Berrettini Faces Nakashima at Indoor Paris Tournament
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Matteo Berrettini is a tennis player from Italy. On Tuesday, he played a match in Paris. The tournament is indoor, so it is inside a building. Berrettini played against Brandon Nakashima, a tennis player from the United States.
The match had more than one set. In the second set, Nakashima played better. People say he "raised his head," which means he started to play stronger after a bad start.
This match was part of Berrettini's last games this year. He wants to finish his season well. Many fans watched the live match online and on TV.
Other players, like Novak Djokovic, also played matches on the same day. There were many games in the tournament's program today.
Vocabulary15 words
- tennis player
- a person who plays tennis
- indoor
- inside a building, not outside
- set
- one part of a tennis match
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- live
- happening now, in real time
- program
- a list of matches or events
- tournament
- a sports event with many matches
- match
- a game between two players
- debut
- the first time someone plays in an event
- opponent
- the person you play against
- American
- a person from the United States
- Italian
- a person from Italy
- online
- on the internet
- fan
- a person who likes and watches a sport
- stronger
- playing with more power or skill
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1. Paris 2. Brandon Nakashima 3. True
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Matteo Berrettini is a _____ from Italy.
On Tuesday, he played a match in _____.
The tournament is _____, so it is inside a building.
Berrettini played against Brandon Nakashima, a tennis player from the _____.
The match had more than one _____.
In the second set, Nakashima played _____.
This match was part of Berrettini's last games this _____.
He wants to finish his season _____.
Many fans watched the _____ match online and on TV.
Other players, like Novak Djokovic, also played matches on the same _____.
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