Medvedev Disqualified at Beijing Tennis Tournament
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Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from a tennis match in Beijing. A disqualification means a player must stop and cannot win the match.
Medvedev is a professional tennis player from Russia. He is one of the best players in the world.
Because of the disqualification, Novak Djokovic went to the final of the tournament. A final is the last match, where the winner takes the big prize.
This was Djokovic's 146th final in his career. That is a very big number. It shows how long and successful his career has been.
People say the disqualification is a serious event. An event is something that happens and is important.
It could also affect the rest of the season. A season is the period of time when many tournaments happen.
Medvedev will now think about what happened and try to play better in his next tournaments.
Vocabulary15 words
- disqualified
- stopped from playing because of a rule problem
- professional
- someone who does a job, like sport, to earn money
- final
- the last match in a competition
- event
- something important that happens
- season
- a period of time with many sports competitions
- tournament
- a sports competition with many matches
- career
- all the years someone works in their job
- consequence
- something that happens because of another action
- match
- a single game between two players
- rule
- something you must follow in a game
- serious
- important and not small
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- prize
- something you win
- successful
- doing very well
- affect
- to cause a change in something
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Daniil Medvedev was _____ from a tennis match in Beijing.
A disqualification means a player must stop and cannot win the _____.
Medvedev is a _____ tennis player from Russia.
Because of the disqualification, Novak Djokovic went to the _____ of the tournament.
This was Djokovic's 146th final in his _____.
People say the disqualification is a _____ event.
It could also affect the rest of the _____.
Medvedev will now think about what happened and try to play better in his next _____.
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