Moïse Kouame Wins Big Match at Cancun Challenger
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Moïse Kouame is a tennis player from France.
He played in a tennis tournament in Cancun. Cancun is in Mexico.
This tournament is called a Challenger. It is smaller than the biggest tournaments.
Kouame won an important match. It is the second-best win of his career.
A career is all the years a person works at a job.
This win is very good news for Kouame.
Now he can enter the top 200 tennis players in the world.
Top 200 means he is one of the 200 best players.
Many tennis fans are happy about his win.
People want to see him play more good matches.
Vocabulary5 words
- tournament
- a sports event with many matches
- Challenger
- a type of tennis event; smaller than the top level
- career
- all the years a person works
- top 200
- the 200 best players in the world
- victory
- when you win
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cancun 2. A smaller tennis event 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Moïse Kouame is a tennis player from _____.
He played in a tennis _____ in Cancun.
Cancun is in _____.
This tournament is called a _____.
Kouame won an important _____.
It is the second-best win of his _____.
Now he can enter the top _____ tennis players in the world.
Many tennis _____ are happy about his win.