猕猴桃小子格雷森·韦兰（Grayson Verran）在澳大利亚公开赛上扔硬币

魏维·韦兰（Weiwei Verran）是一名热衷的网球运动员，也是第一位湾上一场警察的族裔联络官 - 说她和她的儿子前往澳大利亚参加了澳大利亚公开赛的第四场比赛。

A keen tennis player and the first ethnic liaison officer for Bay of Plenty Police has helped her son live out a dream by tossing the coin at the Australian Open.

一位敏锐的网球运动员和第一位湾的全民警察联络官，通过在澳大利亚公开赛上扔硬币来帮助她的儿子实现梦想。

Weiwei Verran and her son Grayson travelled to Australia for the fourth match of the Open.

魏维·韦兰（Weiwei Verran）和她的儿子格雷森（Grayson）前往澳大利亚参加了第四场公开赛。

Grayson performed the coin toss to start the match between Australian Open title defender Sinner of Italy and the United States’ Marcos Giron.

格雷森（Grayson）进行了硬币折腾，开始了澳大利亚公开冠军后卫罪人与美国马科斯·吉隆（Marcos Giron）之间的比赛。

Sinner went on to win the match and defend his title.

辛纳继续赢得比赛并捍卫自己的冠军。

Seeing himself on the big screen at Rod Laver Arena was incredible for Grayson.

在罗德·拉弗竞技场（Rod Laver Arena）的大屏幕上看到自己对于格雷森（Grayson）来说是不可思议的。

“They interviewed him after the match and he was on the big screen, the emcee asked him what his favourite food was.

“他们在比赛结束后采访了他，他在大屏幕上，主持人问他他最喜欢的食物是什么。

“Green chicken,” he answered.

“绿鸡，”他回答。

“I think he meant green curry chicken,” Weiwei said with a laugh.

“我认为他的意思是绿咖喱鸡，”韦维笑着说。

“Those words came out on the green screen so the crowd were laughing,” she said.

她说：“这些话在绿屏上浮现在绿屏上，所以人群笑了起来。”

Weiwei said she entered him into the competition through Hot Shot Tennis, a programme for children he had been competing in since he was 4 years old.

Weiwei说，她通过Hot Shot Tennis参加了比赛，这是他4岁以来一直参加比赛的儿童计划。

“I just totally forgot about that until a few days before Christmas.”

“我只是完全忘记了这一点，直到圣诞节前几天。”

After learning he had won, the pair flew to Melbourne the day before the match, for Grayson’s first time in Australia.

得知他获胜后，两人在比赛前一天飞往墨尔本，这是格雷森在澳大利亚的第一次。

They headed straight to Melbourne’s China Town for dumpling noodle soup once they’d checked into the hotel.

一旦入住酒店，他们就直接前往墨尔本的中国镇饺子。

“The trams in Melbourne are cool,” he said.

他说：“墨尔本的电车很酷。”

He was “nervously excited” in the hours before his starring role.

在主演角色之前的几个小时里，他“感到非常兴奋”。

Sitting courtside, next to his mum, he enjoyed the pre-game laser show and a Beetlejuice-themed performance.

他坐在妈妈旁边的Courtside，享受了赛前激光秀和以甜菜珠为主题的表演。

“I’ve seen both movies,” he said.

“我看过两部电影，”他说。

He said his dad had shown him how to practise flipping a coin before he got on the plane.

他说，他的父亲向他展示了如何练习在他上飞机之前翻转硬币。

“The actual coin is a bit heavier than a real coin.”

“实际硬币比真正的硬币重一些。”

His mum had told him Sinner was the world number one, so Grayson let him call the toss.

他的妈妈告诉他罪人是世界第一，所以格雷森让他称折腾。

Weiwei said she had lived in Rotorua for 20 years and played competitive tennis at the Rotorua Tennis Club “for many years”.

Weiwei说，她在Rotorua生活了20年，并在Rotorua网球俱乐部打了竞争性网球，“多年”。

“I’m a very competitive tennis player that’s why I want Grayson to play.”

“我是一个非常有竞争力的网球运动员，这就是为什么我希望格雷森玩。”

She said Grayson won the Rotorua Club championship for his age group last year.

她说，格雷森去年赢得了他年龄段的罗托鲁阿俱乐部冠军。

“For me, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience to watch Grayson toss the coin at the Australian Open,” she said.

她说：“对我来说，观看格雷森在澳大利亚公开赛上扔硬币是一次千载难逢的经历。”

Weiwei said since returning home, Grayson had not stopped wearing the Australian Open shirt he was gifted after the game.

魏维说，自回到家以来，格雷森并没有停止穿他在比赛结束后有天赋的澳大利亚露天衬衫。

“I have to wash it while he’s sleeping and put it back,” his dad said.

他的父亲说：“我必须在他睡觉的时候洗净并把它放回去。”

Grayson said his new goals were to “train more” and “get better” at tennis.

格雷森说，他的新目标是在网球上“训练更多”和“变得更好”。

“It is my favourite sport,” he said.

他说：“这是我最喜欢的运动。”

A Tennis New Zealand spokesman said Hot Shots was where many Kiwi kids started their tennis journey.

新西兰网球发言人说，热门射击是许多猕猴桃孩子开始他们的网球之旅的地方。

“We had huge interest in this competition from young players across the country.

“我们对全国年轻球员的这场比赛充满了兴趣。

“Grayson was a fantastic representative for New Zealand on the biggest tennis stage in the world, and we know he had plenty of Kiwis behind him in the crowd.”

“格雷森在世界上最大的网球舞台上是新西兰的出色代表，我们知道他在人群中后面有很多猕猴桃。”