Davydenko beats Nadal to reach Qatar Open final

    DOHA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Nikolay Davydenko of Russia beat Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-3, 6-2 for the final at the Qatar Open on Friday.
    Two-time champion（冠军） Roger Federer of Switzerland reached the final by beating third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-3, 7-6(2) earlier Friday.
    Davydenko, 29, beat Federer in the Qatar semifinals last year before going on to win the trophy（奖杯） in the final against Nadal.
    Davydenko, seeded fourth at the event, needed only 84 minutes to beat an uncharacteristically slow and sluggish¹ Nadal, who had a fever earlier this week.
    The Russian now leads the Spaniard 6-4 in head-to-head meetings on the ATP tour. He will look to add to his 20 career titles when he takes on second-ranked Federer in the final on Saturday.
    "I have surprised myself by reaching the final," Davydenko said. "I did not expect to do this well. I am happy with my tennis but I can improve (my) fitness²."Davydenko said playing against Federer will be tough.
    "I saw him playing today. It looked as if he didn't want to run and kept going for winners. Obviously³, he is playing great. It will be tough. Everyday is a different day and let's see how I wake up tomorrow."(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

2 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。

3 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。