Jack Draper Loses First Match at Cincinnati Open
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Jack Draper is a British tennis player. He was once world number 4.
Draper lost his first match at the Cincinnati Open. He lost to Martin Landaluce. The score was 6-3, 7-5.
Draper has an arm injury. He is still getting better. The injury has hurt his tennis.
Draper said he feels he is in a difficult place. He does not have much confidence right now.
This is a hard time in his tennis career. He hopes to play better soon.
Vocabulary6 words
- Cincinnati Open
- a big tennis tournament in the USA
- arm injury
- when your arm is hurt and does not work well
- confidence
- feeling sure you can do something well
- world number 4
- the 4th best tennis player in the world
- first-round loss
- losing the first match of a tournament
- career
- the years you work at a job, like tennis
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1. Tennis player 2. 6-3, 7-5 3. He has an arm injury
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Jack Draper is a British _____ player. He was once world number 4.
Draper lost his first match at the _____ Open. He lost to Martin Landaluce. The score was 6-3, 7-5.
Draper has an arm _____. He is still getting better. The injury has hurt his tennis.
Draper said he feels he is in a difficult _____. He does not have much confidence right now.
This is a hard time in his tennis _____. He hopes to play better soon.
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