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Musetti and Tiafoe Meet in Cincinnati Quarter-Finals

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Lorenzo Musetti will play Frances Tiafoe today.

This is a quarter-final match.

The match is at the ATP tournament in Cincinnati.

This tournament is called a Masters 1000 event.

It is a very big and important tennis event.

The American player Tiafoe will serve first.

Sky Sport will show the match live.

This means you can watch it on TV as it happens.

Fans want to know who will win.

There is also a prediction about the match.

A prediction guesses who might win.

People also talk about the odds for this match.

Odds show how likely a player is to win.

Musetti is from Italy.

Tiafoe is from the United States.

Many tennis fans will watch this match today.

Vocabulary6 words

quarter-final
one of four matches before the final
ATP
the group that organizes men's tennis matches
Masters 1000
a very important type of tennis tournament
serve
to start playing the ball in tennis
prediction
a guess about what will happen
odds
numbers that show how likely something is

Quiz

1. Who will play against Musetti?
2. What kind of match is this?
3. Who will serve first in the match?

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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Lorenzo Musetti will play Frances _____ today.

This is a _____ match.

The match is at the ATP tournament in _____.

This tournament is called a Masters _____ event.

The American player Tiafoe will _____ first.

_____ Sport will show the match live.

There is also a _____ about the match.

People also talk about the _____ for this match.

Musetti is from _____.

Tiafoe is from the United _____.

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