FatcatXN Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
"big-serving" "run out a winner"
This is an excerption from a tennis news report.
Murray was strongly favored to beat big-serving Roddick in their semifinal at the England Club, but the American attacked the Scot's second serve and ran out a winner in four sets.
What does "be favored to beat big-serving Roddick" mean ?
"attacked the Scot's second serve" What does this mean?
"ran out a winner" what does this mean?
I totally got confused.
Murray was strongly favored to beat big-serving Roddick in their semifinal at the England Club, but the American attacked the Scot's second serve and ran out a winner in four sets.
What does "be favored to beat big-serving Roddick" mean ?
"attacked the Scot's second serve" What does this mean?
"ran out a winner" what does this mean?
I totally got confused.
Top answer
FatcatXN What does "be favored to beat big-serving Roddick" mean ? It was thought very likely that Murray would be victorious against Roddick. "big-serving" Roddick refers to Roddick's powerful serve (the "serve" being the tennis stroke where you toss the ball up into the air and smash it at your opponent).
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FatcatXNWhat does "be favored to beat big-serving Roddick" mean ?It was thought very likely that Murray would be victorious against Roddick.
"big-serving" Roddick refers to Roddick's powerful serve (the "serve" being the tennis stroke where you toss the ball up into the air and smash it at your opponent).
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