Summary
Aryna Sabalenka played strongly and advanced easily
Rain caused many matches to be postponed, but the tournament kept going
American players Ben Shelton, Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro and Frances Tiafoe also won
Key Points
4 points1
Alcaraz dropped the first set but won the next three
2
Sabalenka defeated her opponent with a 6‑1, 6‑1 score
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Organisers cleared a backlog of 14 matches after the rain
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Other winners included Ben Shelton and Jessica Pegula
New Words to Learn
15 wordsdefending champion
a player who won the tournament last year and is playing again
rain-delayed
matches that had to stop because it was raining
backlog
a pile of matches that still needed to be played
seed
a ranking that decides who plays whom
set
a part of a tennis match; you need to win a few sets to win the match
wrist injury
hurt in the hand joint
qualifier
a player who earned a spot by winning earlier games
wildcard
a player given a special chance to play even without ranking
dismantle
to win easily
runner-up
the player who finishes in second place
drought
a long time without winning
maiden victory
first win
grand slam
one of the four biggest tennis tournaments
upset
when a lower‑ranked player beats a higher‑ranked one
fancied
people thought they would win
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