Part 1. Vocabulary
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grand slam |
/ˌɡran(d)
ˈslam/ n. - a set of
major championships or matches in a sport in the same year, in particular
tennis, golf, or rugby union: "the
tennis Grand Slam consists of the four most difficult major tournaments on
the international circuit" |
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match |
/maCH/ n. - a contest
in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport: "a
boxing match" |
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skid |
/skid/ v. - slide, typically
sideways or obliquely, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or
turning too quickly: The car
skidded off the road and into the gully. |
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triumph |
/ˈtrīəmf/ v. - to achieve
victory especially in a long or difficult contest. His favorite team triumphed in the championship game |
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unprecedented |
/ˌənˈpresədən(t)əd/ - not done or
experienced before The team has
enjoyed unprecedented success this year. |
Part
2. Comprehension Questions
Who is the British player who beat Canadian star Leylah
Fernandez, to win the U.S. Open final?
How long did the tennis showdown last?
Why did the match had a dramatic finale?
Why was the achievement called unprecedented?
Who was the last British woman to hoist a major tennis
trophy?
Part 3.
Article Reading
KEY POINTS
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British tennis player Emma Raducanu beat
Canadian star Leylah Fernandez to win the U.S. Open women’s final on Saturday.
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She is the first British woman in 44 years to
win a Grand Slam singles title.
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Raducanu came into the U.S. Open ranked 150th in
the world.
Emma Raducanu has become the first British woman in 44 years
to win a Grand Slam singles title.
The 18-year-old overpowered Leylah Fernandez, a 19-year-old
from Canada — winning 6-4 6-3 in the U.S. Open final.
Their showdown lasted an hour and 51 minutes, was the first
major tennis final between two teenagers in 22 years.
Saturday night’s match had a dramatic finale as
Raducanu was forced to have a medical time out after skidding on the
court and hurting her leg as she raced to return a ball.
It is an extraordinary, unprecedented achievement for
Raducanu, who came into the U.S. Open ranked 150th in the world.
She didn’t drop a set during the entire tournament, playing
a total of 10 matches including three in qualifying.
No qualifier had ever reached a slam final before — and as
well as being the first woman to win a title in as few as two tournaments,
Raducanu is also the youngest champion since Maria Sharapova triumphed
at Wimbledon in 2004.
Each rally between Raducanu and Fernandez was hard-fought,
with both women reading each other’s games in a way their previous opponents
didn’t manage to do it.
The last British woman to hoist a major tennis trophy was
Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977.
source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/11/emma-raducanu-british-tennis-player-wins-us-open-womens-final.html