Berdych snatches last semi berth at ATP Finals

 　　LONDON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- World No. 7 Tomas Berdych from Czech Republic grabbed¹ the last semifinal place by beating Spain's David Ferrer 3-6, 7-5 and 6-1 at the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday.

　　Berdych, 26, had to win the last Group A match to reach the last four while the world No. 5 Ferrer has booked his berth² two days ago after taking two straight set victories.

　　The world No. 1 Djokovic failed to qualify³ as he lost to Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 3-6 and 3-6 earlier on Friday and had to pin his hope on Ferrer defeating Berdych.

　　As the winner of Group A, Berdych will meet Frenchman Jo- Wilfried Tsonga who finished second in Group B on Saturday with Ferrer challenging Swiss master Roger Federer.

1 grabbed   

v.抢先，抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
• She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。

2 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

3 qualify   

vt.取得资格，有资格，限定，描述；vi.取得资格，有资格

参考例句：

• I won't qualify until next year.我明年才具备资格。
• You must qualify yourself for the post.你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。