Coco Gauff is a rising US tennis star. On Saturday, the 19-year-old won her first Grand Slam championship (大满贯冠军) by beating Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff’s win makes her the youngest American to win an important tennis championship since 1999.
The US Open is one of the four most important tennis tournaments (锦标赛) in the world — it’s known as a “Grand Slam” tournament. The US Open is the fourth Grand Slam tournament this year, and took place in New York City.
Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, played hard in the first set, and Gauff seemed to be struggling (挣扎). Sabalenka won the first set 6-2. But Gauff didn’t give up. She began to play better in the second set. She wound up winning the second set 6-3, and tying things up. The New York fans supported Gauff loudly, and that seemed to help. It also helped that Sabalenka began making more and more mistakes. Gauff took the third set, 6-2. As the match ended, Gauff dropped to the ground with joy. With the win, Gauff became the youngest American to win a Grand Slam championship since 1999. That’s when Serena Williams won the US Open at 17.
Gauff has been a rising star for a while. She first came to the attention of tennis fans when she beat tennis great Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019, when she was 15. Last year, for the first time, Gauff made it to the final of a Grand Slam tournament, the French Open. But she lost to Iga Swiatek.
Gauff wasn’t just tested in the game. She also had to face terrible comments (评论) on the Internet. But she didn’t get upset by them. Instead, Gauff said that they actually helped her. “That just put the fire in me,” she said.
【小题1】What’s paragraph 3 mainly about?| A．Gauff’s match. | B．Sabalenka’s struggle. |
| C．New York fans’ support. | D．A history-made record. |
| A．Beating Iga Swiatek. |
| B．Winning the 2019 Wimbledon. |
| C．Making it to the final of the French Open. |
| D．Becoming the youngest winner in tennis history. |
| A．She always helps her teammates. |
| B．She always wins championships. |
| C．She cares about becoming famous. |
| D．She is not easily troubled by comments online. |
| A．Coco Gauff’s Secret to Success |
| B．19-Year-Old Coco Gauff Wins US Open |
| C．The First Woman Player Becomes Famous |
| D．A Grand Slam Tournament Takes Place on Saturday |
