2007年VOA标准英语-American Roddick Wins Third Legg Mason Tennis T

By Jim Stevenson
Washington
06 August 2007

Andy Roddick

Top-seeded Andy Roddick has won his third Legg Mason Classic tennis title in Washington.  But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, Roddick and the rest of the tennis world may have witnessed the emergence¹ of a new American tennis star.

Roddick is no stranger to playing in tournament finals.  With his win Sunday at the Legg Mason Classic, Roddick has now prevailed 23 times to win events, including three at the annual Washington tournament.  But this time he faced a 22-year-old opponent who made an improbable run while playing in just his second ATP tournament.

Fellow-American John Isner was a last-minute wild card entry with an 0-1 record.  But he reeled off five straight wins, all with third set tiebreakers, to reach the Legg Mason final.  Despite playing a determined² Isner in 36-degree Celsius³ heat, Roddick emerged the winner, 6-4, 7-6.

After the match, Roddick said he was happy to see a new American player on the court.

"I am very intrigued⁴ and excited to see how he is going to follow that up.  I told him, I said 'this is the start.  Now this is where you start your career," Roddick said. "You have had great momentum⁵, great confidence.  People are going to respect you a lot more.  But this is the beginning.'  I told him at the net (after winning the match) to keep going, do not be satisfied (with his success)."

John Isner

Isner came into the event ranked 416th in the world.  His success this week will push him into the top 200 and give him a wild card into the Cincinnati tournament in two weeks.  He says he has a positive approach to the game, especially after this week.

"Tennis is more mental than anything," Isner said. "It is amazing, confidence comes and goes.  And right now, I am really, really confident.  Trust me, losing to Andy Roddick does not take any confidence away from me.  So I am a very confident player and feel like I can go out there and compete with anybody."

The Legg Mason tournament is one of the warm-up events leading to the U.S. Open, the year's final Grand Slam event which begins in three weeks.

1 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

2 determined   

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。

3 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

4 intrigued   

adj.好奇的，被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式)；激起…的兴趣或好奇心；“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧！
• He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。

5 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。