to US Open.

French Open is obviously the next big one for me. That's going to be very interesting to see how I'm going to do there. I mean, I've made one step further every year now. Went from semis to finals. Got closer to Raf, as well.

I think it's going to be a very interesting French Open for me. I hope it's going to work out for me, and I'm going to play well, hopefully win the title. That will be a dream come true. That's the only way I can make this season a better one than last year. Otherwise it won't be possible, so...


Q. Is the Slam an achievable target?

ROGER FEDERER: I'm going to give myself the best possible chance, like I did last year. But, you know, it's so difficult to do. It's such a long way to go that I've just won one‑quarter out of it. To think of it, just to do it all over again, on all different surfaces, it's going to be so hard.

I'm happy I won the first one. I'll be happy if that's the only one I win this season. But I'm going to make the best run possible for the other ones, as well.


Q. Would you say your motivation is as strong now as it's ever been to play and to win?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I think I've definitely ‑‑ with the experience now, I know what schedule to pick, what tournaments to play. My decisions seem always the right ones because they always pay off in the end. Doha, no Doha, this tournament or not this tournament.

I end up, you know, don't actually needing the matches because I get them in the first rounds of a Grand Slam. Maybe I might be wrong, but I don't know. I doubt it because of my experience and by knowing how to come back off two, three months' layover and how to come out and play a competitive match. I know how to do that. All those things all combined make it so hard to beat me, especially probably over a best‑of‑five sets.

I don't ‑ how do you say ‑ lose many sets early on in the tournament which give me then great marginals (sic) in the end, especially in terms of resources physically. Yeah, I mean, I'm doing the right thing. My motivation is maybe as big as ever. You're right.


Q. After which level, what do you think another tennis player think about Roger Federer after this?

ROGER FEDERER: The other players?


Q. Yes. What do you think? You are unbeatable? It is impossible to play against you?

ROGER FEDERER: I mean, if I were another player, I would be amazed a little bit to see always the same guy winning. I guess that's how I would look at it. I remember when Lleyton was No. 1. When I was coming up, Lleyton was No. 1 for about two years. I remember thinking, Nobody's going to beat Lleyton. He's just going to always be there, always winning. I don't see why he should start losing because he's just better than the others.

I guess that's a little bit how other players see me as well. I hope at least, you know. But that's how I see it.


Q. Are you confirming that you're not going to retire next year like Borg did when he was 26? If you have a bad year, winning only two Slams per year, that means in five years you will have 20.

ROGER FEDERER: I like your thinking. You're worried that I'm leaving and then you're seeing like the 20 already. It's great to be only halfway (smiling).

I mean, I doubt that I'll retire. You can never say for sure. I told you guys that I hope to play at least till the Wimbledon Olympics in 2012. That's a really big target for me. And the Slams, you know, just try to keep it up. I'm getting closer every Grand Slam I've played now to Sampras'. I hope to keep it up.


Q. What makes Rafa so hard to beat for you on clay? I mean, Nadal.

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, there's only one Rafa, in the top 10 at least or top two (laughter).

Yeah, what is it? I guess he's physically very strong. Growing up on that surface. Being on a winning streak for 60 matches. He's very confident. He knows how to play. He covers the court extremely well. Maybe a lefty. We don't see that very often. This whole combination makes it very tough.

He's a great player. I enjoy watching him on clay. I liked especially the challenge last

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經過兩個禮拜的拼戰,2007年澳洲網球公開賽終於進入尾聲,最受大家矚目的男子單打冠軍決賽,將由球王「瑞士特快車」費德勒(Roger Federer),迎戰大會第10種子,智利好手岡薩雷茲(Fernando Gonzalez)。費德勒展現球王實力,以7-6(7-2)、6-4、6-4直落三盤的比數擊敗岡薩雷茲,奪下生涯第10座大滿貫,也是第3座澳網冠軍盃。

球王費德勒的實力無庸置疑,岡薩雷茲能一路過關斬將,挺進到最後決賽,當然也不是好惹的。第1盤開始雙方採取穩紮穩打策略,直到第9局戰況才起了變化,當雙方4-4平手時,岡薩雷茲出乎大家意料之外的率先破發,可是球王不虧是球王,在下1局馬上回破岡薩雷茲的發球局。費德勒在6-5領先時,將岡薩雷茲的發球局逼到deuce,費德勒在這1局更4度取得破發機會,可是拼勁十足的岡薩雷茲就是不讓球王得逞,最後還是拿下這1局讓比賽進到搶7。

第2盤雙方僵持依舊,不過到了第7局費德勒成功破發,進而取得領先地位,第10局費德勒更是乾脆,在40-0的時候發出這場比賽的第2記ace球,以6-4拿下第2盤的勝利。

第3盤的第7局,岡薩雷茲再度面臨費德勒的進逼,雙方打到deuce,前3度岡薩雷茲面對破發都能守住,不過第4次費德勒取得破發機會後,改採上網的攻勢,這一次的網前壓迫也收到了效果,費德勒順利破了岡薩雷茲的發球。就像第2盤一樣,費德勒在第7局破發後,最後也沒有意外地以6-4拿下。

費德勒在本屆澳網從第1輪的比賽開始,到今天拿下決賽冠軍,7場比賽未失1盤,而且費德勒還成為網球進入公開賽時代以來,第1位兩度拿下連續3次大滿貫賽冠軍的球員,分別是05年溫網、05年美網與06年澳網,以及06年溫網、06年美網與07年澳網,也就是說球王在過去7次的大滿貫賽中,只有06年的法網沒有拿下冠軍,可是費德勒在06年法網也打進最後的決賽。
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A comfortable genius
by Luke Buttigieg
Sunday, 28 January, 2007


Having moved to equal-fifth on the all-time Grand Slam title winners' list when he claimed the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup for a third time on Day 14 at Australian Open 2007, Roger Federer admitted the genius tag sits comfortably with him.

The Swiss maestro and No.1 seed was so supreme throughout this year's tournament that he became the first player since Bjorn Borg at the French Open in 1980, and just the fourth in the Open era, to win a Grand Slam title without dropping a set along the way.

Federer capped off his 10th major title by making it 10 wins from as many clashes against Chilean No.10 seed Fernando Gonzalez, eventually prevailing 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes.

Having joined American Bill Tilden on the major winners' list, Federer now has Australian Rod Laver and Swede Bjorn Borg (11 each), Australian Roy Emerson (12) and American Pete Sampras (14) in his sights.

"I mean, look, I guess I'm the best tennis player in the world," Federer said when asked how he reacts to the word genius being used to describe him and his sublime game.

"You can call me a genius because I'm outplaying many of my opponents, kind of maybe playing a bit different, you know, winning when I'm not playing my best. All of that maybe means a little bit of that. So it's nice."

Federer answered everything the free-swinging and brilliant Gonzalez could throw at him emphatically throughout the contest, as he became the first player to win at least three times at three of the Grand Slams.

Tested in the first set after three unforced errors on his own serve in the ninth game handed Gonzalez a break and a chance to serve for the set, Federer saved two set points at 40-15 and then broke back.

After holding in the 11th game Federer then had four chances to take the set in the 12th game, only for Gonzalez to hang on, but Federer upped the ante in the tiebreaker with the first five points and duly took the set.

Gonzalez continued to push at every opportunity in the second and third sets, hitting plenty more amazing shots, but Federer was the equal to virtually everything his opponent could serve up, leaving the South American to shake his head as his shot-making resulted in little reward.

"I tried to tell myself I've beaten him nine times out of nine, play your game, be aggressive, don't give him too many free points," said the four-time Wimbledon champion and triple US Open winner.

"It ended up working even though it was a close match. I'm just kind of relieved and all proud I did it again. He made it hard for me today to really kind of attack him. He slices the forehand, slices the backhand."

"It's just a different game, especially the first set. I was missing a few of them to give him the upper hand. He should have won the first, but I came back and won. That might have been crucial.”

Having been informed about the records he had equalled or history he has made with the latest win, his semifinal victory having given him the record of 11 straight major tournaments in which he's made at least the final four, Federer could only marvel.

"Equalling records, doing something that hasn't been done for a long time, it's really nice, there's no doubt," Federer said. "It wasn't ever a goal for me up to win a Slam without dropping a set."

"All I care in the end is to hopefully hold that trophy, even though it might be 20-18 in the fifth set. I don't mind, as long as I win. Of course, now that it's all over, it's great to think, 'Wow', you know, not having dropped a set. It's quite amazing."

Many players would have dropped the first set from the same position Federer was in when Gonzalez served for the match but Federer was able to draw on his huge confidence and the fact that he did drop the first set in the final against Marcos Baghdatis a year ago.

"I think I handled the situation well and I knew that those weren't match points, they were set points, and you can always take a lost set or even two," he said. "You just got to keep on believing that you can turn it around and that you're doing the right things."

For all of the records, all of the streaks, Federer is especially proud of the fact that he has dominated the game so much in the past three-and-a-half years, having not won his first Grand Slam title until Wimbledon in 2003.

"All these Grand Slams since 2003, that's what, for me, is really scary, how many I've won," Federer said. "I was thinking about it this morning actually when I woke up."

"Like if somebody would have told me I'd win 10 Grand Slams from mid '03 till today, I never would have thought there was any chance of doing something like that. I would have signed up for just one, you know."

Federer will be back for another crack at the Australian Open in 2008, to the absolute delight of organisers and local fans alike and, on current form, he may return having also won his first French Open and completed a rare single-year Grand Slam.

We can hardly wait.
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