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
Answer key
1. Daniel Altmaier 2. He won and reached the last 16 3. False
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 _____.