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2023 年美國網(wǎng)球公開賽女單決賽中，年僅19 歲的可可·高芙，在激戰(zhàn)3 盤后，擊敗了白俄羅斯名將阿麗娜·薩巴倫卡，生涯首次奪得大滿貫冠軍。

1Coco Gauff is a rising US tennis star.In September,the 19-year-old won her first Grand Slam championship by beating Aryna Sabalenka.Gauff's win made her the youngest American to win a major tennis championship since 1999.

2The US Open is one of the four most important tennis tournaments in the world—it's known as a Grand Slam tournament.The US Open was the fourth Grand Slam tournament this year,and took place in New York City.

3Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, played powerfully in the first set, and Gauff seemed to be struggling.Sabalenka won the first set 6-2.But Gauff didn't give up.She began to play better in the second set,scrambling for every ball.She won the second set 6-3.The New York crowd supported Gauff loudly, and that seemed to help.Gauff took the third set 6-2.As the match ended, Gauff dropped to the court in relief and joy.With the win, Gauff became the youngest American, male or female, to win a Grand Slam championship since 1999.That's when Serena Williams won the US Open at 17.

4Gauff 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.As a young athlete, Serena and Venus Williams had always been her heroes.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.Since then,Gauff has been working hard to improve her game.

5Gauff wasn't just tested on the court.Like many athletes, she also had to face negative comments on social media.But she didn't get upset by the comments.Instead, Gauff said that they actually helped her.“That just put the fire in me,”she said.Gauff's hard work has paid off.She has won 12 matches in a row,and is now ranked third in the world.

Ⅰ.日積月累

risev.上升；地位提高

strugglev.掙扎；努力

athleten.運動員

rankv.排名

Grand Slam 大滿貫

the US Open 美國網(wǎng)球公開賽

take place 發(fā)生；舉行

in the first set 在第一局比賽中

in relief 如釋重負

negative comments 負面評論

Ⅱ.語法填空

Coco Gauff, a 1.________(rise) tennis star from the United States, achieved a significant milestone in her career in September.At just 19 years old,she won her first Grand Slam championship by 2.________(defeat) Aryna Sabalenka.Gauff 's victory not only made her the 3.________(young) American to win a major tennis championship since 1999,4.________also brought her into the spotlight as a promising talent.

The US Open, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, 5.________(take) place in New York City and served as the stage for Gauff's 6.________(succeed).Despite struggling against Sabalenka's powerful play, Gauff tried her best 7.________(fight) back.She improved her game and won the second set 6-3.8.________(encourage) by the passionate support of the New York crowd, Gauff took the third set 6-2.She dropped to the court 9.________relief as the match concluded.Gauff's incredible achievements mark her as 10.________promising star in the tennis world.