U.S. Open finals postponed one day for drizzle

    NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Open men's singles final and women's doubles final have to be postponed¹（延期） to Monday due to the drizzle（毛毛雨） starting on Saturday's afternoon in Flushing Meadows（草地）.
    Men's singles final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be arranged at 4 p.m. on Monday.
    Statement from US Open said: "Due to the continued uncertainty² of the weather forecast for the remainder of the evening, the U.S. Open men's singles championship will be postponed until Monday, September 13 at 4 p.m.."For the women's doubles final which was suspended half way as Liezel Huber/Nadia Petrova led 6-2, 4-6, 5-4 over Vania King/Yaroslava Shwedova, it will be concluded at 3 p.m.
    Despite all of Rafa's brilliance³ during his career (number one player in the world, 41 career titles, 8 Grand Slams) he has never reached the finals of the Open.
    Djokovic is 0-11 against Nadal on clay and grass, but 7-3 on hardcourts.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

2 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

3 brilliance   

n.光辉，辉煌，壮丽，（卓越的）才华，才智

参考例句：

• I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。