Del Potro and Benneteau reach final in Rotterdam

　　THE HAGUE, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Juan Martin Del Potro and Julien Benneteau qualified¹ for the final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Saturday.

　　Second seeded Del Potro beat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4. The Argentinean did not suffer a single break yet this week. On Sunday he will play his second consecutive² final in Rotterdam, following his loss last year against Roger Federer.

　　Frenchman Julien Benneteau, who defeated title holder³ Federer on Thursday, was too strong for his compatriot Gilles Simon as he trounced the fifth seed 6-4, 7-6 (2).

　　The 31-year-old Benneteau will go for his first ATP tournament title on Sunday, while the 24-year-old Del Potro will try to add a 14th ATP title to his trophy⁴ cabinet. 

1 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

4 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。