Japanese Player Sakamoto Loses in US Open Second Round
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Rei Sakamoto is a tennis player from Japan. He played in the US Open. This is a big tennis tournament in America.
Sakamoto played in the second round. His opponent was ranked world number 12. This player is very good.
Sakamoto lost the match. Now he is out of the tournament. He cannot play more matches.
The other player was Pegula. Pegula won the match. Pegula will play in the third round next.
News about the match showed Sakamoto's backhand. A backhand is a way to hit the tennis ball.
Vocabulary15 words
- tennis
- a sport where players hit a ball with a racket
- tournament
- a competition with many matches
- second round
- the second set of matches in a competition
- opponent
- the person you play against
- world number 12
- the 12th best player in the world
- Pegula
- the name of the tennis player who won
- third round
- the next set of matches after the second round
- backhand
- a way to hit the ball with the back of your hand facing forward
- Sakamoto
- the tennis player from Japan
- match
- one game between two players
- lost
- did not win
- won
- did win
- played
- took part in a sport
- ranked
- given a number to show how good someone is
- out
- no longer in the competition
Quiz
Answer key
1. The world number 12 2. He lost in the second round 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rei _____ is a tennis player from Japan. He played in the US _____.
Sakamoto played in the _____ round. His opponent was ranked world number _____.
Sakamoto _____ the match. Now he is _____ of the tournament.
The other player was _____. Pegula _____ the match.
News about the match showed Sakamoto's _____.