Gauff Faces Sonmez at US Open with New Serve
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Coco Gauff is playing at the US Open again this year.
The US Open is a big tennis tournament in America.
It is Day 3 of the tournament in 2026.
Gauff will play against a player named Sonmez.
Experts are giving their prediction for this match.
A prediction is a guess about what will happen.
Gauff has changed her serve in tennis.
A serve is how a player starts a point.
Gauff says her new serve feels good.
She says the new serve gives her more confidence.
Confidence means feeling sure you can do something well.
Gauff made important vows at the US Open before.
A vow is a strong promise to yourself.
These vows are helping her play better now.
Fans want to see if her new serve helps her win.
Vocabulary15 words
- tournament
- a big sports event with many games
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen next
- serve
- the shot that starts a point in tennis
- confidence
- feeling sure you can do something well
- vows
- strong promises you make to yourself
- US Open
- a famous tennis tournament in America
- returns
- goes back to a place again
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- match
- a game between two players or teams
- revamped
- changed to make better
- fuels
- gives more power to something
- heading into
- getting ready for something coming soon
- propelling
- pushing forward strongly
- day 3
- the third day of an event
- player
- a person who plays a sport
Quiz
Answer key
1. Sonmez 2. — 3. Good
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Coco Gauff is playing at the _____ again this year.
The US Open is a big tennis _____ in America.
Gauff will play against a player named _____.
Experts are giving their _____ for this match.
Gauff has changed her _____ in tennis.
She says the new serve gives her more _____.
Gauff made important _____ at the US Open before.
These vows are helping her play _____ now.
Fans want to see if her new serve helps her _____.