Musetti Beats World No. 1 Zverev in Paris
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Lorenzo Musetti is a tennis player from Italy. He played a big match in Paris. He played against Alexander Zverev. Zverev is the world number one player.
Musetti won the match. He won in two sets. The score was 7-6 and 6-2. It was a great win for Musetti.
This is a very good result. Zverev is normally a very strong player. People called Musetti's game a masterpiece.
Musetti now moves to the next round. This round is called the round of 16. The match was part of the Paris Masters tournament.
Vocabulary15 words
- world number one
- the best player in the world right now
- set
- a part of a tennis match
- masterpiece
- something done very, very well
- round of 16
- when 16 players are left in a competition
- tournament
- a big sports competition with many matches
- match
- one game between two players
- score
- the numbers that show who is winning
- win
- to be the best in a game
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- strong
- very good and hard to beat
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- beat
- to win against someone
- Italy
- a country in Europe
- Paris
- the capital city of France
- tennis
- a sport played with rackets and a ball
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1. Alexander Zverev 2. 7-6 6-2 3. True
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Lorenzo Musetti is a tennis player from _____. He played a big match in Paris. He played against Alexander _____. Zverev is the world number one player.
Musetti won the match. He won in two _____. The score was 7-6 and _____. It was a great win for Musetti.
This is a very good _____. Zverev is normally a very strong player. People called Musetti's game a _____.
Musetti now moves to the next round. This round is called the round of _____. The match was part of the Paris Masters _____.
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