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One of Britain's tennis stars, Tim Henman, in action on the court
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One of Britain's tennis stars, Tim Henman, in action on the court
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships are famous around the world, with players from many different countries taking part. China’s most successful women’s international players at the moment, Zheng Jie and Li Na, will be playing in the tournament.
So, what about the British players? The last time a British player won the tournament was in 1977 when Virginia Wade won the Women’s Singles title. However, in 2006, there are no high-profile British women tennis players. It’s the men who are the most successful.
There are three major British male players playing at an international level at the moment. The most successful in the past has been Tim Henman. He has reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon four times, but he has failed to make the next step to the finals. In 2002 he was seeded fourth in the world.
Unfortunately for Tim though, he has been unable to regain his form to this high level. He has received a lot of criticism in the press for being unable to win any tournaments, in spite of his high ranking internationally.
In recent years Tim has slipped to 62 in the world rankings. He is also 31 years old so he is no longer as young or as fit as he used be. But as long as he continues to play, the British people will always get behind him and hope that he can succeed at Wimbledon.
Greg Rusedski is another famous British men’s singles player. He was born in Canada but his mother is British, so he has chosen to be a British citizen and represent Britain in the tennis. He was also seeded fourth back in 1997 and has only ever reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. He is currently the highest ranking British player, but he has never really been a contender for the Wimbledon title.
Britain’s biggest tennis hope is 19-year-old Andrew Murray from Scotland. He hasn’t been playing for very long, and he has had a few injuries which might have held him back, but he is currently ranked 45th, above Tim Henman. He has played well in tournaments in other countries over the past year and he is probably Britain’s biggest hope to succeed at Wimbledon sometime soon. Come on Andrew!
GLOSSARY 词汇表
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
温布尔登网球公开赛
Women's Singles
女子单打
high-profile
知名度高的
semi-finals
半决赛
to regain his form
恢复最佳状态
ranking
排名
get behind
落后
quarter-finals
四分之一决赛
Britain's biggest tennis hope
英国网球希望之星
held him back
阻止(他)
tournament
比赛, 锦标赛
title
头衔, 冠军
major
主要的
seeded
种子(选手)
criticism
批评
slipped
下滑
British citizen
英国公民
contender
竞争者；角逐者
injuries
伤病
come on!
加油
人惟患无志，有志无有不成者! |
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