Berrettini Fights Back to Win First Round in Cincinnati
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Matteo Berrettini is an Italian tennis player. He played a match in Cincinnati, in the USA. This is a big tournament called the Masters 1000.
Berrettini played against Constant Droguet. Droguet is a tennis player from France. This was the first round of the tournament.
Berrettini did not play well at the start. He was losing the match. But he did not give up.
Berrettini made a comeback. This means he was losing, but then he started to win. In the end, Berrettini won the match.
Now Berrettini goes to the next round of the tournament. Many people watched the match on TV, on a channel called Sky.
Other Italian players also played matches on the same day. One of them is Lorenzo Sonego. He played against a player named Shang.
Four Italian players played tennis that Friday. Fans could watch all the matches on Sky television.
Vocabulary4 words
- tournament
- a big sports event with many matches
- round
- one part of a competition
- comeback
- winning after losing at first
- Masters 1000
- a very important tennis competition
Quiz
Answer key
1. Constant Droguet 2. Berrettini won after a comeback 3. False
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Matteo Berrettini is an Italian tennis player. He played a match in _____, in the USA. This is a big tournament called the _____ 1000.
Berrettini played against Constant _____. Droguet is a tennis player from _____. This was the first round of the tournament.
Berrettini did not play well at the start. He was _____ the match. But he did not give up.
Berrettini made a _____. This means he was losing, but then he started to win. In the end, Berrettini _____ the match.
Now Berrettini goes to the next _____ of the tournament. Many people watched the match on TV, on a channel called _____.
Other Italian players also played matches on the same day. One of them is Lorenzo _____. He played against a player named Shang.
Four Italian players played tennis that _____. Fans could watch all the matches on Sky television.