その１ ランデブー ラジオ体操 全豪オープン報道
平成２３年１月２８日 金曜日 午前５時４５分 サイゴンは気温２３度 金星は雲に隠れました。
上弦の月は天上真上で輝いています。 間もなく夜明けです。
午前２時半wake up & get up
いつものように正座して瞑想と呼吸法とお水をいただく！！
音を立てないようにそーーーっと南ベランダへ
サイゴンの今朝３時前は
東の端は曇っていてなかなか金星が顔を出しません。
すでに上弦の月は東高度４５度まであがりとてもきれいです。
午前３時４５分にはラッキーにも筋向いの朝市用の野菜が届き
百姓さんにお金を払っているところとランデブーの写真を撮る。
午前４時半には東端の雲を離れてランデブーが鮮明
明日はランデブーらしく近接するはず！！ 天候不安定でシャッターチャンスがあるか心配！！
三脚かもっといいカメラを持ってきておれば！！って思います。
しかしこの時間はラジオ体操が始まる。
日本では午前６時半から１５分間のラジオ体操
早朝が忙しい小生にとって一番痛い時間！！
ユーチューブを調べていたらラジオ体操のいいのが沢山ある。
今の時代うまく使おうって思います。
もう３０年も前から気がついていたことだが
日本の新聞と米国の新聞
報道の深さが違います。
基礎から最先端まで丁寧に子供から専門家までが楽しめるように
編集していた。
インターネット時代になっても同じ！！
この差がある。
昨日の全豪オープンテニス報道
LiNeの報道を見ても雲泥の差！！
勝利者インタビュー一つをとってもインターネットで調べる限り
天と地の差
小生はnytimes.comとusatoday.comがこの１０数年の大好きサイト
この二社だけで昨日のゲーム模様からインタビューそして展望までが
報道されている。 一方日本は皆無！！ただただ結果を報道するのみ！！
これでは読者ファンは増えないって思いました。
ちょっと紹介すれば
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Li’s victory, secured after fighting off a match point on Wozniacki’s serve in the 10th game of the second set, made her the first Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final. She will face Kim Clijsters, the No. 3 seed from Belgium, on Saturday.
“Good for me, good for my team, maybe good for China tennis; I’m not sure, maybe,” the ninth-seeded Li said of reaching the final. “But I mean, of course, this is good experience for my whole life because many player, they play a long time but they never come to the final for a Grand Slam. Today, I get it.”
Li’s doubts about the benefits apparently stem from concern that the Chinese news media will not portray her in a positive light.
“I mean, if they write down something good for me, of course, I mean, good for Chinese tennis also,” she said.
But there did not seem to be much doubt at WTA headquarters about the potential benefits.
“I have to believe we’ll hit an all-time record with women’s tennis with the number of viewers who will watch Li Na compete in the final,” Allaster said.
The WTA claims to have 4.4 million fans on social media portals in China, more than any other global sports association, including the N.B.A. A victory for Li on Saturday would presumably boost all the numbers, but that will be a daunting task considering how well Clijsters was striking the ball in Thursday’s second semifinal, which she won, 6-3, 6-3, against Vera Zvonareva.
With the victory, Clijsters will usurp Zvonareva at No. 2 in the rankings next week. Wozniacki, 20, will remain No. 1 and continue to field questions about her legitimacy. She has not yet won a Grand Slam title and not reached a major final since losing at the 2009 United States Open to Clijsters.
The loss to Li was perhaps the toughest of her young career. Though Wozniacki played outstanding defense and was the calmer, more consistent force throughout the match, Li’s ability to produce flurries of winners with her more powerful groundstrokes ultimately outweighed her 51 unforced errors.
But Li would never have gotten to a third set if Wozniacki had converted her match point at 5-4, 40-30 in the second set. But she failed to get her first serve in, then could not retrieve a strong forehand down the line from Li, who also won the next two points to get back to 5-5. Wozniacki ended up losing the set on a double fault, then lost her serve three times in a momentum-swinging final set in which she gradually unraveled and failed to produce a winner.
“Sometimes in matches or in tennis it’s one ball that can change everything,” Wozniacki said. “I didn’t get my match point. From then on, well, she was just better at the most important points.”
Asked on-court what had helped her through the third set, Li hesitated a moment, then answered, “Prize money,” as laughter rippled through Laver Arena.
She may not have been joking: Li is guaranteed $1.1 million Australian for reaching the final. Clijsters, the No. 3 seed, holds a 4-2 career edge over Li, but they have split their two matches since Clijsters returned to the game after a maternity break in 2009. Clijsters beat Li in the quarterfinals of the 2009 United States Open, but Li — who has yet to lose this season — beat her less than two weeks ago in the final of the Sydney event, 7-6, (3), 6-3, a match in which Clijsters squandered a 5-0 lead in the first set.
“Let her get back into it again, like she did today,” Clijsters said. “I think she’s a good player. I think we’re very similar type of players.”
Asked on-court what had helped her through the third set, Li hesitated a moment, then answered, “Prize money,” as laughter rippled through Laver Arena.
She may not have been joking: Li is guaranteed $1.1 million Australian for reaching the final.
Asked on-court what had helped her through the third set, Li hesitated a moment, then answered, “Prize money,” as laughter rippled through Laver Arena.
She may not have been joking: Li is guaranteed $1.1 million Australian for reaching the final.
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Earlier Thursday, Li Na and Kim Clijsters advanced to Saturday's women's final.
Li's bubbly personality off-court and her steady play on it have won her legions of new fans, particularly in her native China. It might even earn her a Grand Slam singles title. She's the first Chinese woman to advance to a singles final at a major.
Li fended off a match point in the second set and rebounded for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, while Clijsters, advancing to her eighth major final, beat No. 2-ranked Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-3.
"This is good experience for my whole life, because many players, they play a long time, but they never play the final for a Grand Slam," Li said.
Clijsters says she'll use her previous appearances in finals — she's won three U.S. Opens, including two since she returned from a retirement after getting married and having a child — to her advantage.
"I guess I've been on tour for a while and I've played big matches and not always won them," Clijsters said. "Although I've lost them sometimes, they really do teach you a lot of things."
For the past 10 days, Li has regaled the crowds and television audiences with her wit, joking about credit card spending, her mother's reluctance to watch any of her matches, and the snoring of her husband and coach, Jiang Shan.
A mark of her respect for other players was evident Thursday when she was asked about Clijsters.
"She's a nice person," Li replied, preferring to not initially comment on the Belgian's court prowess. "A good player, tough player, another challenge."
Her win was big news in China, where television commentator Xu Chang said Li had raised the profile of Chinese tennis, which has long struggled for recognition next to badminton and table tennis.
"Li has realized the dreams of all those promoting Chinese tennis," Xu said.
The official Xinhua News Agency said a Grand Slam win by Li "would also inspire a rush of new tennis players in China."
Li beat Clijsters in the final of the tuneup event at Sydney, where she came back from 5-0 down in the first set to win it in straight sets.
Wozniacki, playing at a major for the first time with the No. 1 ranking, had match point at 5-4 and 40-30 in the second set before Li rallied. Another 66 minutes later, Li served and won on her first match point.
Li lost to Serena Williams in two tiebreak sets in the semifinals here last year in her previous best run at a major.
Her trip to the final is just another first for Li, who was the first Chinese player to win a tour-level title and the first to enter the top 10. She is also the first player from Asia to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
"I'm so happy I can be the first Chinese player to come to a final — I always do the first one!" she said.
Asked what motivated her comeback, she deadpanned: "Prize money."
Li looked down and out after the first set, when she made 17 unforced errors and struggled for consistency. She finished with 51 unforced errors, but that was a reflection of her pushing Wozniacki to the extremes.
Wozniacki ensured she'll retain the No. 1 ranking by reaching the semifinals — after coming back from a set and a break down to beat French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in three sets — but she'll no doubt be answering questions about her ranking for tournaments to come.
"Sometimes in matches or in tennis it's one ball that can change everything," Wozniacki said. "I didn't get my match point.
"Right now I'm sitting here and I wish I would have won the match. It's quite difficult to get through this one. I just need to get back on the practice court and keep working hard. Hopefully I'll get many more chances in the future.
Federer had similar comments after his match.
"It's not the end in any way," he said. "Sure, it's disappointing and it hurts in the moment itself. I wish I could have won here again for the fifth time.
"But that's sometimes how it goes. Doesn't mean the guy that doesn't win the tournament can't play tennis. That's sometimes how things are portrayed. I had a great season last year, and I think I'll have another one this year."
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
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