Rybakina Fights Back to Beat Osaka at Canadian Open
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Elena Rybakina beat Naomi Osaka in a tennis match. The match was at the Canadian Open in Toronto.
Rybakina lost the first part of the match. But she did not stop trying. She made a big comeback.
A comeback means you are losing, but then you win. Rybakina won the match after this comeback.
Tennis fans loved the match. They said, 'What a match!' People clapped for Rybakina.
People said Rybakina showed grit. Grit means you do not give up.
Now Rybakina will play in the semi-finals. The semi-finals are near the end of the tournament.
Osaka played well too, but she lost the match. She will not play more games in this tournament.
Vocabulary15 words
- comeback
- when you were losing but then start winning
- grit
- strong will to keep trying
- semi-finals
- the games near the end of a competition
- tournament
- a big competition with many games
- fans
- people who like and support someone
- match
- a game between two players
- beat
- to win against someone
- lost
- did not win
- clapped
- hit hands together to show you like something
- played
- did an activity like a sport
- win
- to be first or best in a game
- loved
- liked very much
- stop
- to not continue
- trying
- working hard to do something
- give up
- to stop trying
Quiz
Answer key
1. Elena Rybakina 2. Rybakina was losing 3. In the semi-finals
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Elena Rybakina beat Naomi Osaka in a tennis _____. The match was at the Canadian Open in _____.
Rybakina lost the first part of the match. But she did not stop _____. She made a big _____.
A comeback means you are losing, but then you _____. Rybakina won the match after this comeback.
Tennis _____ loved the match. They said, 'What a match!' People _____ for Rybakina.
People said Rybakina showed _____. Grit means you do not give up.
Now Rybakina will play in the _____. The semi-finals are near the end of the _____.
Osaka played well too, but she _____ the match.
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