VOA标准英语2008年-Federer, Blake, Hewitt Advance in Marathon Day

By VOA Sports
Washington, DC
19 January 2008

Fans at the Australian Open got plenty to remember Saturday with defending champion Roger Federer, American James Blake and local favorite Lleyton Hewitt of Australia scoring five-set wins to reach the fourth round.

Federer was down two sets to one to the 49th ranked Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia before rallying¹ to win 6-7, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1,10-8 Saturday in a match that lasted nearly four-and-a-half hours. The Swiss tennis star, seeking his third straight Australian Open title, had 39 aces² in the win.

No. 12 seed James Blake of the United States rallied³ to beat Sebastien Grosjean of France 4-6, 2-6, 6-0, 7-6, 6-2.

Because the Federer match lasted so long, Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis did not start their match until almost midnight Melbourne time. The Australian gave the home fans plenty to cheer, beating the Cypriot player, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3.  The four hour, 45 minute match match lasted until 4:35 Sunday morning in Melbourne, making it the latest starting and latest finishing match in Grand Slam⁴ tournament history.

Hewitt next plays third seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who won his third-round match against American Sam Querry 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.

There were two major upsets on the women's side. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-3, 6-4 while Maria Kirilenko defeated fellow Russian, number-six seed Anna Chakvetadze 6-7, 6-1, 6-2.

Venus Williams of the United States scored a straight-sets win over Sania Mirza of India, 7-6, 6-4. Fourth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia made it to the round of 16 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik.

Some information for this report was provided⁵ by AFP, AP and Reuters.

1 rallying   

恢复( rally的现在分词 )； 价格回升； 集合起来； 嘲笑

参考例句：

• Sometimes the rallying cry is'save the Tomb of Christ from the Heathen!' 有时喊的口号是'把基督的坟墓从异教徒手中夺回来！
• Shaocheng Park was the rallying place. 少城公园是学生们临时集合的地点。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

2 aces   

abbr.adjustable convertible-rate equity security (units) 可调节的股本证券兑换率；aircraft ejection seat 飞机弹射座椅；automatic control evaluation simulator 自动控制评估模拟器n.擅长…的人( ace的名词复数 )；精于…的人；（ 网球 ）（对手接不到发球的）发球得分；爱司球

参考例句：

• The local representative of ACES will define the local area. ACES的当地代表将划定当地的范围。 来自互联网
• Any medical expenses not covered by ACES insurance are the sole responsibility of the parents. 任何ACES保险未包括的医疗费用一律是父母的责任。 来自互联网

3 rallied   

恢复( rally的过去式和过去分词 )； 价格回升； 集合起来； 嘲笑

参考例句：

• Has the child rallied from her high fever yet? 这个女孩的高烧退了吗？
• The enemy's forces rallied, and made a fresh attack on the town. 敌军重新调集兵力，对该城发动了又一次进攻。

4 slam   

v.猛力地推、放或扔；砰地关上

参考例句：

• They were surprised by the slam of a car door.关汽车门时发出的声音使他们很吃惊。
• Why should you slam the window?你干吗要使劲关窗户呢？

5 provided   

conj.假如，若是；adj.预备好的，由...供给的

参考例句：

• Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.如果天气良好，我们的假日将过得非常愉快。
• I will come provided that it's not raining tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就来。