Shapovalov Angry With Jódar After Cincinnati Match
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Denis Shapovalov is a tennis player from Canada. He played a match against Rafa Jódar from Spain. The match was in Cincinnati, in the United States.
After the match, Shapovalov was angry. He said Jódar stopped play many times. Shapovalov talked to Jódar about this after the match. He said: "It is what it is. These are things I cannot control."
Jódar had a hard match. He was losing at first. But he did not give up. He made a big comeback and won the match.
Jódar said: "I had to give everything to win." Now he can play more matches in the Cincinnati tournament.
Vocabulary5 words
- comeback
- when you are losing but then you win
- tournament
- a sports event with many matches
- interruption
- a stop in something that is happening
- opponent
- the other player you play against
- match
- a game between two players
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cincinnati 2. Jódar stopped play many times 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Denis Shapovalov is a tennis player from _____. He played a match against Rafa Jódar from _____. The match was in _____, in the United States.
After the match, Shapovalov was _____. He said Jódar stopped play many times. Shapovalov talked to Jódar about this after the match. He said: "It is what it is. These are things I cannot _____."
Jódar had a hard match. He was _____ at first. But he did not give up. He made a big comeback and _____ the match.
Jódar said: "I had to give everything to win." Now he can play more matches in the Cincinnati _____.