Alcaraz Reaches Vienna Open Quarter-Finals
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Carlos Alcaraz is a famous tennis player from Spain. He played a match at the Vienna Open. The Vienna Open is a big tennis tournament. Alcaraz played against Nikoloz Basilashvili. The match was very exciting. Alcaraz won the match. Now he goes to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals are an important part of a tournament. Only eight players stay in the tournament at this time. Tommy Paul is another player in the tournament. He may play against Alcaraz next. Alcaraz wants to win more matches. He wants to go to the final.
Vocabulary15 words
- tennis
- a sport where two players hit a ball with rackets
- tournament
- a sports event with many games
- quarter-finals
- a stage near the end of a competition, with eight players left
- match
- one game between two players or teams
- exciting
- making you feel very interested or happy
- advance
- to move forward to the next stage
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- won
- did not lose; got first place
- famous
- known by many people
- final
- the last and most important match
- stage
- one part of a longer event
- opponent
- the other player you play against
- compete
- to try to win against others
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- round
- one part of a tournament
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1. Nikoloz Basilashvili 2. Alcaraz won 3. True
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Carlos Alcaraz is a famous tennis player from _____. He played a match at the Vienna _____. He played against Nikoloz _____. The match was very _____. Alcaraz _____ the match. Now he goes to the _____. Only eight players stay in the tournament at this time. Tommy _____ is another player in the tournament.
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