Nadal takes opening match at Tennis Masters Cup

时间：2007-11-12 08:22:11

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Spain's Rafael Nadal jubilates after scoring a point against Richard Gasquet of France during the opening match at the ATP Masters Cup Shanghai, east China, Nov. 11, 2007. Nadal won the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
 
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12 - Spaniard Rafael Nadal overcame a slow start to beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet in full sets in the opener of the Tennis Masters Cup 2007 here in Shanghai on Sunday.

 

Gasquet, only 15 days Nadal's junior and in his first Masters Cup appearance, totally overwhelmed Nadal in the first set but failed to keep his consistency1, losing 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the blockbuster Gold Group clash after a little more than two hours.

 

World number two Nadal, who reached the semifinals last year in his first Tennis Masters Cup appearance, looked muscle-bound and hence under-performing in the opening set, dropping serve in the eighth game after some sloppy2 play, but came back quickly in the remaining time.

 

The two 21-year-olds, who have clashed three times before with the Spaniard winning all meetings, raised up respective game later, producing some impressive tennis to amuse the full-packed Qi ZhongTennis Stadium located in southern Shanghai.

 

In a roller coaster second set, Nadal broke, was broken but then broke again in successive games before clinching3 it 6-3, pumping his fists in celebration.

 

After that, Nadal seemed to have the whole match in control while Gasquet fell off the pace and he capitulated in the fifth game of the third set, hitting a forehand long on the second breakpoint to send Nadal 3-2 up and serving.

 

The bull-like youngster never looked back again en route to the happy ending.

 

The prestigious4 year-ending tournament is played in round robin5 format6 with 8 players/teams divided into two groups of four, with 8 seeds to be determined7 by the ATP 2007 Race and Stanford ATP Doubles Race standings on Nov. 5.

 

In singles' part, world number one Roger Federer from Switzerland is in Red Group with Russian Nikolay Davydenko, Andy Roddick from the United States, and debutant Fernando Gonzalez of Chile.

 

The more competitive Gold Group boasts Nadal and three of the four players, namely No. 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia, No. 6 David Ferrer of Spain and No. 8 Gasquet -- making their first career appearances at the elite8 tournament.

 

All matches shall be the best of three tie-break sets, except for the singles final, which shall be the best of five tie-break sets.

 

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1 consistency IY2yT     
n.一贯性，前后一致，稳定性；(液体的)浓度
参考例句：
  • Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。
  • We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。
2 sloppy 1E3zO     
adj.邋遢的，不整洁的
参考例句：
  • If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
  • Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。
3 clinching 81bb22827d3395de2accd60a2a3e7df2     
v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的现在分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）
参考例句：
  • Joe gets clinching evidence of the brains role when he dreams. 乔做梦时得到了大脑发生作用的决定性依据。 来自辞典例句
  • Clinching, wrestling, pushing, or seizing, without attempting a throw or other technique. 抱，扭摔，推或抓而没有摔或其它的技术。 来自互联网
4 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
参考例句：
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
5 robin Oj7zme     
n.知更鸟，红襟鸟
参考例句：
  • The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
  • We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。
6 format giJxb     
n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排
参考例句：
  • Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
  • The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。
7 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
8 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
参考例句：
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

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