Federer into last eight at Paris Masters

 　　PARIS, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Swiss¹ mogul Roger Federer closed on a first ever Paris Masters final when he beat Richard Gasquet to reach the quarterfinals on Thursday.

　　Federer, the third seed, broke the home favorite in the opening service game and secured² another break when Gasquet double-faulted at 2-4 down, before clinching³ the set with a volley.

　　After an early exchange of breaks in the second set, Federer broke again and went on to complete a 6-2, 6-4 victory⁴ with an inside-out forehand winner on his first match point.

　　"I feel very good," said Federer, who has reached the final of every Masters tournament⁵ except the one in the French capital.

　　"It's always at the end of the season and you've played a lot of tennis. In the past, I've maybe not come in with the best possible preparation.

　　"The draws are really difficult here and it's not so simple to cruise⁶ to a final. I hope I can make it this year."

　　Federer will meet Juan Monaco in the last eight, after the unseeded Argentine survived two match points against American seventh seed Mardy Fish, who was forced to retire with a hamstring injury when leading 6-1, 6-7 (6), 2-1.

1 Swiss   

adj.瑞士的；瑞士人的

参考例句：

• The Swiss I know all are clever.我认识的瑞士人都很聪明。
• Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.现今瑞士的手表在世界各地出售。

2 secured   

adj. 无虑的, 安心的, 安全的 adj. 牢靠的, 稳妥的 vt. 固定, 获得, 使...安全 vi. (海上工作人员)停止工作 vi. (船)抛锚, 停泊

参考例句：

• He secured the appointment of professor of English literature in the university. 他获聘为该大学的英国文学教授。
• By strengthening the embankments they secured the village from floods. 他们加固河堤让村子免受洪水之灾。

3 clinching   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的现在分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• Joe gets clinching evidence of the brains role when he dreams. 乔做梦时得到了大脑发生作用的决定性依据。 来自辞典例句
• Clinching, wrestling, pushing, or seizing, without attempting a throw or other technique. 抱，扭摔，推或抓而没有摔或其它的技术。 来自互联网

4 victory   

n.胜利，成功

参考例句：

• Victory will never come if we only wait for it.如果我们光是等待，胜利永远不会到来。
• It can't be questioned that we will win the final victory.我们将最终取得胜利，这是确定无疑的。

5 tournament   

n.比赛，竞赛，锦标赛

参考例句：

• He was the best boxer in the tournament.他是本届联赛的最佳拳手。
• The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.理事会决定下次比赛在上海举行。

6 cruise   

v.巡航，航游，缓慢巡行；n.海上航游

参考例句：

• They went on a cruise to Tenerife.他们乘船去特纳利夫岛。
• She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.她想乘驳船游览法国的运河。