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DOHA, Qatar - Elena Dementieva announced her retirement from the WTA in Doha on Friday. Here's a taste of what she had to say in her press.

杜哈，卡達 - Elena Dememtieva星期五宣佈從WTA退休。這是她在記者會上的聲明稿

On why she is retiring...

為何決定退休？

"It's the right time for me. I never wanted to wait until my ranking dropped and I wouldn't be able to
go into the main draw. I always wanted to leave this sport with a passion for it. Tennis has been
such a big part of my life and always will be. If I were a man, I would never stop playing. But at age 29,
I have to think about something else. I'm ready for the big change in my life. Still, it's a very tough
decision to make. Very emotional. I made the decision in the beginning of this season, so it was very
hard coming to tournaments knowing it was my last one. It was very emotional for me to play the whole year."

對我來說這是個正確的時機。我不想要等到我的排名下滑，而且再也打不進正式比賽中的時候。我一直想要

在我還對網球充滿熱情的情況下離開。網球是我生命中重大的一部分，未來也會是如此。如果我是男子選手，

我永遠不會停止打球。但我現在29歲，我必須考慮到其他的事情。我準備好要面對人生的轉捩點。儘管這

是個艱難的決定。我在今年球季初就已經做了這個決定，所以瞭解到這是我最後一個賽事，是難以面對的。

對我而言，這一整年的球季，我都帶著複雜的情緒。

On whether 'thinking about something else' means having children...

考慮其他的事情是否意指想要有孩子？

"I hope so, yeah."

我希望是，是的。

On how she will spend her time...

未來會如何規劃她的時間？

"I'm going to miss so many things about our tour. Right now I feel like it's the end of the world,
because I really like to play. It's going to be a completely different life for me. I'll study. I study
in one of the best universities in Moscow. I started last year, so obviously now I have more time
to study. It's going to be hard to watch all the girls playing. I know I'm going to follow the
tournaments. I'm going to watch the Australian Open and send some messages to the winners.
I'm going to keep myself busy and try to find some other interests in my life."

我將會想念在球場上征戰的日子。現在我覺得是世界末日，因為我真的熱愛打球。未來對我來說將會是全然

不同的生活。我會去唸書。我去年開始就讀莫斯科一所優異的大學。所以很明顯地，我會有更多的時間好好

用功。看著其他女子選手比賽將會非常難受。我知道我會關注這些賽事。我知道我會觀看澳網並且祝賀贏家。

我會讓我自己保持忙碌的狀態，並且嘗試去挖掘生命中其他的興趣。

On her best career moments...

職業生涯中最棒的時刻？

"There are a couple of weeks I will never forget, like the first tournament I won in Amelia Island.
I was waiting for that moment for a long time. I beat four Top 10 players. I beat Justine in
the semifinals, saving match point... and then Lindsay in the final. It was so exciting. For sure
I'll remember all the Olympics - my first Olympics in Sydney with a silver medal, disaster in Athens,
and the gold medal in Beijing. I will never forget it. That was the best week of my career."

有幾周的比賽是我永遠不會忘記的，像是我在Amelia Island贏得我第一個賽事。我等那一刻等了好久。

我擊敗了四位排名前十的選手。我在準決賽救了一個賽末點，擊敗Justine...之後在決賽擊敗Lindsay。

真的很興奮。當然，我會牢記所有參與的奧運賽事 - 我第一次打奧運是在雪梨，贏得銀牌，在雅典時是

場災難，而我在北京奪得金牌。我永遠都不會忘記。那是我職業生涯中最棒的禮拜。

On the Grand Slam finals...

對大滿貫決賽的看法？

"I haven't thought about that as disappointing. It was a great experience for me. I have no regrets...
I was far from being perfect, but I had a great fighting spirit. Even without a good serve, I was
struggling for so many matches, but I was fighting and I never gave up. I was giving 100% no matter
who I was playing.

"You don't have to be perfect, but you have to try hard. And I did all the time."

我沒有認為那是令人失望的結果。對我來說是很棒的經驗。我沒有遺憾...我還不夠完美，但我有很優異的

鬥志。即使我的發球不好，使我在很多比賽時遭遇困境，但我仍舊戰鬥著，我從來不曾放棄。無論我的

對手是誰我全心全意投入百分之百的自己在比賽中。

你不需要是個完美的球員，但你必須努力。而我一直都是這麼去做。

We'll miss you. Farewell, Elena