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Musetti beats Altmaier to reach Cincinnati last 16

Lorenzo Musetti is an Italian tennis player. He played a match at the Cincinnati tournament. He played against Daniel Altmaier. Musetti won the match easily. Now he goes to the next round. This round is called the last 16.

The Cincinnati tournament is a Masters 1000 event. This is a big and important tennis tournament. Many top players play there.

Another Italian player, Lucia Stefanini, played too. She lost her match. She is now out of the tournament.

Today, three Italian players are playing matches. People can watch the games on Sky. Sky is a TV channel. It shows sports programs.

Vocabulary15 words

Masters 1000
a very important tennis tournament
round
one part of a competition
last 16
the round with 16 players left
channel
a TV station
tournament
a big sports competition
match
a game between two players
Cincinnati
a city in the United States
Italian
from Italy
easily
without much problem
knocked out
lost and left the competition
program
a TV show
watch
to see something, like on TV
top players
the best players
won
did not lose; got the win
lost
did not win

Quiz

1. Who did Musetti play against?
2. What happened to Musetti?
3. True or false: Lucia Stefanini won her match.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

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

Lorenzo _____ is an Italian tennis player. He played a match at the _____ tournament. He played against Daniel _____. Musetti won the match _____. Now he goes to the next round. This round is called the last _____.

The Cincinnati tournament is a _____ event. This is a big and important tennis tournament.

Another Italian player, Lucia _____, played too. She _____ her match. She is now out of the tournament.

Today, three Italian players are playing matches. People can _____ the games on _____.

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