[ti:Djokovic Misses Tennis Grand Slam; British Teenager Raducanu Surprise Women’s Winner]
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[00:00.04]The U.S. Open tennis tournament ended Sunday in New York City.
[00:05.52]Daniil Medvedev of Russia won the men’s competition,
[00:10.68]defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
[00:14.56]A day earlier, Briton Emma Raducanu captured the championship
[00:20.40]in play against Leylah Fernandez of Canada in two sets.
[00:27.92]The men’s final placed the two top tennis players against each other:
[00:34.28]Djokovic is number one in the world; Medvedev is number two.
[00:40.28]Djokovic was seeking a record at the event.
[00:45.32]He hoped to win the first Grand Slam
[00:49.92]since Australian Rod Laver did it in 1969.
[00:56.32]In tennis, the Grand Slam means
[00:59.64]winning all four major tournaments in the same year.
[01:03.76]Djokovic won the first three:
[01:06.92]the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon.
[01:11.88]But, it was not to be.
[01:14.68]The 25-year-old Medvedev won in three sets,
[01:19.28]each six to four.
[01:22.64]The Associated Press described his performance as
[01:26.52]“seemingly effortless” with “pinpoint serving.”
[01:31.92]It was the first major championship for Medvedev.
[01:36.28]After his win, he praised the 34-year-old Djokovic.
[01:41.48]“I’ve never said this to anybody, but I’ll say it right now:
[01:45.56]For me, you are the greatest tennis player in history.”
[01:51.12]Medvedev said defeating such a player
[01:54.56]made him feel more sure about his future in the sport.
[01:59.56]Djokovic was brought to tears by the end of the match.
[02:03.44]He also praised Medvedev.
[02:06.00]“Just congratulate him, full credit
[02:09.80]from his mentality, his approach, his game, everything.”
[02:15.20]As to his own play, Djokovic said
[02:18.44]he knows he could have and should have played better.
[02:22.40]“Just energy-wise, I felt slow,” he added.
[02:28.52]He also thanked the tennis fans
[02:30.48]who came to Arthur Ashe Stadium to see the match.
[02:34.84]Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
[02:38.28]fans were not permitted in 2020.
[02:42.84]Djokovic, 34, remains tied with Roger Federer and
[02:47.56]Rafael Nadal with 20 major championships.
[02:53.08]The women’s final Saturday
[02:55.52]brought together two little-known teenagers.
[02:59.92]The victor, Emma Raducanu,
[03:02.60]had played in her first professional tournament
[03:06.12]only three months earlier.
[03:08.72]Raducanu’s win was called “improbable.”
[03:14.48]She is the first U.S. Open women’s champion
[03:19.44]to come out of the group of qualifiers.
[03:23.84]Qualifiers are players
[03:25.56]who are not guaranteed a chance to be in the tournament.
[03:30.28]She had to play three matches
[03:33.04]just to get into the main part of the two-week event.
[03:38.72]Next, Raducanu had to win six more times to reach the final.
[03:47.32]She won every set she played,
[03:49.92]becoming the first to do so since Serena Williams in 2014.
[03:58.12]Raducanu was born in Canada
[04:01.08]and moved to Britain as a small child.
[04:04.40]She is the first British woman
[04:07.04]to win a major singles tournament since 1977.
[04:14.32]At 18, Raducanu is also the youngest
[04:18.48]Grand Slam tournament winner since 2004.
[04:24.40]Fernandez is 19.
[04:26.84]She entered the match as the 73rd-ranked player in the world.
[04:33.32]She was an unlikely opponent in a tournament
[04:36.40]that included top-ranked players including Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty.
[04:42.84]Before this year’s U.S. Open,
[04:45.76]Fernandez had never made it past the third round of a major tournament.
[04:53.08]The last time the two women had played
[04:55.88]was during the Wimbledon junior tournament in 2018.
[05:02.88]Raducanu’s win came with some worry, and some blood.
[05:07.48]She went to the ground trying to return a shot from Fernandez
[05:13.32]late in the second set and hurt her leg.
[05:18.00]The umpire stopped the match so she could get medical treatment.
[05:24.16]When she returned, she won the next game, and the match.
[05:29.40]“I can’t believe it,” Raducanu said.
[05:32.44]With the win, she earned $2.5 million
[05:38.28]and a congratulatory message from Queen Elizabeth,
[05:43.52]who called the victory “a remarkable achievement
[05:48.00]at such a young age.”
[05:51.92]The next major tournament is the 2022 Australian Open,
[05:57.96]which opens on January 17.
[06:01.80]I’m Dan Friedell. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM
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