Arthur Fils Speaks Out on Criticism and His Race for the ATP Finals
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Arthur Fils is a young French tennis player. He talked about getting criticism from people.
Fils said people will give him remarks for his whole life. He said he must accept this.
He also said that everyone should stay in their place. This means people should not judge things they do not understand.
Fils is trying to win a spot in the ATP Finals. This is a big end-of-year tournament.
Only the best eight players in the world can play in the ATP Finals. Fils wants to be one of them.
He is working hard to get enough ranking points. These points decide who goes to the Finals.
Fils spoke about this in a video interview with a French sports channel.
He seems calm about the criticism. He wants to focus on his career and his tennis.
Vocabulary8 words
- tennis
- a sport where you hit a ball with a racket
- criticism
- when people say bad things about you
- stay in their place
- only talk about things you know well
- ATP Finals
- a big tennis event for the best eight players
- tournament
- a sports competition with many matches
- ranking points
- numbers that show how good a player is
- video interview
- a talk recorded on video
- career
- the job a person does for many years
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1. Criticism from people 2. Qualify for the ATP Finals 3. True
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Arthur Fils is a young French _____ player. He talked about getting _____ from people.
Fils said people will give him remarks for his whole _____. He said he must accept this.
He also said that everyone should stay in their _____.
Fils is trying to win a spot in the _____. This is a big end-of-year _____.
Only the best eight players in the world can play in the ATP Finals.
He is working hard to get enough _____. These points decide who goes to the Finals.
Fils spoke about this in a _____ with a French sports channel.
He wants to focus on his _____ and his tennis.
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