Rafael Nadal begins Madrid Open campaign with easy win

    MADRID, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Spanish number one Rafael Nadal began his participation¹ in the Madrid Open tennis tournament²（锦标赛） with a comfortable straight sets win on Wednesday.
    Nadal, who is seeded number two in the competition, won the second round tie against Ukrainian Oleksander Dolgopolov 6-4, 6-3 in a match that lasted just under one and a half hours.
    The Spaniard made good use of a powerful³ and accurate⁴ first serve against Dolgopolov, 75 percent of his first serves were in and he only had to defend one break point in the match.
    It was the perfect opening game for Nadal, who was struggling with a knee injury at last year's competition. He has also had knee problems at the start of this season and will be happy to have got through with no problems.
    Nadal's win gives him a match against American John Isner. The number 13 seed today progressed into the third round thanks to a three set win, 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2 against Colombian Sebastian Giraldo.
    Isner needed time to find his form and after losing the first step, he was in trouble as the second set went to a tie-break, which he won before finding⁵ his form in the final set to clinch⁶ the match.
    Nadal recently defeated the American in the Masters tournament in Indian Wells.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

2 tournament   

n.比赛，竞赛，锦标赛

参考例句：

• He was the best boxer in the tournament.他是本届联赛的最佳拳手。
• The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.理事会决定下次比赛在上海举行。

3 powerful   

adj.有力的，有权力的，强大的

参考例句：

• The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
• Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音！

4 accurate   

adj.正确无误的；准确的，精确的

参考例句：

• He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。
• He is always accurate in what he says and does.他说的和做的总是正确无误。

5 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

6 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。