Carlos Alcaraz to Return and Defend His US Open Title
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Carlos Alcaraz is a famous tennis player. He has a wrist injury. This means his wrist is hurt.
Alcaraz has not played tennis for some time. This is called a hiatus. A hiatus is a break from something.
Now, Alcaraz says he will come back. He will play at the US Open in 2026. The US Open is a big tennis tournament. A tournament is a big sports event with many games.
Alcaraz is the reigning champion. This means he won the US Open last time. Now he wants to defend his title. To defend a title means to try to win again and keep it.
Alcaraz shared his news in an interesting way. He used a person named Fabrizio Romano. Romano is famous for sharing football news. Many football fans know his name. This time, he helped share tennis news instead.
Fans are happy that Alcaraz is coming back. They want to see him play again at the US Open.
Vocabulary6 words
- tennis
- a sport where players hit a ball with a racket
- injury
- damage to part of the body
- hiatus
- a break or pause from doing something
- tournament
- a big sports event with many games
- reigning champion
- the person who won last time
- defend
- to try to keep something you already have
Quiz
Answer key
1. Wrist 2. US Open 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Carlos Alcaraz is a famous _____ player. He has a wrist _____.
Alcaraz has not played tennis for some time. This is called a _____.
Now, Alcaraz says he will come back. He will play at the US Open in _____.
Alcaraz is the reigning _____. This means he won the US Open last time.
Now he wants to _____ his title.
Alcaraz shared his news using a person named Fabrizio _____.
Romano is famous for sharing _____ news.
Fans are happy that Alcaraz is coming back to play at the US _____.
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