Tough Day for Italians in US Open Qualifying
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Today was a hard day for Italian tennis players at the US Open. This is a big tennis competition in the United States. Before the main event, players must win in qualifying matches to enter it.
Three Italian players lost their matches. Their names are Pellegrino, Brancaccio, and Ruggeri. They are now out of the US Open.
But not all the news was bad. A young player named Tyra Grant won her first match. She is happy to start well.
Many Italian players are in the qualifying rounds this week. Fans can watch them play. The matches happen at different times each day.
The US Open is one of the biggest tennis events in the world. It happens every year in New York.
Vocabulary5 words
- US Open
- a very big tennis competition in the USA
- qualifying
- matches you must win before you can join the main competition
- match
- a game between two players
- eliminated
- out of the competition after losing
- competition
- an event where people try to win
Quiz
Answer key
1. They lost their matches 2. Tyra Grant 3. New York
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Today was a hard day for Italian tennis players at the _____.
Before the main event, players must win in _____ matches to enter it.
Three Italian players lost their _____.
Their names are Pellegrino, Brancaccio, and _____.
They are now out of the US _____.
A young player named Tyra _____ won her first match.
Many Italian players are in the _____ rounds this week.
The US Open is one of the biggest tennis _____ in the world.
It happens every year in New _____.