Ben Shelton Beats Tommy Paul to Reach Paris Masters Semifinal
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Ben Shelton won an important tennis match in Paris.
He beat another American player, Tommy Paul.
This win takes Shelton to his first semifinal at the Paris Masters.
A semifinal is a match near the end of a tournament.
The winner of a semifinal plays in the final.
Before this, Shelton beat Paul in the quarterfinal.
A quarterfinal comes before the semifinal.
This was Shelton's 43rd win this year.
It is his best number of wins in one season.
Paul's loss also ended his chance to play in the Turin finals.
Turin is a big year-end tennis event in Italy.
Only the top players go to Turin.
Shelton is now playing very well this year.
Fans want to see him in the Paris final.
His next match will be the semifinal.
Vocabulary3 words
- semifinal
- a match before the final; one of the last two matches
- tournament
- a sports event with many matches and players
- quarterfinal
- a match before the semifinal
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1. Tommy Paul 2. The Paris Masters semifinal 3. True
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Ben Shelton won an important tennis _____ in Paris.
He beat another American player, Tommy _____.
This win takes Shelton to his first _____ at the Paris Masters.
A semifinal is a match near the end of a _____.
Before this, Shelton beat Paul in the _____.
This was Shelton's _____ win this year.
It is his best number of wins in one _____.
Paul's loss also ended his chance to play in the _____ finals.
Turin is a big year-end tennis event in _____.
Shelton is now playing very well this _____.
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