Williams Sisters Lose Close Match on US Open Return

Tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams played doubles together again at the US Open. It was their first Grand Slam doubles match together since 2022. However, the famous sisters lost a very close match to Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint.

since 2022= 自2022年以來（表示從過去某個時間點持續至今）

The match lasted three hours. The Williams sisters lost the first set, but they won the second set. In the final set tie-break, they took an early 5-0 lead. However, their opponents fought back to win the set and the match.

fought back= 反擊、奮起直追（指在劣勢中努力克服並反敗為勝）

In the singles matches, defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka won their games. Both players moved into the top 16 of the tournament. Alcaraz beat Wu Yibing, while Sabalenka won against Kamilla Rakhimova.

while= 而、然而（用以對比同時發生的兩種情況）

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文法整理

句型	意思
since 2022	自2022年以來（表示從過去某個時間點持續至今）
fought back	反擊、奮起直追（指在劣勢中努力克服並反敗為勝）
while	而、然而（用以對比同時發生的兩種情況）

詞彙整理

單字	意思
doubles	雙打；由兩人組成一隊，雙方各派兩名選手進行的球類比賽。
singles	網球、羽球等運動中，由兩名選手各自單獨出賽的比賽項目；單打。

延伸學習

•網球術語中的「搶七局（tie-break）」是指當一盤比分為6比6時，用以快速決定該盤勝負的加賽機制。
•「defending champion（衛冕冠軍）」是指在前一屆賽事中奪冠，並在本次賽事中再次參賽尋求連霸的選手或隊伍。