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09MIAMI 悪条件の中3R突破
Masters 1000 Sony Ericsson Open 2009
Miami, FL, USA

3rd Round
[2] R Federer (SUI) d [28] N Kiefer (GER) 64 61



1st set(64)
NK K   K K K
RF  KBK K K K

2nd set(61)
NK K
RF  KBKBKB

前のロディック戦から湿気でラインが滑るとかどうとかで試合が休止、再入場の繰り返し、トーナメントディレクターと主審が話し合うこと場面がよくみられました。トーナメントディレクターは数年前までWimbyのそれをつとめていたアラン・ミルズさん。いつもにこやかで良いですね。こんな不安定な天気はWimbyでもう慣れっこ。主審や選手へのコミュニケーションもばっちりです。
ロジャー戦でも1stセット、3rdゲーム・キーファのサービス15-30でいったん退場するところがありました。
ロジャーにとってこれが良いタイミングでありましたね。
ロジャーもWimbyで慣れっこだからきっと集中力を保ったままこのリードをBPに結び付けてくれると思ってました。
再入場後、15-40と2つのBPをとる。一度はアドバンテージまでとられましたが、次のBPでブレイクアップ。
再入場後のコートは風が強かったですね。トスの高いキーファは苦労したんじゃないでしょうか。
そして空一面曇り。真っ白なので太陽があるよりもむしろまぶしそうでした。お互い眉間にしわを寄せながらプレイしてましたね。
そんな悪条件の中、ロジャーは風を利用し、低い弾道の強打、高い弾道の中ロブ、そして最近はもうさまになってきたフォアのドロップショットとキーファを翻弄していました。
それがボディブローのように効いてきたのか、2ndセットはブレッドスティック。
完全に試合を支配してました。
朝方だったのでぼーっと見ながら気づいたら終わってたって感じでしたが、こんなロジャー、ほんと久しぶりでした。


おわっ(@0@!
1stサーブ、80%ですか。。。そりゃ優勢ですわな。

ダイジェストです。
http://www.tennistv.com/page/sub/TennisTV/TournamentHighlights/Miami/0,,11444~1606342,00.html


HEIDIさん(MIXIのマイミクさん)に訳していただきました。
interviewer:おめでとう、Roger。楽勝だったのでは?

Roger Federer(RF):僕にとっていい試合だったよ。ただ風は強いし湿度は高いし、タフなコンディションだったけどね。ファーストサーブも良かったし、ミスも少なかったし、とてもいいプレーができたと思うよ。
相手が走り回ってミスするように仕向けることもできたしね。
とにかく思い通りにいったかた良かった。

interviewer:こんなコンディションでプレーするのは難しいのでは?

RF:んー、僕は好きだよ。ボールを打つだけじゃなく、風を利用してどこに打ち入れるとか、もっと頭を使ってプレーしなきゃいけないことがおもしろいからね。
勝つためにそういうことを考えるのが好きなんだ。

interviewer:今週はずいぶん調子がいいのでは?

RF:いい方向にいっていると思うよ。自分はブレイクできたけど、まだブレイクされてないと思うし。Dentとの次の試合が楽しみだよ。彼は腰(背中)の手術後のカムバックだからね。またいいプレーをしたいな。
実際のところ、10年くらいツアーで彼と試合したことがないんだ。
いい試合になると思うよ。

interviewer:4ラウンド目に彼がいるのは驚いた?

RF:いや、それだけ素晴らしいプレーヤーだからね。楽しみだよ。

ポストマッチインタビュー
Q. Playing Taylor Dent. Are you surprised that he's back and everything that he's been through? He said that he remembers beating you in the juniors.
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I remember that, too.

Q. You owe him now, right?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, look, I mean, I know -- I don't know if I should be surprised if he's back or not. Did he ever announce retirement?

Q. No, he was out. He was in a body cast and all that.
ROGER FEDERER: I don't know how bad it really was, but I assume it was pretty bad being out for that long. I mean, we know each other since a long time, but we never really hung out too much.
We were friendly, but we never played each other on tour, so we never really had that whole thing going.
So it's great to see him back, you know, playing. He was always a dangerous player, you know, on tour, because he was a aggressive, offensive and, you know, making you -- kind of make the match decide on a couple of passing shots here and there, you know.
It's going to be interesting for me to see how he plays. I actually never played him, so I can't compare before and after injury. I'm looking forward to a good match.

Q. What were the circumstances of your matchup? What do you remember about when you played him in the juniors?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, it was a leadup tournament to Wimbledon, a semifinals, agents all over the fence. And just excited to see both of us play.
I mean, he had the famous father, you know, so he came from tennis, a tennis background.
I think he already maybe was signed with IMG. I'm not sure. It was just a match that agents and people kind of wanted to see. I lost in three sets. It was a decent match. I think he was serve and volleying quite a bit. I remember a funny story. Actually, he had to play the Wimbledon first round I think the same time a his father played the seniors, you know.
Everybody was expecting he couldn't play because of that, because he was -- the father was a coach maybe at the time. I'm not sure, you know. So it was kind of a bit strange scheduling for him.
Anyway, I went on to win, but it was -- yeah, I'm not sure if he actually won Roehamton. Did he win it? I think he lost in the finals maybe. I'm not sure.

Q. At that time you were known for your temper. Did you have any kind of meltdown or anything in that match?
ROGER FEDERER: I don't remember, actually.

Q. He said he had a meltdown in that match.
ROGER FEDERER: Did he? He lost his cool? Good. (laughter.) I hope he does the same again.
No, no. I mean, I just remember it wasn't one of my greatest matches, but that isn't what I expected against him. The points were kept so short, anyway. We both had probably like five matches of grass court experience, you know. That's what we had in our body.

Q. Can you ever allow yourself a little bit of empathy when you play someone like that when they've come back from being off, they were in a body cast, or is that not even in your head?
ROGER FEDERER: It will come in -- I'm happy that the guy is back, and I'm happy he's playing well.
But I was more like that when I was coming up actually, thinking, you know, I've -- I don't know. I'm from Switzerland. I have a great life. Tennis is fun, but it's not everything. So if the guy is better, he deserves to win, you know. I had more of that mindset when I was coming up and about.
Today it's different. I just try to play well and hope that I win, you know. I don't think you carry that off into the locker room or any elsewhere. But of course I'm happy if he plays well and gets back into the top 50, but he doesn't necessarily need to beat me in the next match to do so. He has many other tournaments.
That's the way I see it. In tennis you get many opportunities. It's a big one for him, you know, when we play.

Q. You talked a little bit at Indian Wells about fatherhood, and a handful of men have won majors being a father, but not too many at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon where you've had the most success. Have your thoughts evolved on that at all since then? Mirka is such a big part of your team. She's going to be preoccupied. How do you think that might play out?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, well, I just think she'll drop all the stuff she's been doing so far and just become a mother, what she's always wanted to be. I don't think it's going to change a lot for what she has to do. She's been busy anyway before, so now she's busy in a different way.
She told me she still wants to travel as much as possible. We'll see how that turns out to be. We don't know yet. I'm sure we'll find good solutions. You know, we have, I mean, the financial background. You know, traveling, we can make it easy. Hotels, we can make it easy.
So that's great, you know. But at the same time, I think it's the mindset that's most important. I think we both are relaxed, we're both happy and excited, and I think that's why it's going to work out. I haven't actually had fears that I was not going to be able to play tennis after having a child, you know. That's never crossed my mind, to be honest.

Q. But tennis is a selfish endeavor. You have to focus on yourself. With a kid...
ROGER FEDERER: Well, on tennis, not on my -- I'll still take decisions that are best for my game, you know. I have had a team in the past, you know. There's just an added a member to the team. It's going to be all right.

Q. After this Miami tournament, you will be reaching the clay season. Will you be preparing a different way to perhaps have your first French Open?
ROGER FEDERER: This year? I don't know if I'm preparing any different. It's always pretty much the same schedule. I guess a different preparation were to be, you know, for instance, not to play Miami. You know, take more time off to get ready for the clay court season.
I was considering that this year. But then at the same time, I like this tournament. I've played well here in the past. I think, you know, by winning matches it's always most important. You know, confidence is a.
Big thing in our game. This year I'm planning to play, what is it, Madrid and Rome. I'll just practice, you know, a ton, because we haven't played on clay for, what is it, eight months maybe, nine months? So it's pretty tricky for everybody always.

Q. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. I have a question how a player goes from being dangerous in the draw to breaking through to the next level.
ROGER FEDERER: Consistency I think is most important. I think everybody who's young and up and coming is dangerous for the top players just because they're fearless, you know. That makes them really dangerous. Especially they usually like the big matches, you know, center court, you name it, you know. Night session against the top guys.
This is where it's most dangerous for us. That's why it's not always an advantage to be the top guy, you know, like I've been for so many years.
But he's, I think, a particularly good player when it matters most. I think with age you start to be able to motivate and to stay calm over a longer period of time, you know.
I remember when I was coming up I had great wins, you know. But reaching quarterfinals and semifinals stage I was already so exhausted from the pressure and from just being around pros and playing them. With the emotions running through me, you know, I was done by the quarters or semifinals.
You learn how to, you know, save your energy and when to go crazy. You don't have to go crazy after every point. That's what I used to do. I either commentated every shot or I got happy after every shot. I lost a lot of energy like this when I was younger.

Q. When you go out to meet an opponent now, or prepare for one, you've won so much, for you, are you thinking, I really want to beat this guy. Is it the competition, or is it for you now about execution? I would like to do this with my game. Do you still feel that sort of hunger? I just want to beat this guy? Do you understand what I mean?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, I don't know. I mean, I just like to win, you know, so it doesn't matter who's in front of me. I just like the thrill of winning and playing good tennis.
I like to play great and win, no doubt. Like today, if, you know, I hit good shots and I end up winning the match, it's a great feeling. It's a better feeling than, you know, like pushing the ball into the court and hoping for the other guy to miss.
It's never really been my game, so I didn't have this problem. I like to go chase victory. You know, then if you win, you're happy; if you lose, it's something very normal in tennis. You know, you can't have them all. But you've got to give it your best shot, and that's what I try to do by preparing in the best possible way.
And, you know, playing in front of the fans, I think that's exhilarating, for me anyway, especially now that I have so many great fans around the world.

Q. You talked about your preparations for Paris. When you've won Australia, it seems like there has been a lot more conversation about that because of the Grand Slam and, you know, you've been so close the last few years. Is it fair to say that you've sort of compartmentalized Paris a little bit more this year? You've put it away more in the background than you have maybe in the last few years?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, you mean...

Q. Just in terms of not thinking about it before? You really need to think about it?
ROGER FEDERER: No, I've pushed it for after Miami, you know. I've always prepared since December, and February usually I always start preparing already for the big occasions, and that includes Paris, of course, as well.
So it's in the back of my mind, you know, but it's never there, really, like, I'm -- as long as I'm on a different surface, there's not much thought to it, you know.
This year was just easy because I haven't played from Australia until Indian Wells, and that was six weeks of not having to do press, not having to answer any questions about Paris.
Then when I got to Indian Wells and Miami, there was talk about the baby, talk about Darren Cahill, talk about me being back, and not talk about Paris. Maybe that's why you think, you know, I haven't been thinking about it.
But I always have the same mindset, you know, regardless of where I am in the season. The moment I hit clay, that is a different story.
FastScripts by ASAP Sports
| 23:49 | MS Miami 2009 | comments(0) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
NIKE LW EUGENE JACKET
09AOの入退場時に着用していたグレイのジャケットについて。


NIKE LOOPWHEELER EUGENE JACKET
¥28,000 (NSW STORE 購入価格)

LOOPWHEELER(LW:ループウィラー)は、日本のメーカーで、一時間に1mしか編めない旧式の編み機を用いた吊り裏毛を専門に扱うブランドで、1999年に設立されました。その手間に比例した着心地の良さを認められ、デビュー直後に、ロンドンのセルリッジズやパリのコレットの取扱が始まり、その後、日本でも広く知れ渡りました。流行を追わず、真の作りの良さを追い続ける、日本でも数少ないブランドの一つです。
今回の商品はNIKEがEUGENE JACKETの型を作り、LWに製作依頼したものになります。
海外サイズで作成されています。
これはLOOPWHEELER千駄ヶ谷店とNSW STORE(原宿)でしか手に入らないもののようです。
あまり多く入荷されないもののようなので、お早めにゲットしたほうがいいです。

NSW STORE
03-5774-5585
http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/sportswear/ja_JP/nsw_store?country=JP&lang_locale=ja_JP&blog=ja_JP

LOOPWHEELER千駄ヶ谷
03-5414-2350
http://www.loopwheeler.co.jp/info/sendagaya.html

LWのHPで紹介されてます。
http://loopwheeler.sub.jp/blog/2009/03/nikeloopwheeler_eugene_jk.html


NIKE×LOOPWHEELER Eugene JKが入荷いたします。3/7土曜日からの販売開始で販売価格は税込29,400円となります。ちなみに神宮前のNSWストアでは3/10からの販売となるようですので、千駄ケ谷店が先行発売ということになります。カラーは男らしく(笑)グレーへザー1カラー展開です。サイズはメンズXS〜Mまでの3サイズ展開、レディスSとMの2サイズ展開となります。上の画像はメンズです。左袖にLWポケット、左右の箱ポケットは隠しファスナー仕様となります。フロントファスナーはダブルジップで素材はLWライトとなります。

こちらはレディスの画像です。画像でも少しは伝わるかと思いますがメンズと根本的にパターンを変えています。サイドシェイプしていますので、ずいぶんとスッキリした雰囲気になると思います。ご試着していただけるとフィット感が伝わるかと思いますのでお時間ございましたらご来店いただけましたらと思います。以前にもお話しましたが、Eugeneとはオレゴン州ユージーンという町のことで、オレゴン大学のトラックがあります。まさにナイキの源にあたるところなのではないでしょうか。ループウィラーでユージーンJKを製作できたことは、たいへん誇りに思えることですし、さらには左袖にLWポケットをつけることで他のナイキのユージーンJKとは別物になっているのではと思っています。

会社にいるロジャーフェデラーです。全豪オープンの時は入退場の時や、インタビューの時にずいぶんと着用していただきました、多謝。今後、違うパターンになると思いますが、クリスチアーノ・ロナウド、ナダル、コービーブライアンの皆さんにも着ていただくプランも進行中です。

NSW STOREのブログでも紹介されてます。
http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/sportswear/ja_JP/view_post?country=JP&lang_locale=ja_JP&blog=ja_JP&post=NSWStoreJapan/2009/03/11/lw-eugene-jacket
現在男子プロテニス界を牽引するオールラウンド・プレーヤーであるロジャーフェデラーが全豪オープン入退場の時や、インタビューの時に着用していてずいぶん噂になった、歴史的な一着となっています!

なんともうれしい紹介。

ロジャーが着ているのはデモ版らしく、市販ラインに乗せたときは左胸のスウォッシュをはずしたとのこと(NSW STORE店員さん談)。
それでも左腕のポケットやEUGENE JACKET特有のV字ライン、左袖についているオレンジのタグはついてます。
このオレンジのタグ、「ループウィラー」とカタカナで刺繍されてます。
日本製をアピールしています。
ロジャー読めたかな?
カタカナって日本独自の文字だから「COOL!」って思ってくれると嬉しいんですけどねw

その他、LoopWheelerのHP
http://www.tokyolife.co.jp/loopwheeler/index.html
なんかオンラインサイトっぽいですが、LW EUGENE JACKETは取り扱ってないみたいすね。

紹介動画


ちなみに、NSW STOREの店員さんに、念のためロジャーの写真(下図)を見せて、「ConcordのEUGENE TRACK JACKETって入ってないですかね?」と聞いたら、

「ああ、それは日本では販売してないですね。」ときっぱり言われました。
なんじゃそりゃ。踊らされてしまったわけですか。
こりゃ、海外の人に買ってきてもらうしかないな。
| 16:30 | RF GOODS | comments(3) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
09MIAMI 初戦突破
Masters 1000 Sony Ericsson Open 2009
Miami, FL, USA

2nd Round
[2] R Federer (SUI) d [Q] K Kim (USA) 63 62

初戦の相手がFirst Meetingということでちょっと硬くなるかなと思ってたんですが、スコアからみるとそうでもなかったみたいですね。
さらっと勝利。
伝聞調なのは、朝5:00に目覚ましをかけといたのに、がっつり寝てしまって観戦できなかったからです。
ま、rf.comでも皆Live Streamingがないないと叫んで結局Live Scoreでの観戦・応援みたいだったので、それなら起きれなくてもいっかと思いました。

あとから画像を入手。

Tennis Warehouse forumでも話題にあがったとおり、夏シーズン用の襟付きでしたね。
シューズも夏シーズン用でした。
TW、Midwest Sportsではまだ夏シーズンのオンライン販売が行われてません。
待ち遠しい。




ポストマッチインタビュー
Q. Towards the end of last year, especially after the Olympics, you seemed to be serving and volleying a lot more than you did in the beginning of the year. I saw you come to net a couple times today. Is that a more concerted effort to not come to net right now, or you really haven't decided how to play out 2009?
ROGER FEDERER: No, I mean, it depends a lot on how the opponent plays, and also conditions. End of the year, you know, you're taking Beijing, US Open; indoor season is always a quicker period, so you can serve and volley easier.
You know, at Wimbledon I had so much success on serve and volley that, you know, you kind of stick to that, except if you have -- if you're having to against certain opponents to mix it up.
I like still to do it. I feel like I'm volleying well at the moment, so I think it's time to use it a little bit.

Q. How did you feel out there overall?
ROGER FEDERER: Felt good, you know. I was moving well. Tried to get many balls back, you know. I've never played him before, so, you know, of course I was always going to get surprised in some points just because I didn't know what his favorite shot was.
But I realized very quickly, you know, what his pattern was, especially on the serve, as well. Even though he had a good serve today, he had a good few games, but I think I did well today. I think it was a good match. It was great start to the tournament.

Q. With no disrespect to Kevin, were you working on certain things, like chipping and charging out there, serving and volley?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, you know, serve and volley is something that happens naturally. I tell myself, Let's see if it works. If it works, you know, you keep on doing it.
On the return, sure, I was trying to chip and charge, but that's always something I like to do, especially on the hardcourts. See how he reacts to that as well.
Especially being up 5-1, I could take my foot off a little bit and just try out a few things. But you always have to be careful, you know, by doing these things. You saw what happened, you know, I lose that game and then I'm facing break points.
Of course, then afterwards I would still have a chance to break or serve with the wind, you know. But I was trying out a few things towards the end, that's true.

Q. Are you as comfortable with your game right now as you were after you beat Andy at the US Open last year?
ROGER FEDERER: Andy -- oh, Andy Murray? Yeah, I mean, I was playing really well there, but it's a Grand Slam. And I think I played really well as well at the Australian Open. I had been gone from the game for a while, but came back okay at Indian Wells.
I feel like, you know, this is an important week for me to do well, especially now that I have matches again under my belt. I'm into the third round here, so I feel like things are going well for me again.
Last year's season was really tough, you know. Some people forget I had mono and had a bad back. I had to work extremely hard to come back. I've been struggling a little bit against Rafa maybe, even though I got so close at Wimbledon and again at the Australian Open, which were the two major ones to play him against.
Especially Murray, too. I just think I have to make sure I get the wins against them again in the future, and then hopefully can be able to turn it around.

Q. You've just won the Stefan Edberg award for the fifth consecutive time, which is a wonderful achievement. Does it get any harder with all the stress that life places upon you and
everybody to keep up such high standards of deportment as time goes by? Does it get harder to behave so well?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, sometimes the patience level is not there, or, you know, like it used to be. But I feel it just hanging around the courts. I just don't do it as much anymore. Now I understand why Agassi and Sampras and all those guys came in, did what they had to do at the site, and then go somewhere else.
You know, if it's their hotel or go shopping or go hang out at the beach, you just want to get away from the tennis scene. Because maybe after playing a 1,000 matches you get, you know, sick and tired of seeing another 100,000 matches you've seen already.
You kind of just don't hang around as much anymore, but still I try to give back to the fans by signing autographs, taking pictures while I'm at the site. Especially after practice I like to take my time.
And even though I only hit for an hour, you know, I'll be showering only one hour later after all the people I meet and all the people who want to talk to me and all the pictures and autographs and signings, there's more than just the practice.
I think that's where I have to, not motivate myself, but it's just sometimes there is days where it's harder for me, you know. I almost like to practice off-site, you know, where it's nice and calm and I can really concentrate on the practice and not just come out and put on a show and sign autographs.
Because at the end of the day, I also have to work to get better. This is sometimes where it's a fine line for me.

Q. On court?
ROGER FEDERER: On court, no problem. You know, I always think respect towards the opponent is something that's really important to me. Without the other players, you know, I'd been nothing, too, otherwise I'd been No. One 1 world playing against nobody.
They make me work hard and they challenge me and I challenge them, and I think that's what you learn I think with age, even more so. If I look back, you know, and I see how my relationship is today with, you know, with Roddick and, you know, Safin and Hewitt, whereas in the beginning it was, you know, we were friendly and we hung out a little bit.
But I think today there is a bit of a deeper connection because we've gone through so many things and we can relate. It's actually becoming more fun, because I know more and more players now on tour. I feel more welcome, you know, in the locker rooms, whereas in the beginning I was maybe fighting for acceptance, you know. You know, you don't want to talk to Pete and Andre too much. You don't want to bother them.
And you feel like a little bit, All right, I'll just go in the corner and do my thing, whereas now it's easier. I speak to everyone. It's actually a bit more fun today.

Q. You reminded us about your health last year, your back and the mono. Do you think in general people have been too quick to count you out, too quick to sigh, Well, that was great while it was lasted. Let's move on to the next guy? Do you feel like you've been counted out too quick?
ROGER FEDERER: Not necessarily. I mean -- I think the true understanders of the game, they know it doesn't go that quickly, you know. It's just that in tennis, you know, rankings move very quickly, you know.
At the moment where a young guy comes up, there's all the talk about him, and kind of forget about the rest. And then, you know, it goes very quickly. It doesn't matter if you've done it for one year, two years, ten years. As long as you've been at the top, things change pretty quickly in tennis.
We don't have a ranking that goes over two years like they have in golf, so the moment when we don't play for three months we could come go up to No. 5 in world if we're unlucky getting injured through Paris and Wimbledon, let's say.
That's where sometimes also with the media, it's their job to explain to the fan that, you know, he's maybe been injured three months. It doesn't mean you're now the fifth best player in the world. You just haven't had a chance to prove yourself. I think that's sometimes what happens a bit too quickly in tennis.

Q. How are you getting along with the challenge system lately? What's your batting average last few months?
ROGER FEDERER: Been okay, you know. I don't know. Don't care, really.

Q. Have you warmed up to it at all? I know you had reservations early on. What are your thoughts about it at this point?
ROGER FEDERER: It's helped me and not helped me, you know. Like the good and the bad calls that helped me and not helped me, too. That's why I still believe it's unnecessary. It's only on center court. I don't even know if it's on grandstand. But all the other matches, poor guys, they don't have challenge systems. Yeah, ask them whether they think they could use the challenge system on Court 8.

Q. How do you feel here in South Florida with Latin people around you? Do you speak a little Spanish?
ROGER FEDERER: I try to joke around a bit, but no, I don't speak Spanish. But I like it here, you know. I always enjoy to be sort of closer to South America, because I never go and play there. The only time I was there was maybe back in '96 or '97 when I did Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela. That's as far south as I've been.

Q. Colombia?
ROGER FEDERER: No, I haven't been to Colombia. So, I mean, maybe the future. I hope I can maybe play some exhibitions there or some tournaments towards the end of my career. At the moment it's not planned. That's why I enjoy that -- like this morning I was signing autographs after my practice, and one guy was saying, you know, Brazil loves you. Next guy, Venezuela, too, and Ecuador, as well is the third guy, and then the other guy, Dominican Republic, as well. You know, so it's nice. They love tennis, which is good.

Q. Could you say hi to Colombia for me?
ROGER FEDERER: Hello, Colombia. I hope I'll see you there. All right?

Q. I know you've got to stay in the here and now and this tournament, but I'm just wondering whether you ever have any thoughts towards Wimbledon and the fact that the last time you were there was an incredible day but a tough day for you.
ROGER FEDERER: Uh-huh.

Q. I imagine it's something that's a big ambition for you again this year.
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, absolutely. It's the ultimate goal for me every year, you know, to win a Wimbledon.
There is not a proper preparation for Wimbledon, you know, because we have the French Open right before. So it's actually, just go on grass and see what happens, and hopefully, you know, you feel good, sort of Sunday before the tournament starts. That's how you take Wimbledon on, you know.
It's difficult, you know, and it was an incredible match last year. I still look back at it and think that was one of the greatest matches I was ever part of, and, you know, I enjoyed the battle we had.
Of course, still a bit heartbroken. Not today, just looking back how it ended in the darkness. But still, it was a fantastic match, and I'm looking forward to come back.

Q. I have one question going back to the Australian Open. Probably not a great memory, but in the trophy ceremony, all those emotions that came out, now that you can reflect on it a little bit, what were you feeling? What was all that emotion about? What were you feeling at that moment?
ROGER FEDERER: Um, well, first of all, I was tired. You know, sitting there, trying to relax a bit, and you're disappointed that you weren't able to play better, you know. Then you realize you just spent three weeks in one place, and just a little bit miffed. You know, I thought I could have won the match maybe in the fourth set, maybe even straight sets, if things would have fallen my way and I would have taken my opportunities.
But I got emotional when sort of Rod Laver and Tony Roche and Ken Rosewall and all these guys walk on court and I realized the people waiting for the trophy ceremony.
Yeah, I love Rod Laver arena, you know. The trophy ceremony is really nice and it's respectful, and that's why I guess I all of a sudden realized, you know, I lost the match. All the legends are back, and I wish I was the winner and, you know, I'm not.
It was more just the feeling for that. I usually always have a tear after I lost a Grand Slam final. At Wimbledon it happened when I just walked off the court; Australian Open when I was on court. That was the unfortunate part for me.
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初戦前のインタビュー
先週のIW、今週のMIAMIについて述べてます。
http://www.tennistv.com/page/TennisTV/TournamentInterviews/Miami/0,,11444~1605272,00.html
| 11:22 | テニス | comments(2) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
ナイキジャパン 散々期待させといてそりゃねーよ。
ロジャー着用のEUGENE TRACK JACKET(concord/white)を探して走り回り、ネットサーフィンしまくり、電話しまくりました。
一つの商品に対し、これだけ動いて全くヒットしなかったのは初めてです。
もう疲れました。。。

http://waitaro.jugem.jp/?eid=890
http://waitaro.jugem.jp/?eid=912

型番:328154-401
品名:NIKE EUGENE TRACK JACKET

以上の情報をもとに、色々電話で問い合わせてみたところ、
現在店頭においてあるところはありませんでした。

1.まず、NIKE STORE 吉祥寺店に電話。
→カタログには載ってないので、型番から調べてもらう
→当商品は、12末〜1初に入荷、〜4/30取り扱い予定
と回答をいただきました。

2.次に、ナイキジャパンお客様センター(0120-500-719)に電話。
(ここは、商品がどのショップに入荷されているかわかるところ)
→当商品は「取り扱い終了となっている」「小売価格は¥8,900」
→4/30まで取り扱っていると聞いているのになぜ?と聞いてもよく分からないとのこと

3.近場のアウトレットに回ってないか電話。
・三井アウトレットパーク横浜ベイサイド:未入荷
・三井アウトレットパーク南大沢:未入荷
・御殿場プレミアムアウトレット:未入荷

4.とりあえず、吉祥寺以外のナイキストア直営店に電話。
→成田エアポート店の方に各ナイキストア直営店に確認してもらった:全て未入荷
→「直営店とナイキショップはお店により違う商品を入荷している」という情報をもらった

5.だめもとで、下記サイトよりナイキショップが入っている東京、千葉、神奈川付近の店舗(主にマルイ、スポーツオーソリティ内のナイキ)を片っ端から電話
http://nikestyle.fc2web.com/store_shop.html
→全て未入荷


・・・2の時点ですでに諦めた方がよかったのかもしれません。
4/30まで取り扱い予定のものが、取り扱い終了となってました。
知人に「ナイキジャパンでも出る」という話がきた時点で即2を実行すべきでした。。。
私個人でやれることはやりましたが、海外を頼るしかなさそうです。

最後に鬱憤たまったので吠えさせていただきます。
ふざけんな!ぼけー!
| 20:29 | テニス | comments(0) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
RFジャケットが欲しい!
 先のIndian Wells、そして今回のMIAMIとNIKEで作成されたRFロゴが刺繍されたトラックジャケット。
MIAMIではすでに2パターンの配色のものを着てました。

ほんとに欲しいす。
市販されないかなぁ。

Indian Wells 練習中にて


MIAMI Day1 サイン会にて


MIAMI Day2 練習中にて


ちなみに以前欲しかったRF TeeはNIKE夏シーズンにTWから販売されるらしい。
これはもちろんゲットします。
"PARIS 2009"ってのがお洒落です。



さらに、TennisConnected.comより、IWで履いていた配色のVapor VIは、NIKE Holidayシーズンに販売されるらしい。
パリ、上海マスターズ、ツアーファイナル・ロンドン仕様として記事にはあるけど、同じ配色っぽいすね。
http://tennisconnected.com/home/2009/03/20/nike-holiday-09-sneak-peak/

| 09:20 | RF GOODS | comments(0) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
09MIAMI 初戦前の会見
26日、練習後にプレスインタビューがありました。
http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/03/26/roger-federer-answers-man-woman/




Q. The last few sets you lost to Nadal and Andy Murray, is it something you want to think about a lot or you want to forget about?

ROGER FEDERER: Well, I mean, I guess you could analyze it but in a big way. But at the same time, it just happens sometimes. Of course I was disappointed the way the match ended in Australia, also how it ended at Indian Wells. But at the same time it’s not the end of the world. You move on from there, and you try to not make it happen. But honestly, it doesn’t really play on my mind a whole lot, you know, because I go out there and try to play every point as tough as I can. When errors happen, it’s disappointing; and when they don’t happen, it’s what you expect, kind of. It was a bit unexpected, but I just have to make sure I play well and have the right attitude. I was excited. I was playing okay midway through the second set, so it was surprising to play so bad towards the end.

Q. Down the line in this tournament, if you end up having to play Rafa again, do you play him differently, or do you still go out and play your regular game? Do you feel at some point you need to change the way you play against him?

ROGER FEDERER: No, I play as well as I can against him. I’ve tried many different things against Rafa. It depends a lot also on the conditions, you know. You look at the finals last week. Both (Murray and Nadal) couldn’t play the way they usually play because the wind was howling, you know. You have to adapt to the conditions. Is it really hot? Is it windy? Is it cool? Is it day? Is it night? All those kinds of things matter in tennis. Usually, it’s the aggressive playing style that makes me beat Rafa. And especially on the hardcourts, you know, I didn’t get that many chances if I look back. I’ve had so many more times on clay. You know, on a hardcourt I have to play aggressive against him. There’s no way around that. I know how I have to play him. I’ve beat him enough to know.

Q. I just want to ask you about becoming a father this summer. Are you already, like, reading books about babies and things like that? Do you know anything about babies? Have you ever changed a diaper?


ROGER FEDERER: Well, I’m very excited, so is Mirka. We’re looking forward to see how it’s going to impact our lives. I hung around quite a few kids last few years, so it’s been fun seeing how it all works. You know, before that, I was young myself. So I think it’s sort of the right time now for us to do this move, and, yeah, we’ll see how it goes.

Q. You’re friends with a couple of former players, like Pete Sampras and Tim Henman, both of whom are fathers and both of whom had to balance the challenge of playing with being a father. Have you spoken to them, or would you like to speak to them to find out how it was for them?

ROGER FEDERER: I haven’t actually spoken to them, but they both congratulated me. That’s nice. I think it’s up to me to make the right decisions. I’m sure I’m still going to be very, very focused in the game of tennis.  That’s what Mirka wants, anyway, as well.  That’s a good thing. I think it’s just going to be more fun, even.  I think it’s going to motivate me and inspire me seeing how the child grows and so forth.  And Mirka’s dream, especially mine too in a way, was always to maybe one day have maybe, you know, a kid on the sideline seeing me play while I’m still active.  I think there’s a great possibility now, and so I’m excited about that.

| 11:44 | MS Miami 2009 | comments(0) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
CONCORD EUGENE JACKET待ち遠しい。。。
09AOでロジャーが着用していたコンコルド色のNIKE EUGENE(ユージーン)JACKETの情報が入りました。

Tennis Warehouseのフォーラムで問い合わせてみたところ、韓国のオンラインサイトで2月の新作として販売され、日本での話も見かけたとのこと。
情報提供者曰く、Nike Japanでもそろそろ発売するのではないかということです。

情報ソース:TW forum
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=241081&page=3

Nike Korea is selling that concord jacket. It named as Nike eugene jacket, and is perfectly same one which Federer worn at Aussie open 09.

here's link for sample:
http://www.nikefashion.com/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=001012000833&search=%B1%BA%C3%BB&sort=

Unfortunately, most of Korea's website doesn't send items to abroad. but I found that eugene jacket has explanation written by Japanese, so I think nike japan will sell that jacket shortly. Nike korea said the jacket is February's new item.

 



韓国オンラインサイトでは99,000ウォンで販売。
日本円にして約7,000円です。
| 11:36 | RF GOODS | comments(0) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
09IW SFまたしてもマレーに敗退
WBC優勝で気分が晴れたのでようやくSFの記事を書く気になりました。

Masters 1000 BNP Paribas Open 2009
Indian Wells, CA, USA

Semifinal
[4] A.Murray def [2] R.Federer 36,64,16

1st set(36)
AM  K KBK KB
RF K K   K

序盤からバックハンドを狙われていましたね。それをロジャーはスライスで遅いペースに持って行きました。
マレーのバックハンドのカウンターを誘っているかのようでした。
しかし、マレーのバックハンドは頑強と言っていいほどミスが少ないですね。
さらに、去年の後半からサービスにも威力が増しています。
サービスキープのGPのほとんどがロジャーのワイドへのフラットサービスのエースで決めてます。
一方ロジャーは5thゲームに15-40からポロッとブレイクされてしまいました。そこから流れを引き込むことができませんでしたね。
マレーにどうやったら勝てるかさぐっているうちに取られてしまったセットでした。
しかし、プレイ事態はよくマレーに対応できていると思いました。
最後のBPでのスライスショットは「もうこのセットあげるよ」的な態度にもとれましたが。

2nd set(64)
AM   KBK   K
RF BK   KBK K

このセットは1stゲームでDFがあり、そこからBPをとって二回目でブレイクに成功しました。
この勢いのままいけるかと思いましたが、4thゲームにA/Vでしかけるもパスを抜かれ、ブレイクバックされてしまいました。
マレーのディフェンスはシモンのそれとは違い、どんな球が来ても足を使って拾いまくるというもの。ロジャーはこの粘りに我慢できずいつも屈してしまいますね。
去年のWimbyガスケ戦で学んだ最後の最後まで諦めない心を得てからマレーは強くなりました。
メンタルが強くなったことがマレーをロジャーキラーにさせたんだと思います。
逆にロジャーはマレーに勝てなくなってメンタルが揺らぎ始めてるんじゃないかなと思いました。
そんな中、6thゲームのサービスゲームを2回の40-40からアドバンテージをとりネットにもでて苦しいキープ。
この反動か、続くリターンゲームでは0-40と絶好のブレイクチャンスを向かえ、30-40でブレイク。
あとは落ち着いてキープでき、1-1.
6thゲームがキーでしたね。

3rd set(16)
AM K KBKBK
RF  K

このセットは異様でした。
アクシデントは4thゲーム、15-15のときにおきました。ラリーからマレーの逆をつく逆クロスのフォアハンドエースを打ち込んだとき、マレーが足をすべらし左内腿に痛みを感じ悲鳴をあげ、倒れました。
悲鳴を聞いたときは足首をひねったと思ったんですが、スローでみると、そんな大げさに声出さなくてもっていうような動きでした。
しかし、ロジャーはネット前にいって心配そうにマレーを見ていました。
いつもなら、そんなアクシデントには関係なく平常心を保ってプレイできていたロジャーでしたが、ここからガクッと崩れ、15-40からさらっとブレイクされてしまいました。
マレーに対してどう展開すれば有効かわからない状態、精神的にどっしり構えられてないときのアクシデントで思ったよりショックを受けたんでしょう。
ここからラリーを2,3回くりかえした後のバックハンドがロングになったり、マレーがぎりぎり返したボールをボレーでネットにかけたり、明らかに集中力が切れてました。
6thゲームもブレイクダウンし、マレーのServing for the Matchでラケットチェンジしたときにイライラしてました。
この様子を見て、心が折れたのかな?と思いましたが、
意地を見せてくれましたね。この意地が集中力を戻してくれました。
15-40とBPを迎えましたが、遅すぎました。
4つの40-40から毎回マレーにアドバンテージをとられ、4回目で力尽きてしまいました。


2ndセットではファーストが61%に対し、スタッツでは55%
UEは46.しかし、2ndセットでは12だったので、そのほとんどは3rdセットでの数値。
おどろくべきはBPが2/10.一方マレーは5/6、BPはロジャーの方が倍近くとってるのに奪取率がこれほどとは。とりきれない苛立ち、あったでしょうね。

ロジャー自身、彼に勝てる自信がない、もしくは揺らいでいる状態で試合に入っているんじゃないかなと思った試合でした。
ロジャーは試合の流れを読み取って作戦を立てていくタイプのようですが(いわゆる試合・相手への順応性が優れている)、
もし、ロディックのように冷静なコーチと分析・作戦を立てる時間をもつことがあれば、
今のマレーに対するプレーも幾分変わってくるのかなと思いました。
ロジャー自身もそれがわかってきて、ケーヒルさんにフルタイムコーチを頼んだのかもしれません。
ピーター・ラングレンさんともう一度組むってのはダメなんですかね?
サンプラスの紹介でポール・アナコーンさんと組むとか。。。

ダイジェストです。
http://www.tennistv.com/page/sub/TennisTV/TournamentHighlights/IndianWells/0,,11444~1598884,00.html?



ポストマッチインタビューです。

http://www.tennistv.com/page/TennisTV/TournamentInterviews/IndianWells/0,,11444~1598885,00.html
やはり敗戦の後だからでしょうか。短いですね。


さて、
優勝はナダルでしたね。
[1] R.Nadal (ESP) d [4] A.Murray (GBR) 61 62
ナルディ戦でマッチポイントをにぎられながらも逆転、そこから這い上がって決勝のマレー戦では強風という悪条件の中有効なショットを連発し、優勝。
これはみごととしか言いようがありません。

これに対し、ロジャーは今自分ができることを最大限やっていくしかないと思います。
ナダル、マレー、シモンなどディフェンシブ、カウンターパンチャー系の選手に負け越しています。
AOでのナダル戦、今回のマレー戦で少しでも糸口がつかめたことを望みます。

かつて、ロジャーはアガシ、ヘンマン、ナルディに負け越してた時期がありました。
それを2〜3年くらいで逆転してます。
きっと戦略かショットかきっかけがあったと思います。
ナダル、マレー、シモンに対してもそのきっかけをつかんで欲しいです。
すくなくともこの2,3年の対戦でナダルには糸口がつかめていると思っています。

次にあたったときは勝てますように(-人-)
| 18:21 | MS IW 2009 | comments(3) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
WBC V2やったー!
日本人にとって嬉しい優勝!
9回裏3-3の同点に追いつかれたときはテレビを消してしまいそうでしたが、
最後の最後まで見守っててよかった!

やっぱりイチローは持ってますね。
野球の神様が降りてきたような勝ち越し2点タイムリー!
さすがでした!
原監督の「日本の国にとっても嬉しい優勝」という言葉が印象的でした。
今世界金融危機の中、派遣切りにあい、追い込まれ、自殺してしまう方々がいます。
そんな暗い日本に嬉しいニュースがまいこんできました。

さらに昨日は、政治、企業、労働の三者が組んで日本型ワークシェアリングを作り出すことを発表しました。
まぁ、企業内での雇用保持を目的としているようですが、これから職(転職)に就こうとしているわいにとっても助かる話でもあります。
オランダは国全体でワークシェアリングを行っているので、それに比べれば一時的な対応としか言いようが無いですが。
世の中を良い方向に進めようという光がみえたような気がします。

また、アメリカでは、オバマ政権が国が銀行に融資する政策を打ち出しました。
これもまた世界を通じて日本の銀行の貸し渋りを緩和する方向にむいてくれると労働者の雇用状況もいくらか良い方向に向くんではないかなと思ってます。

わいの就職活動は、ドクターのGoサインがかかってから動くことになってますが、そのころには少しでも安定した状態になってほしいと思います。
| 17:26 | ドラマ・映画・CM | comments(2) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
08ExhibisionNYC着用ジャケット
ロジャーが08年3月ごろにマンハッタン(NYC,USA)でサンプラスとエキシビを行った際(http://waitaro.jugem.jp/?eid=585)、会見で着ていたジャケットを紹介。

NIKE KOBE KNIT JACKET
あのバスケのコービー・ブライアントのシグネチャ入りジャケットです。


実はこれ、ナイキジャパンからも販売されています。
しかし、海外モデルはスウォッシュが白、国内モデルは黄色のようです。
なぜそこを変える。。。
そーゆーのやめとくれ。ナイキジャパンさん。

国内モデル(肩のスォッシュが黄色の刺繍)

違う色ならオンラインショップであるようです。
http://www.rakuten.co.jp/kumasupo/1881154/1844472/1883176/1883178/?scid=products_item#1474293
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/realjp/kbjkw/
| 19:51 | RF GOODS | comments(0) | trackbacks(0) | posted by わいたろう |
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