這篇寫得比較詳細，原來印度網協兩天前宣佈可以容許球員為了職業賽放棄亞運，
不過Mirza最後回心轉意決定出戰亞運，
她下週會先打東京，然後放棄武漢賽轉飛到仁川參賽。
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Sania Mirza Has Change of Heart, Decides to Play Asian Games
Bangalore: In a significant development, Sania Mirza has agreed to play in
the upcoming Asian Games, two days after AITA announced that they would allow
top players to miss the Incheon event, keeping in mind their requirements on
the professional circuit.
Sania's decision means that the Hyderabadi has put on line 900 ranking
points, which she had to defend on the tour during the period of the Asian
games, to be held from September 20-30.
Sania will miss the Wuhan WTA event which has 900 points on offer. She though
will play in Tokyo, where she is defending champion but now points in that
tournament have been reduced to 475 from 900.
"I was feeling weird, I was not feeling happy with my decision, so I thought
I will play. I know I am sacrificing 900 points, but sometimes you have to
take a decision," Sania told PTI before leaving for Tokyo.
After the Games, Sania will compete in China Open, starting September 29.
Sania and Cara Black are fourth in the Race to Singapore, the year-end
championship but the Indian hoped that she will be able to earn enough points
in Tokyo and Beijing to remain in top-8.
Asked if there was any pressure on her, the US Open mixed doubles champion
replied in a negative.
"No there was nothing like that. I hope we come back with a medal, I know the
chances are less in both mixed and women's doubles but I will give my best
shot," the 27-year-old said. Asked if Indian team's participation was in
jeopardy in the wake of mass pull outs of top players and that forced them to
convince Sania to play, AITA President Anil Khanna said there was no pressure
on them from the government. "I can only say that government did not say
anything to us. Yes, she is playing. It's a good news," Khanna said.
Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman have all been allowed by
AITA to play on the professional circuit instead of the Asian Games to defend
points in the next few weeks.
"This is my bread and butter and at the end of the day my ranking has dropped
to 35 in the world. Hence I have to get some job security for next year. I
have to play a long fall season, through Kuala Lumpur as well as Tokyo, these
two tournaments are the exact dates in the nine-day span of the events in
Asian Games," Paes had said while speaking to media ahead of the Davis Cup
tie against Serbia.
※ 引述《erickin (阿更)》之銘言：
: 繼Devvarman率先宣佈不打亞運後，
: 印度三位雙打名將Paes、Bopanna和Mirza都相繼宣布不參賽了。
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: Asian Games: As stars pull out, Indian tennis team may be axed
: BANGALORE: With the country's top tennis players pulling out of the Asian
: Games, preferring to improve their rankings on the professional circuit, the
: participation of the Indian team at Incheon looks doubtful with top
: government officials admitting that they may be forced to cut down or even
: scrap the entire squad.
: "It is disappointing that top tennis players have pulled out of the Indian
: team. It has affected our medal chances and we may be forced into a rethink
: on whether the remaining members of the squad should make it to Incheon as
: they don't stand much of a chance," government sources told TOI.
: After defending men's singles champion Somdev Devvarman announced his
: decision to pull out last week, other high profile players Rohan Bopanna,
: Leander Paes and Sania Mirza too followed suit.
: Players in the Asiad fray in the men's section now include Yuki Bhambri
: (world ranking 153), Sanam Singh (358), Saketh Myneni (430) and Divij Sharan
: (doubles ranking 124).
: The chances of the women's team look bleaker after Sania's pullout. Ankita
: Raina is the top player with a world ranking of 293 while the others in the
: squad are Prarthana Thombare (337), Natasha Palha (509), Rishika Sunkara
: (594) and Shweta Rana (617).
: Government officials also opined that following the withdrawal of Paes and
: Sania, Leander's father Vece Paes (team doctor) and Sania's mother Naseema
: Mirza (team manager) were unlikely to be in the contingent.
: "Though the players have announced their decision we are yet to receive any
: official communication from the All India Tennis Association (AITA). At this
: point we are not sure whether the tennis team will travel. We will take a
: final decision speaking to AITA officials on Friday," officials said.
: On Tuesday, the sports ministry had cleared an 18-member tennis contingent
: including six men, six women and six officials.
: ※ 引述《erickin (阿更)》之銘言：
: : Mirza也在考慮要不要打亞運了，
: : 她說因為亞運會和中網和東京女網賽撞期，
: : 然後缺席這兩個比賽會大大削弱她入圍年終賽的可能性。
: : 她說會把決定權交給印度網協，但她也說印度的大將都不打了，
: : 到底獲得獎牌機會會有多少。
: : （所以暗示還是會打？？估計網協不會叫她退出亞運吧）
: : Leave decision on playing in Asiad to federation: Sania Mirza
: : Hyderabad: Caught in a dilemma over whether to compete in the Asian Games or
: : the WTA tournaments which clash with the event, Sania Mirza on Sunday left it
: : on the All India Tennis Association to take a call on her participation in
: : the continental extravaganza in Incheon, Korea.
: : Sania on Sunday returned to the country after lifting the US Open mixed
: : doubles title on Friday and was quizzed about the Asian Games dilemma after
: : pullouts by Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna.
: : "There are few problems obviously in Asian Games. Because it is clashing with
: : two other biggest tournaments in Asia, Beijing and Tokyo. I have lot of
: : points to defend in the same two weeks. So, it is a very difficult
: : situation," Sania told reporters.
: : "But I leave it to the Federation to try and take this decision. Because it
: : is very difficult for me to take this decision right now," she said.
: : Sania said choosing to participate in the Games over the circuit would affect
: : her chances of making the WTA season finale.
: : "So, it is very difficult for me to take this decision right now. Because, I
: : think we have a chance to get into the championship which is in Singapore at
: : the end of the year and if I don't play these two tournaments, the chances of
: : that happening are very small.
: : "Still if the country needs me, I will go and play Asian Games. But, this
: : decision, I cannot take myself. I leave it to the Federation to help me out.
: : I have to come and talk to them," she said.
: : She also wondered about India's medal chances in tennis, saying her
: : participation may not be enough given that the big stars have already pulled
: : out.
: : "With all the big stars pulling out, I don't know how good the chances are
: : left anyways with me playing. But, we will see what we can do," she said.
: : On to other topics, Sania hopes to win a Wimbledon title.
: : "It is great to win my third grand slam and hopefully I will win Wimbledon
: : one day to finish with a career Grand Slam," she said.
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