Rafa Jódar Beats Tabilo, Reaches Round of 16 in Cincinnati
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Rafa Jódar is a tennis player from Spain. He played a match against Alejandro Tabilo. Jódar won the match. Now he is in the round of 16 at Cincinnati. This is a big tournament in the United States.
The Cincinnati tournament is part of the Masters 1000 series. These are very important tennis tournaments. Players get many ranking points when they win matches. Jódar is now close to making tennis history.
Jódar needs 654 more points for this. He is playing very well right now. People say he is showing his best aggressive tennis. His next match is in the round of 16.
Vocabulary15 words
- round of 16
- the stage in a competition with 16 players left
- tournament
- a competition with many matches
- Masters 1000
- a group of very important tennis tournaments
- ranking points
- numbers that show how good a player is
- history
- something big that happens for the first time
- aggressive
- playing in a strong, attacking way
- advance
- to move forward to the next stage
- defeat
- to win against someone
- opponent
- the person you play against
- career
- all the years someone works at their job
- milestone
- an important point or achievement
- match
- a game between two players
- series
- a group of similar events
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- win
- to be first or best in a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Alejandro Tabilo 2. The round of 16 3. Cincinnati
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rafa Jódar is a tennis player from _____. He played a match against Alejandro _____. Jódar _____ the match. Now he is in the round of _____ at Cincinnati. This is a big _____ in the United States.
The Cincinnati tournament is part of the Masters _____ series. These are very important tennis tournaments. Players get many ranking _____ when they win matches. Jódar is now close to making tennis _____.
Jódar needs 654 more _____ for this. He is playing very well right now. People say he is showing his best _____ tennis.