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Tiafoe and Sabalenka Win Hard Matches to Reach US Open Semi-Finals

ティアフォーとサバレンカが激戦を制し全米オープン準決勝に進出

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Tennis players Frances Tiafoe and Aryna Sabalenka won very close matches at the US Open in New York. Both players won their quarter-final matches on Tuesday. A quarter-final is the match where the winner goes to the semi-final, which is the round just before the final match.

close matches= スコアが拮抗していて勝敗が読みにくい試合

Frances Tiafoe lost the first two sets against Alex Michelsen. But Tiafoe played better in the next three sets. He won the fifth set in a close tiebreaker to reach the semi-finals for the third time.

for the third time= ある出来事が3回目に起こること

Aryna Sabalenka also won a very hard match against Linda Noskova. Sabalenka lost the second set and was trailing in the third set. But she stayed focused and won the final set in a tiebreaker.

stayed focused= 困難があっても集中力を保ち続けた

Both players showed great energy to come back and win. They will now play in the semi-finals for a spot in the final match of the tournament.

for a spot in= 次の段階に進むための枠や出場権を争うこと

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表現パターン

パターン意味
close matchesスコアが拮抗していて勝敗が読みにくい試合
for the third timeある出来事が3回目に起こること
stayed focused困難があっても集中力を保ち続けた
for a spot in次の段階に進むための枠や出場権を争うこと

語彙

意味
quarter-final準々決勝(の試合)
tiebreaker同点を決着させるために行う延長戦や追加のプレー。特に、テニスでセットや試合の勝敗を決めるために行う規定のゲームをいう。

言語メモ

  • テニスの「タイブレーク(tiebreaker)」は、セットカウントが6-6と同点になった際に行われる特別なゲームで、そのセットの勝者を決定するために用いられます。
  • 全米オープン(US Open)はテニスの4大大会(グランドスラム)の一つであり、毎年ニューヨークのハードコートで開催される世界最高峰の大会です。

練習

読んだ内容を確認しましょう。

  1. He won the fifth set in a close   to reach the semi-finals for the third time.

  2. How many sets did Frances Tiafoe lose before winning his match?

  3. What does 'stayed focused' mean in this article?

Source: The Guardian, The Guardian