Musetti Faces Tiafoe in Cincinnati Quarter-Final
Lorenzo Musetti is an Italian tennis player. He will play a match in Cincinnati, in the United States. His opponent is Frances Tiafoe, a player from America. The match is in the quarter-finals of a big tennis tournament.
The tournament is called a Masters 1000. This is one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world. Many top players join these events. Winning is hard because the players are very good.
If Musetti wins, he will play in the semi-finals. This has never happened before for Italy at this tournament. So people in Italy hope for a special result. They call it a 'bis', which means 'doing it again' in Italian.
People can watch the match on TV or online. The TV channel Sky will show the match. Fans can also watch it with streaming on the internet.
Tennis fans in Italy are excited. They want to see if Musetti can make history for his country.
Vocabulary8 words
- quarter-finals
- the round before the semi-finals in a competition
- tournament
- a sports event with many matches and players
- Masters 1000
- one of the top levels of tennis tournaments
- semi-finals
- the round before the final match
- Sky
- a TV company that shows sports
- streaming
- watching video on the internet
- opponent
- the person you play against
- history
- something new that has never happened before
Quiz
Answer key
1. Frances Tiafoe 2. Cincinnati 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lorenzo Musetti is an Italian _____ player.
He will play a match in _____, in the United States.
His opponent is Frances Tiafoe, a player from _____.
The match is in the _____ of a big tennis tournament.
The tournament is called a _____.
If Musetti wins, he will play in the _____.
This has never happened before for _____ at this tournament.
People can watch the match on TV or _____.
The TV channel _____ will show the match.
Fans can also watch it with streaming on the _____.