塞雷娜·威廉姆斯（Serena Williams）享有獨一無二的網球職業

這位美國明星數十年來統治了WTA巡迴賽，在1999年至2017年之間贏得了紀錄的23個大滿貫單打冠軍。

Serena Williams enjoyed a one-of-a-kind tennis career, winning more Major titles than any other women’s player in the Open Era.

塞雷娜·威廉姆斯（Serena Williams）享有獨一無二的網球事業，比開放時代的任何其他女球員都贏得了更多的主要冠軍。

The American star dominated the WTA Tour for decades, winning a record 23 Grand Slam singles titles between 1999 and 2017.

這位美國明星數十年來統治了WTA巡迴賽，在1999年至2017年之間贏得了紀錄的23個大滿貫單打冠軍。

She completed the Career Grand Slam three times over, thanks to victories at the Australian Open (7), French Open (3), Wimbledon (7), and US Open (6)

由於澳大利亞公開賽（7），法國公開賽（3），溫網（7）和美國公開賽的勝利，她完成了三次大滿貫的職業大滿貫。

Williams was exceptional at all four tournaments but made a name for herself at her home Major during the early stages of her career.

威廉姆斯在所有四場比賽中都表現出色，但在職業生涯的早期階段就在自己的家專業中出名。

Just one year after making her debut at the US Open, Williams broke through at Flushing Meadows, reaching the final, where she left her opponent completely shocked.

威廉姆斯在美國公開賽上首次亮相僅一年後，在法拉盛的草地上闖入了決賽，在那裡她讓對手感到震驚。

Serena Williams left Martina Hingis ‘startled’ after what she said to her before the 1999 US Open final

塞雷娜·威廉姆斯（Serena Williams

Williams produced two stunning upsets on her way to the final in New York 26 years ago, knocking out top five seeds Lindsay Davenport and Monica Seles.

威廉姆斯（Williams）在26年前進入紐約決賽的路上取得了兩次令人驚嘆的興趣，擊敗了前五名林賽·達文波特（Lindsay Davenport）和莫妮卡·塞萊斯（Monica Seles）。

1997 US Open champion Martina Hingis was her opponent in the final, someone Williams had already beaten twice on American soil in 1999.

1997年，美國公開賽冠軍馬丁娜·欣格斯（Martina Hingis）是她在決賽中的對手，威廉姆斯（Williams）在1999年已經在美國土地上擊敗了兩次。

Hingis won the coin toss before the match and elected to receive, a decision Williams immediately questioned.

威廉姆斯立即質疑，欣格斯在比賽前贏得了硬幣折騰，並選擇接收。

“We were doing the coin toss, and I never talked about this, but I lose the coin toss and the referee says to Martina [Hingis] serve or receive,” she said.

她說：“我們正在扔硬幣，我從未談論過這件事，但是我失去了硬幣，裁判對馬丁娜（Martina）表示或接受。”

“I looked at her and I said are you sure about that?

“我看著她，我說你確定嗎？

“She was startled, I was like okay.

“她嚇了一跳，我很好。

“I won the first three games because I think she was so startled by what I had said.”

“我贏得了前三場比賽，因為我認為她對我所說的話感到非常震驚。”

Looking back, Williams couldn’t believe what she said to Hingis after the coin toss.

回顧過去，威廉姆斯不敢相信硬幣折騰後她對寧斯說的話。

“Years later I remember thinking I can’t believe I said that, I was like how did I say that?” said Williams.

“幾年後，我記得我不敢相信我這麼說，我就像我怎麼這麼說的？”威廉姆斯說。

“I can’t believe I said that!”

“我簡直不敢相信我這麼說！”

A ‘startled’ Hingis was unable to regain her composure in the first set, as her American opponent took the lead, 6-3.

她的美國對手以6-3領先時，“震驚”的欣格斯無法在第一盤中恢復鎮定。

Williams looked to have things won in the second, as she served for the match at 5-4, before falling apart just one game away from the title.

威廉姆斯（Williams）在第二場比賽中以5-4的成績在比賽中贏得了第二次贏得的比賽，然後距離冠軍只有一場比賽。

Breaking to love, the Swiss star leveled proceedings in the second set, as the pair eventually headed to a tiebreaker at Arthur Ashe stadium.

這位瑞士明星在第二盤中脫穎而出，兩人最終前往亞瑟·阿什體育場（Arthur Ashe Stadium）的決勝局。

A long backhand from Hingis at 4-6, saw Williams lift her arms in disbelief, winning her first Grand Slam title at the age of 17.

欣格斯（Hingis）在4-6的一場反手後面看到威廉姆斯（Williams）難以置信地舉起了她的手臂，在17歲時贏得了她的第一個大滿貫冠軍。

Martina Hingis said she ‘wasn’t scared’ during 1999 US Open final with Serena Williams

瑪蒂娜·欣格斯（Martina Hingis）說，她在1999年美國公開賽決賽中與塞雷納·威廉姆斯（Serena Williams）

Following her defeat in the final against Williams, Hingis was asked for her thoughts on Richard Williams’ comments, who had called the Swiss star ‘scared’ moments earlier.

在對威廉姆斯的決賽中失敗後，欣格斯被要求她對理查德·威廉姆斯（Richard Williams）的評論的想法，後者稱這位瑞士明星“害怕”。

“I wasn’t scared,” she said.

她說：“我並不害怕。”

“I just couldn’t play my game, I mean, I missed terrible things, she did, too.

“我只是無法玩遊戲，我的意思是，我也想念可怕的事情，她也做到了。

“It was like we were both sometimes on the knees just getting the ball in, it just wouldn’t happen sometimes.”

“就像我們有時倆都屈膝只是拿到球一樣，有時不會發生。”

Hingis faced the difficult task of playing both Williams sisters back-to-back at the 1999 US Open, battling past Venus Williams in the semi-finals, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

Hingis面臨著在1999年美國公開賽上背靠背扮演Williams Sisters的艱鉅任務，在半決賽中與Venus Williams作戰，6-1，4-6，6-3。

After losing to the younger of the two sisters in the final, Hingis was asked whether Serena was in fact better than Venus.

在決賽中輸給了兩個姐妹中的年輕人之後，欣格斯被問及塞雷娜實際上比金星要好。

“It’s different, I mean, she serves better definitely,” said Hingis.

欣格斯說：“這是不同的，我的意思是，她肯定會更好。”

“She puts more pressure on me like that, also, I have to serve well.

“她也對我施加了更大的壓力，我必須服務得很好。

“That’s probably the biggest, you know, thing in my game that I have to improve, to just be more consistent.

“這可能是我必須改進的遊戲中最大的事情，要變得更加一致。

“I have to definitely put more of those first serves in to just being able, you know, hang in those rallies.

“我絕對必須將更多的第一批產品放在那些集會上，才能掛在那些集會上。

“I know once I get into a rally at the end, I’m better, once you don’t get there, it’s too bad.”

“我知道一旦結束了集會，我會更好，一旦你不到達那裡，那就太糟糕了。”

Hingis and Williams played just once more at the US Open, battling it out for a place in the final two years later.

Hingis和Williams在美國公開賽上再次打了一次比賽，在兩年後的最後一席之地與之抗爭。

It was Williams who prevailed, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, advancing to her second career US Open final.

是威廉姆斯（Williams）勝利，以6-3、6-2的成績贏得了勝利，晉級了她的第二屆美國公開賽決賽。