Federer survives Roddick scare in Shanghai |
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| Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Andy Roddick of the U.S during their match at the Masters Cup tennis tournament in Shanghai, Tuesday, Nov.14, 2006. |
| Nov. 15 - World number one Roger Federer survived a three match point scare to keep his perfect record in Masters Cup round robin1 matches intact in a 4-6 7-6 6-4 win over a fired-up Andy Roddick on Tuesday.
American Roddick served as only he can to hustle2 Federer out of his comfort zone and win the first set before earning three match points in a thrilling second-set tiebreak, forcing the Swiss to come back from 4-1 down to win 10-8.
"Early on in the tiebreak already when I was down 4-1 and him serving I thought, well, probably not my day, I'm not playing that great and he's not giving me a chance, so I guess that's it," said Federer.
"But I told myself maybe I can make him nervous by just staying along and in the match ... but it was really close, that's for sure."
After the 2003 and 2004 champion virtually assured his passage to the semi-finals, Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic kept his hopes alive with a 5-7 7-6 7-5 victory over Argentina's 2005 champion David Nalbandian.
All four players in the Red Group still have a chance of reaching the semi-finals but Roddick described his eighth successive defeat by Federer as "very frustrating3".
"I put myself in a position to win tonight ... it's tough right now, I felt like I was unlucky not to win that one tonight," he said
The 24-year-old strode on court with a clear sense of purpose and was soon dashing to the net behind his big serves in an attempt to unsettle Federer.
Sometimes it worked and sometimes it opened him up to the nine-times grand slam winner's passing shots, which were particularly devastating4 from the backhand.
The American, watched by his coach Jimmy Connors, succeeded often enough to grab the first break when Federer failed in a hawk-eye appeal against a wide second serve.
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robin
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| n.知更鸟，红襟鸟 |
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- The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
- We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。
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hustle
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| v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌) |
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- It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
- I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。
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frustrating
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| adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧 |
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- It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
- It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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| adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的 |
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- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
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