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

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= 比分非常接近、勝負難料的比賽

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= 某件事第三次發生

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= 儘管面臨困難仍保持專注

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= 爭取晉級下一階段的名額或資格

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文法整理

句型	意思
close matches	比分非常接近、勝負難料的比賽
for the third time	某件事第三次發生
stayed focused	儘管面臨困難仍保持專注
for a spot in	爭取晉級下一階段的名額或資格

詞彙整理

單字	意思
quarter-final	淘汰賽中由八強隊伍或選手進行的比賽，勝者可晉級準決賽。
trailing	沿著人或動物留下的足跡、痕跡追蹤或尾隨的行動。
come back	恢復原來的狀態；重新振作起來，尤其指在落後或失利後恢復優勢。

延伸學習

•在網球比賽中，「搶七局」（tiebreaker）是指當一盤比分為 6-6 時進行的特別局，用以快速決定該盤的勝負。
•美國網球公開賽（US Open）是職業網球四大滿貫賽事之一，每年於紐約的硬地球場舉行。