2006年VOA标准英语-Agassi, Roddick, Williams Lose at Wimbledon

By VOA Sports
Washington, DC
01 July 2006

Andre Agassi kisses the crowd good bye at Wimbledon  
  
Saturday was a bad day for American tennis players at Wimbledon, with Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and defending champion Venus Williams all knocked out of the tournament.

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In a third-round match on Center Court, second-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated the 36-year-old Agassi in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4. This is Agassi's last appearance at Wimbledon. He plans to retire from tennis after the U.S. Open in New York.

Later on Center Court, Andy Roddick fell in straight sets to Britain's Andy Murray, 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Murray faces Cypriot player Marcos Baghdatis, a four-set winner over Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean (4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1).

 
Venus Williams hits a backhand in her losing match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia at Wimbledon Saturday
  
Williams lost in three sets to Serbian player Jelena Jankovic (7-6, 4-6, 6-4). Jankovic next plays ninth seed and former French Open tennis champion Anastasia Myskina of Russia, who scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.  

Meanwhile, 2004 Wimbledon champ Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated American veteran¹ Amy Frazier in straight sets (6-3, 6-2). The Russian plays Italian Flavia Pennetta, who defeated China's Shuai Peng in straight sets (6-2, 6-3).

World number one women's player Amelie Mauresmo of France breezed² into the fourth round with a straight-sets win over Australian Nicole Pratt (6-1, 6-2). Mauresmo plays Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, who beat Dinara Safina of Russia (3-6, 7-6, 6-1).

Earlier, seventh-seed Elena Dementieva of Russia ousted³ compatriot Elena Likhovtseva in straight sets (7-5, 6-3). Dementieva plays American Shenay Perry, a 7-5 6-3 winner over Austrian Sybille Bammer.

In men's action, former champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia defeated Olivier Rochus of Belgium in straight sets (6-1, 6-4, 6-4). Hewitt plays Spain's David Ferrer, who beat 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in five sets (4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4).

Seventh-seeded Mario Ancic of Croatia scored a four-set win over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka (7-6, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3). Another Croatian, fifth seed Ivan Ljubicic, lost to Russian Dmitry Tursunov in five sets (5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-2). Tursunov plays Finland's Jarkko Nieminen, a four-set winner over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany (1-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6).

American Mardy Fish withdrew⁴ from his third round match against Irakli Labadze of Georgia. The American player had flu-like symptoms after his win over Melle Van Gemerden of the Netherlands.

Some information provided⁵ by AP.

1 veteran   

n.老兵；经验丰富的人，老手

参考例句：

• My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.我祖父是二战时的老兵。
• We often asked the veteran workers for advice.我们常常向老工人求教。

2 breezed   

vi.吹微风（breeze的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He breezed through the task. 他轻快地完成了那项工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The boy breezed the horse around the track. 男孩策马沿跑道飞奔。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

4 withdrew   

v.取[收]回( withdraw的过去式 )；（使）撤退[出]；提；收回

参考例句：

• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She quickly withdrew her hand from the hot iron. 她很快地将手从火烫的熨斗上缩了回来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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。