What is going on with Novak Djokovic?
德约怎么了？
February 8,2017 by Matt Resnikoff
Over the course of the last six years,there has been one major constant in the professional tennis world, NovakDjokovic’s dominance. Sure there have been some down years where he only wonone major (it’s crazy that’s considered a down year for him) but since 2011Novak Djokovic has been the best player on tour. However, over the past sixmonths, he really hasn’t looked like the same guy.
在过去六年多的时间里，诺瓦克·德约科维奇的统治始终是职业网球世界的主旋律。当然不时也会有他只拿一个大满贯的“低谷时期”（只拿一个大满贯对他而言居然是低谷）但是自从2011年起德约就一直是巡回赛中最佳球员。但是，在过去的半年多里，他的状态真是像是变了一个人。
Sept 11, 2016; New York, NY, USA;Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts to a missed shot while playing Stan Wawrinka ofSwitzerland in the men’s singles final on day fourteen of the 2016 U.S. Opentennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. PhotoCredit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
美国纽约。来自塞尔维亚的德约科维奇失掉一球后的反应，摄于美网第十四个比赛日的男单决赛在美国比利·简·金国家网球中心对阵瑞士选手斯坦·瓦林卡。
Djokovic’s decline began at last year’sWimbledon, where he was eliminated in the third round by Sam Querrey. Later inthe season he made a run to the U.S. Open final but was beaten fairly easily byStan Wawrinka. Then he lost his No. 1 ranking to Andy Murray after a fewpedestrian performances at some of the Masters tournaments. Most recently hesuffered a shocking defeat in the second round of his favorite tournament, theAustralian Open, to world No. 117 Denis Istomin.
德约的衰退初显于去年的温布林顿，他在那儿被奎尔雷止步第三轮。在赛季末他冲刺了美网冠军，但还是被瓦林卡相对轻松地击败了。接着在一些大师赛中他又表现平平，世界第一的头衔也被穆雷夺走。最近他又遭遇了爆冷，在他最擅长的澳网的第二轮就被排名第117的丹尼斯·伊斯托名横扫出局。
This most recent loss says a lot, priorto the Aussie many people wrote off the other losses as flukes, but now itseems like something much more than that. To lose to a player outside of thetop hundred at his best tournament certainly means something. Everydominant stretch has to come to an end at some point, and while Djokovic isclearly still very relevant and can definitely win more majors, it seems thesix-year stretch of dominance Djokovic has enjoyed is coming to a close. Thereal question is why.
最近的败北说明了很多事情，在澳洲（澳网）之前人们将这些失利归为意外，但现在看来事情远非如此。在他最好想巡回赛中输给一个排名百名开外的球员肯定意味着什么。每个统治者都必然有走向终点的一刻，尽管德约仍非常可能和肯定能赢得更多大满贯的时候，他享受了六年的对网坛的统治似乎开始走向尽头。真正的问题是为什么？
The obvious answer would be his age,after all, he turns thirty in May, and in tennis thirty is a big number. WhileI think his age is definitely a factor, to me the cause of this decline is hismental game.
最显而易见的答案一定是他的年龄，毕竟他五月就满三十岁了，而在网球界三十岁是个挺大的数字。虽然我承认他的年龄肯定是一个因素，但于我而言，（真正）造成他衰退的原因是他的精神方面。
To be at the top of the tennis world foras long as Djokovic takes incredible levels of focus and determination. Inthese past few months, I haven’t seen that same level of mental toughness thatDjokovic has displayed throughout his dominant stretch. Especially in thisrecent match with Istomin, Djokovic seemed easily bothered by small things. Anexample would be anytime Istomin would hit a lucky shot like a net cord,Djokovic would throw his hands up in disbelief.
只要德约有着非凡的专注程度和决心，他就会在网球世界处于顶尖位置。（但是）在过去的几个月里，我不曾看到贯穿他统治时期时展现的那种精神面貌。特别是在最近对阵伊斯托名的比赛里，德约似乎总会轻易地被小事干扰。比如每当打回一个像触网过界的运气球时，德约就会甩甩手表示怀疑。
He was extremely vocal, yelling athimself and the chair umpire constantly, and although having fights with chairumpires isn’t that abnormal for a top player, his body language showed a levelof vulnerability that Istomin capitalized on. Players don’t feel like he’sunbeatable anymore, and that can lead to even more upsets. Obviously, hiscareer is far from over, Djokovic is an all-time great and will be around foryears to come, but as of now his decline is very real and unless he makes achange to stop the bleeding, it will continue.
他发出很大的声音，不断地冲他自己和主裁喊叫，尽管和主裁争吵对于一个顶尖球员来说不是多么反常的事，但他的肢体语言暴露出的反常被伊斯托名充分利用。对手不再决定他是不可战胜的了，而是可以领先甚至翻盘的。明显地，他的职业生涯远不止如此，德约空前的伟大，在未来几年也会如此，但是鉴于他的衰退如此真实，除非他进行调整来止住滑坡，否则衰退仍会继续。
德约怎么了？
February 8,2017 by Matt Resnikoff
Over the course of the last six years,there has been one major constant in the professional tennis world, NovakDjokovic’s dominance. Sure there have been some down years where he only wonone major (it’s crazy that’s considered a down year for him) but since 2011Novak Djokovic has been the best player on tour. However, over the past sixmonths, he really hasn’t looked like the same guy.
在过去六年多的时间里，诺瓦克·德约科维奇的统治始终是职业网球世界的主旋律。当然不时也会有他只拿一个大满贯的“低谷时期”（只拿一个大满贯对他而言居然是低谷）但是自从2011年起德约就一直是巡回赛中最佳球员。但是，在过去的半年多里，他的状态真是像是变了一个人。
Sept 11, 2016; New York, NY, USA;Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts to a missed shot while playing Stan Wawrinka ofSwitzerland in the men’s singles final on day fourteen of the 2016 U.S. Opentennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. PhotoCredit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
美国纽约。来自塞尔维亚的德约科维奇失掉一球后的反应，摄于美网第十四个比赛日的男单决赛在美国比利·简·金国家网球中心对阵瑞士选手斯坦·瓦林卡。
Djokovic’s decline began at last year’sWimbledon, where he was eliminated in the third round by Sam Querrey. Later inthe season he made a run to the U.S. Open final but was beaten fairly easily byStan Wawrinka. Then he lost his No. 1 ranking to Andy Murray after a fewpedestrian performances at some of the Masters tournaments. Most recently hesuffered a shocking defeat in the second round of his favorite tournament, theAustralian Open, to world No. 117 Denis Istomin.
德约的衰退初显于去年的温布林顿，他在那儿被奎尔雷止步第三轮。在赛季末他冲刺了美网冠军，但还是被瓦林卡相对轻松地击败了。接着在一些大师赛中他又表现平平，世界第一的头衔也被穆雷夺走。最近他又遭遇了爆冷，在他最擅长的澳网的第二轮就被排名第117的丹尼斯·伊斯托名横扫出局。
This most recent loss says a lot, priorto the Aussie many people wrote off the other losses as flukes, but now itseems like something much more than that. To lose to a player outside of thetop hundred at his best tournament certainly means something. Everydominant stretch has to come to an end at some point, and while Djokovic isclearly still very relevant and can definitely win more majors, it seems thesix-year stretch of dominance Djokovic has enjoyed is coming to a close. Thereal question is why.
最近的败北说明了很多事情，在澳洲（澳网）之前人们将这些失利归为意外，但现在看来事情远非如此。在他最好想巡回赛中输给一个排名百名开外的球员肯定意味着什么。每个统治者都必然有走向终点的一刻，尽管德约仍非常可能和肯定能赢得更多大满贯的时候，他享受了六年的对网坛的统治似乎开始走向尽头。真正的问题是为什么？
The obvious answer would be his age,after all, he turns thirty in May, and in tennis thirty is a big number. WhileI think his age is definitely a factor, to me the cause of this decline is hismental game.
最显而易见的答案一定是他的年龄，毕竟他五月就满三十岁了，而在网球界三十岁是个挺大的数字。虽然我承认他的年龄肯定是一个因素，但于我而言，（真正）造成他衰退的原因是他的精神方面。
To be at the top of the tennis world foras long as Djokovic takes incredible levels of focus and determination. Inthese past few months, I haven’t seen that same level of mental toughness thatDjokovic has displayed throughout his dominant stretch. Especially in thisrecent match with Istomin, Djokovic seemed easily bothered by small things. Anexample would be anytime Istomin would hit a lucky shot like a net cord,Djokovic would throw his hands up in disbelief.
只要德约有着非凡的专注程度和决心，他就会在网球世界处于顶尖位置。（但是）在过去的几个月里，我不曾看到贯穿他统治时期时展现的那种精神面貌。特别是在最近对阵伊斯托名的比赛里，德约似乎总会轻易地被小事干扰。比如每当打回一个像触网过界的运气球时，德约就会甩甩手表示怀疑。
He was extremely vocal, yelling athimself and the chair umpire constantly, and although having fights with chairumpires isn’t that abnormal for a top player, his body language showed a levelof vulnerability that Istomin capitalized on. Players don’t feel like he’sunbeatable anymore, and that can lead to even more upsets. Obviously, hiscareer is far from over, Djokovic is an all-time great and will be around foryears to come, but as of now his decline is very real and unless he makes achange to stop the bleeding, it will continue.
他发出很大的声音，不断地冲他自己和主裁喊叫，尽管和主裁争吵对于一个顶尖球员来说不是多么反常的事，但他的肢体语言暴露出的反常被伊斯托名充分利用。对手不再决定他是不可战胜的了，而是可以领先甚至翻盘的。明显地，他的职业生涯远不止如此，德约空前的伟大，在未来几年也会如此，但是鉴于他的衰退如此真实，除非他进行调整来止住滑坡，否则衰退仍会继续。
