Lisicki, Bartoli to Battle in Wimbledon Final

　　Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates her victory over Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in their semi-final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn¹ Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 04 July 2013. [Photo: CFP]

 

　　This year's Venus Rosewater Dish will be lifted by either a German or a Frenchwoman.

 

　　Germany's Sabine Lisicki battled through a tough semifinal to set up a clash² with France's Marion Bartoli for the Wimbledon title.

 

　　CRI's London correspondent³ Tu Yun has more.

 

　　In their previous two meetings, Sabine Lisicki and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska were equally matched, each with one victory over the other on hard court.

 

　　But when they went head to head for the third time, the 23rd-seeded German got the upper hand, overcoming a wobbling second set to beat the 4th-seeded Pole 6-4,2-6,9-7.

 

　　Lisicki says the experience acquired through the last match against defending champion Serena Williams helped.

 

　　"A little bit in the third set when I was down 3-0. I thought 'Ok, you've done it against Serena. You can do it again today as well. Just hang in there.' And the crowd was super. Definitely⁴ it gave me so much confidence. And Wimbledon is my favorite tournament. I love it so much and I cannot believe I'm in the final."

 

　　With that victory over Williams, Lisicki became the first German woman to reach the Wimbledon final since Steffi Graf in 1999.

 

　　She will face off against Marion Bartoli in the ultimate⁵ match.

 

　　The 15th-seeded Frenchwoman thrashed 20th-placed Belgian Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-2.

 

　　It's Bartoli's second time to reach the Wimbledon final.

 

　　"We had some great passing shots and some great lobs. Everything was working so perfectly⁶. To do that in the semifinals of Wimbledon was an amazing feeling."

 

　　The women's singles final will be held on Saturday.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Tu Yun at Wimbledon.

1 lawn   

n.草地，草坪，上等细麻布

参考例句：

• The lawn was crawling with ants.草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
• They are lying on a grassy lawn.他们躺在绿草如茵的草坪上。

2 clash   

vi.冲突，不协调，砰地相撞；n.冲突，不协调

参考例句：

• There is a clash between two classes at 2 p.m. on Thursday.星期四下午两点有两堂课是冲突的。
• The pot came down on the stone floor with a clash.锅“当”地一声掉到石地上。

3 correspondent   

n.记者，通信者；adj.符合的，一致的，相当的

参考例句：

• He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
• The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

5 ultimate   

adj.最远的；最后的；终极的；根源的，基本的

参考例句：

• What was his ultimate goal?他的最终目标是什么？
• The sun is the ultimate store of power.太阳是能量之本。

6 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。