Nakashima Beats Fritz to Reach Cincinnati Semi-Finals
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Brandon Nakashima won a big tennis match. He beat Taylor Fritz. The match was in Cincinnati. It was a quarter-final match. Nakashima and Fritz are both from the United States. Nakashima is playing very well now. He is winning many matches on hard courts. Hard courts are a type of tennis court. Nakashima will now play in the semi-finals. The semi-finals come before the final. This is a big tournament in Cincinnati. Many top players are playing there. Nakashima's win was not easy. He had to fight hard to win. Fritz is a strong player too. But Nakashima played better on this day.
Vocabulary6 words
- quarter-final
- one of the last eight matches in a competition
- hard court
- a tennis court made of a hard material
- semi-final
- a match played to decide who goes to the final
- tournament
- a group of games or matches to find a winner
- surge
- a fast increase or improvement
- outlast
- to last longer than someone else
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1. Taylor Fritz 2. Quarter-final 3. Cincinnati
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Brandon Nakashima won a big tennis _____. He beat Taylor Fritz. The match was in _____. It was a _____ match. Nakashima and Fritz are both from the United States. Nakashima is playing very well now. He is winning many matches on _____ courts. Nakashima will now play in the _____. This is a big _____ in Cincinnati. Nakashima's win was not easy. He had to _____ hard to win.
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