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Nadal advances after beating Djokovic in French Open quarterfinal match

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In their 59th meeting, Rafael Nadal was victorious² in a quarterfinal showdown against Novak Djokovic. There's been an ongoing³ rivalry⁴ between the two tennis greats.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

The king of clay court tennis is at it again. Yesterday at the French Open in Paris, Spain's Rafael Nadal beat his longtime rival Novak Djokovic in a rare quarterfinal meeting. It was a dramatic match, and Nadal keeps winning despite dealing⁵ with a potential career-ending injury. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE⁶: It was the 59th meeting between two 35 year olds, who by the end of their careers - both will be able to claim GOAT status - greatest of all time. Rafa Nadal has won a record 21 Grand Slam singles titles; Novak Djokovic, 20. Yesterday's quarterfinal match would not add to those gaudy⁷ totals. But in its intensity⁸, it sure sounded like a championship showdown.

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RAFAEL NADAL: (Grunting with exertion).

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: (Grunting with exertion).

(SOUNDBITE OF TENNIS RACKETS HITTING BALL)

UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER: Oh, what a shot.

GOLDMAN: The Tennis Channel commentator⁹ may as well have put, oh, what a shot, on a loop to cover all the long rallies that ended with something special. Nadal and Djokovic battled more than 4 hours late into the night, with Nadal surging early and then overcoming a big deficit¹⁰ in the fourth set to win a tiebreaker and the match. Both acknowledged it was special to play each other. But Djokovic certainly wasn't happy about losing.

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DJOKOVIC: You know, I lost to a better player today - had my chances, didn't use them. That's it, you know? Over 4 hours battle, and, you know, I have to accept this defeat.

GOLDMAN: And Nadal wasn't satisfied with winning.

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NADAL: It's just the quarterfinals match now, so I didn't win anything.

GOLDMAN: But two raised fists and a huge smile after beating his rival showed it meant something because Nadal knows there might not be many more of these moments if the chronic¹¹ foot pain he's been dealing with in recent months doesn't improve.

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NADAL: Of course I'm going to keep fighting to find a solution for that. But for the moment, we haven't. So give myself a chance to play another semifinals here in Roland Garros is a lot of energy for me.

GOLDMAN: Nadal is confident he'll have that energy in his 37th Grand Slam semifinal as he tries to add to his record 13 French Open titles. At the other end of the career spectrum¹², an up-and-coming player from the U.S. is in her first Grand Slam semi. Eighteen-year-old Coco Gauff beat fellow American Sloane Stephens to move into the women's Final Four in Paris.

Tom Goldman, NPR News.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 victorious   

adj.胜利的，得胜的

参考例句：

• We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。

3 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

5 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 gaudy   

adj.华而不实的；俗丽的

参考例句：

• She was tricked out in gaudy dress.她穿得华丽而俗气。
• The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.浮华的蝴蝶却相信花是应该向它道谢的。

8 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

9 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

10 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

11 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

12 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。