Berrettini and Sonego Begin First-Round Matches in Cincinnati
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Two Italian tennis players start a big tournament in Cincinnati.
Matteo Berrettini and Lorenzo Sonego play their first matches on Friday.
The tournament is called the Masters 1000. It is a very important tennis event.
Berrettini plays against Droguet. Sonego plays against Shang.
This is the first round of the tournament.
Four Italian players play tennis today. People call Italian players azzurri.
You can watch the matches on Sky. Sky is a TV company.
Many tennis fans want to see these games.
Cincinnati is a city in the United States.
The tournament happens every year in August.
Vocabulary6 words
- Berrettini
- the name of an Italian tennis player
- Sonego
- the name of an Italian tennis player
- Masters 1000
- a very important series of tennis tournaments
- first round
- the first matches in a tournament
- azzurri
- a word for Italian sports players; it means 'blues'
- Sky
- a TV company that shows sports
Quiz
Answer key
1. Droguet 2. Masters 1000 3. Four
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Two Italian tennis players start a big _____ in Cincinnati.
Matteo Berrettini and Lorenzo _____ play their first matches on Friday.
The tournament is called the Masters _____. It is a very important tennis event.
Berrettini plays against _____. Sonego plays against Shang.
This is the first _____ of the tournament.
Four Italian players play tennis today. People call Italian players _____.
You can watch the matches on _____. Sky is a TV company.
Cincinnati is a city in the United _____.