Alcaraz to Face Safiullin in US Open First Round
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Carlos Alcaraz will play his first match at the US Open soon.
He will play against Roman Safiullin.
This is the first round of the tournament.
Alcaraz is in the same half of the draw as Novak Djokovic.
This means they can only meet later, near the end of the tournament.
Alcaraz is coming back to play after some time away.
A tennis expert named Wilander thinks Alcaraz can win the tournament.
He says Alcaraz can play very well if he wins a few matches first.
Another tennis expert, Greg Rusedski, also talked about Alcaraz's return.
People are excited to see Alcaraz play again.
The US Open is a big tennis event in New York.
Many top players will play in this tournament.
Fans want to know if Alcaraz can win again.
The match against Safiullin will show how ready Alcaraz is.
Everyone is waiting to see the first match.
Vocabulary15 words
- US Open
- a big tennis event in America
- tournament
- a sports event with many matches
- draw
- the list that shows who plays who
- round
- one part of a tournament
- return
- coming back after time away
- expert
- someone who knows a lot about something
- campaign
- a series of matches in one event
- opponent
- the person you play against
- half
- one of two equal parts of the draw
- match
- one game between two players
- triumphant
- very successful; winning
- fan
- someone who likes and supports a player
- top player
- a very good, famous player
- win
- to be the best in a match
- event
- something that happens, like a competition
Quiz
Answer key
1. Roman Safiullin 2. Yes 3. He can win the tournament
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Carlos Alcaraz will play his first match at the _____ soon.
He will play against Roman _____.
This is the first _____ of the tournament.
Alcaraz is in the same _____ of the draw as Novak Djokovic.
This means they can only meet later, near the end of the _____.
Alcaraz is coming back to play after some time _____.
A tennis expert named Wilander thinks Alcaraz can _____ the tournament.
He says Alcaraz can play very well if he wins a few _____ first.
Another tennis expert, Greg Rusedski, also talked about Alcaraz's _____.
The US Open is a big tennis event in _____ York.