Venus returns with victory at Eastbourne
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EASTBOURNE, England, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Venus 1 Williams ended her five-month break with a three-set victory 2 over Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 at the Eastbourne WTA grass court on Monday.
"It felt fitting 3, I guess," Williams, 30, said of playing Petkovic again. "It was a great way to start it all off."Williams began the match with two double-faults and she made a series 4 of unforced errors, particularly off the forehand side.
She wasted three match points in the final game and saved a break-back point before finally taking it when Petkovic went wide with a forehand.
In other matches, third-seeded Victoria Azarenka beat Peng Shuai of China 6-4, 7-6 (2), while fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova recovered from a slow start to defeat Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.
Williams' sister Serena will make her return to action after nearly a year out against Tsvetana Pironkova on Tuesday. She could then face top-seeded Vera Zvonareva.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
n.金星;维纳斯(罗马神话中爱与美的女神)
- Venus is of the same size as Earth.金星跟地球差不多一样大。
- Venus was a goddess worshiped by the Romans.维纳斯是罗马人所崇拜的女神。
n.胜利,成功
- 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。
n.[pl.]设备,家具,配件,试穿;adj.适合的
- I'm going to a fitting tomorrow.明天我要去试穿新衣。
- The President's address was a fitting end to a bitter campaign.总统的讲话为一场激烈的竞选运动适时画上了句号。