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Stability at the top: On the tennis and the U.S. Open

Both men’s and women’s tennis now wear a settled (स्थिर) look (स्वरूप, रूप)

In recent times, men’s tennis has had a heavy dose (बड़ी मात्रा, भरपूर मात्रा) of predictability (पूर्वानुमेयता) while the women’s game has been in a state (स्थिति, अवस्था) of perpetual (निरंतर, लगातार) flux (लगातार बदलाव, अस्थिरता). If Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner cornered (control a competition entirely; monopolize, dominate, control, capture) 11 of the 13 Majors (one of the most important and prestigious tournaments in tennis (a Grand Slam event); one of the four most important annual tennis tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open); Grand Slam, major championship) starting Wimbledon (the oldest tennis tournament in the world, held annually on grass courts in London, and widely regarded as the most prestigious of the four Grand Slam events; The Championships, SW19, London major) 2023, there were nine different winners among women in the same period. But at the recently concluded U.S. Open, this pattern (प्रवृत्ति, क्रम) flipped (change completely; reverse, invert, overturn, switch). Alexander Zverev won his second men’s singles Slam (a Grand Slam tournament in tennis; Major, major championship) trophy and first at Flushing Meadows (Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is a public park in Queens, New York City, serving as the official venue for the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center) after finishing atop (के शीर्ष पर, सबसे ऊपर) an airy (empty or spacious, used here to describe a competition lacking the usual heavy presence of top contenders; lacking dense competition; lightweight, diluted, thin, open, uncrowded) field (all the participants taking part in a contest or tournament; competitors, entrants, participants, contenders) that lost Sinner before the tournament and Alcaraz in the quarterfinal. In the ladies category, Elena Rybakina secured (successfully obtain or achieve something, especially a title; acquire, obtain, achieve, clinch) her third Major — also her first in New York — after beating top seed (the player or team ranked as the best in a sports tournament; favorite, leading player, number one, highest-ranked competitor) and two-time defending (reigning, returning, incumbent, current) champion Aryna Sabalenka, and No. 4 and 2023 U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff, back to back (लगातार, एक के बाद एक). Among the last four of Zverev, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Karen Khachanov, the tall (लंबा, ऊँचा) German was the only one with Slam-winning experience, having grabbed (हासिल करना, जीत लेना) his maiden (पहला, प्रथम) top prize (सर्वोच्च पुरस्कार, खिताब) at the 2026 French Open, a similarly (likewise, equally, correspondingly, comparably) open competition (a competition in which participants have a broadly equal opportunity to compete, without a clearly dominant or predetermined winner; competitive contest, unrestricted competition, even contest, closely contested field) where Alcaraz was missing and Sinner exited early. On the other hand (conversely, inversely, in contrast, alternatively), the WTA top-four reached the semifinals, and it was only fitting (appropriate, apt, suitable, proper) that Rybakina’s splendid (excellent, wonderful, remarkable, outstanding) run (a continuous period or sequence of successful performances in sports; streak, string, spell, sequence) ended with (conclude with, culminate in, finish with, result in) her being crowned (declare someone the winner or champion in a sport or competition; award, anoint, title, recognize) the new World No. 1, ending Sabalenka’s reign (dominance, supremacy, rule, tenure) of 99 straight weeks at the pinnacle (at the highest point of success, power, or achievement; at the top, at the peak, at the zenith, at the climax).

The absence (lack, nonexistence, unavailability, deficiency) of a strong field, however (nevertheless, nonetheless, yet, though), should not diminish Zverev’s accomplishment (achievement, success, triumph, attainment). While it is true that (admittedly, certainly, indisputably, undeniably) the 29-year-old faced (confront or be matched against an opponent in a competition; confront, encounter, tackle, take on) just one top-10 opponent (rival, adversary, challenger, competitor) — Shelton in the final on Sunday — across (over, spanning, covering, encompassing) his two triumphs (a great victory or achievement; victory, win, success, conquest) at Roland-Garros and the U.S. Open, he is indisputably (in a way that cannot be challenged, denied, or doubted; undeniably, unquestionably, undoubtedly, incontestably) among the three best players in the world along with (in addition to someone or something else; together with, accompanied by, alongside, besides) Alcaraz and Sinner. Sandwiched (insert or position someone or something tightly between two other things or events; wedge, position, place, fit) between his two title successes was a Wimbledon final appearance (performance, participation), where he fought Sinner tooth and nail (with all one’s resources, energy, or fierce determination; fiercely, aggressively, intensely, ferociously). In fact (actually, really, indeed, truly), Zverev’s ascent (a rise to a higher social or professional rank or position; rise, climb, advancement, elevation) reinforces (strengthen, support, bolster, cement) the idea of a new Big Three in men’s tennis, and has neatly (perfectly, aptly, fittingly, appropriately, suitably, conveniently) coincided with 24-time Major winner Novak Djokovic losing in the first round and tumbling out (fall, exit, or drop abruptly from a competition, ranking, or position; drop out, crash out, exit hastily, fall away) of the ATP top 10. For the first time since the early 2000s, none of (nobody from) Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic — the previous era’s (Epoch, period, age, time) Big Three — is ranked in the top 10, and the setback (difficulty, issue, blow, complication) leaves (cause someone or something to be in a particular state or position; result in, cause to be, make, render) the 39-year-old Serbian (relating to Serbia, a country in Southeast Europe, or its people) great (legend, icon, star, master) facing an existential threat (a threat to a person’s, organization’s, or concept’s very survival or existence; supreme danger, fundamental risk, ultimate peril, survival threat). Sabalenka, despite (in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of, in the face of) being a worthy (deserving, commendable, respectable, admirable) runner-up (second-place finisher, finalist, silver medalist, second best) to Rybakina, would have also left the U.S. with more questions than answers. The 28-year-old Belarusian (a native or citizen of Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe) has lost four of her last five Slam finals, and all of them as World No. 1, calling into question her big-match (relating to an important, high-stakes, or decisive game in sports; high-stakes, crucial, critical, high-pressure) temperament (disposition, nature, character, personality). Worryingly (alarmingly, disturbingly, distressingly, troublingly), she only has a 50% success rate (win percentage, strike rate, success ratio, winning record) in all finals while being the top-ranked woman (7-7), an anomaly (abnormality, exception, oddity, irregularity) that requires a quick correction (rectification, adjustment, remedy, fixing).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.stability (noun)

Hindi Meaning - स्थिरता
English Meaning - constancy, steadfastness, firmness, sureness, solidity; equilibrium, predictability.

2.look (noun)

Hindi Meaning - स्वरूप, रूप
English Meaning - appearance.

3.heavy dose (noun)

Hindi Meaning - बड़ी मात्रा, भरपूर मात्रा
English Meaning - a large or substantial amount of something, especially something experienced repeatedly; large amount, substantial measure.

4.predictability (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पूर्वानुमेयता
English Meaning - expectedness, certainty, reliability, foreseeability, regularity, consistency.

5.state (noun)

Hindi Meaning - स्थिति, अवस्था
English Meaning - the particular condition, situation, circumstance, position.

6.perpetual (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - निरंतर, लगातार
English Meaning - never ending; constant, continuous, unending, everlasting.

7.settled (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - स्थिर
English Meaning - firmly established; stable, fixed, resolved.

8.flux (noun)

Hindi Meaning - लगातार बदलाव, अस्थिरता
English Meaning - continuous change; instability, variation, alteration, fluctuation.

9.pattern (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रवृत्ति, क्रम
English Meaning - trend, tendency, routine, sequence.

10.atop (preposition)

Hindi Meaning - के शीर्ष पर, सबसे ऊपर
English Meaning - on the top of something; above, on top of, over, resting on.

11.back to back (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - लगातार, एक के बाद एक
English Meaning - consecutively, successively, sequentially, continuously.

12.tall (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - लंबा, ऊँचा
English Meaning - towering, high, lanky.

13.grab (verb)

Hindi Meaning - हासिल करना, जीत लेना
English Meaning - take or obtain something quickly or aggressively; seize, capture, claim, snatch.

14.maiden (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पहला, प्रथम
English Meaning - first, initial, introductory, debut.

15.top prize (noun)

Hindi Meaning - सर्वोच्च पुरस्कार, खिताब
English Meaning - championship, title.

16.defending (adjective)

English Meaning - reigning, returning, incumbent, current.

17.at the top (phrase)

English Meaning - in the highest position, rank, or level of leadership or competition.

18.wear (verb)

English Meaning - exhibit, display, present, show (a particular appearance or quality).

19.dose (noun)

English Meaning - an amount of a quality, characteristic, or experience; amount, measure, portion, quantity.

20.corner (verb)

English Meaning - control a competition entirely; monopolize, dominate, control, capture.

21.Major (noun)

English Meaning - one of the most important and prestigious tournaments in tennis (a Grand Slam event); one of the four most important annual tennis tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open); Grand Slam, major championship.

22.Wimbledon (noun)

English Meaning - the oldest tennis tournament in the world, held annually on grass courts in London, and widely regarded as the most prestigious of the four Grand Slam events; The Championships, SW19, London major.

23.US Open (noun)

English Meaning - The US Open Tennis Championships is a major hard-court tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York, serving as the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year.

24.flip (verb)

English Meaning - change completely; reverse, invert, overturn, switch.

25.Slam (noun)

English Meaning - a Grand Slam tournament in tennis; Major, major championship.

26.Flushing Meadows (noun)

English Meaning - Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is a public park in Queens, New York City, serving as the official venue for the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

27.airy (adjective)

English Meaning - empty or spacious, used here to describe a competition lacking the usual heavy presence of top contenders; lacking dense competition; lightweight, diluted, thin, open, uncrowded.

28.field (noun)

English Meaning - all the participants taking part in a contest or tournament; competitors, entrants, participants, contenders.

29.lose (verb)

English Meaning - miss.

30.secure (verb)

English Meaning - successfully obtain or achieve something, especially a title; acquire, obtain, achieve, clinch.

31.top seed (noun)

English Meaning - the player or team ranked as the best in a sports tournament; favorite, leading player, number one, highest-ranked competitor.

32.French Open (or) Roland-Garros (proper noun)

English Meaning - a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, played on clay courts and serving as the second Grand Slam event of the annual tennis calendar.

33.similarly (adverb)

English Meaning - likewise, equally, correspondingly, comparably.

34.open competition (noun)

English Meaning - a competition in which participants have a broadly equal opportunity to compete, without a clearly dominant or predetermined winner; competitive contest, unrestricted competition, even contest, closely contested field.

35.On the other hand (phrase)

English Meaning - conversely, inversely, in contrast, alternatively.

36.the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) (noun)

English Meaning - the Women’s Tennis Association, founded in 1973, which is the principal organizing body of women’s professional tennis circuits worldwide.

37.fitting (adjective)

English Meaning - appropriate, apt, suitable, proper.

38.splendid (adjective)

English Meaning - excellent, wonderful, remarkable, outstanding.

39.run (noun)

English Meaning - a continuous period or sequence of successful performances in sports; streak, string, spell, sequence.

40.end with (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - conclude with, culminate in, finish with, result in.

41.crown (verb)

English Meaning - declare someone the winner or champion in a sport or competition; award, anoint, title, recognize.

42.reign (noun)

English Meaning - dominance, supremacy, rule, tenure.

43.at the pinnacle (phrase)

English Meaning - at the highest point of success, power, or achievement; at the top, at the peak, at the zenith, at the climax.

44.absence (noun)

English Meaning - lack, nonexistence, unavailability, deficiency.

45.however (adverb)

English Meaning - nevertheless, nonetheless, yet, though.

46.accomplishment (noun)

English Meaning - achievement, success, triumph, attainment.

47.it is true that (phrase)

English Meaning - admittedly, certainly, indisputably, undeniably.

48.face (verb)

English Meaning - confront or be matched against an opponent in a competition; confront, encounter, tackle, take on.

49.opponent (noun)

English Meaning - rival, adversary, challenger, competitor.

50.across (preposition)

English Meaning - over, spanning, covering, encompassing.

51.triumph (noun)

English Meaning - a great victory or achievement; victory, win, success, conquest.

52.indisputably (adverb)

English Meaning - in a way that cannot be challenged, denied, or doubted; undeniably, unquestionably, undoubtedly, incontestably.

53.along with (phrase)

English Meaning - in addition to someone or something else; together with, accompanied by, alongside, besides.

54.sandwich (verb)

English Meaning - insert or position someone or something tightly between two other things or events; wedge, position, place, fit.

55.appearance (noun)

English Meaning - performance, participation.

56.tooth and nail (phrase)

English Meaning - with all one’s resources, energy, or fierce determination; fiercely, aggressively, intensely, ferociously.

57.In fact (phrase)

English Meaning - actually, really, indeed, truly.

58.ascent (noun)

English Meaning - a rise to a higher social or professional rank or position; rise, climb, advancement, elevation.

59.reinforce (verb)

English Meaning - strengthen, support, bolster, cement.

60.neatly (adverb)

English Meaning - perfectly, aptly, fittingly, appropriately, suitably, conveniently.

61.tumble out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - fall, exit, or drop abruptly from a competition, ranking, or position; drop out, crash out, exit hastily, fall away.

62.Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) (noun)

English Meaning - formed in 1972, the global governing body of men’s professional tennis circuits worldwide.

63.none of (phrase)

English Meaning - nobody from.

64.era (noun)

English Meaning - Epoch, period, age, time.

65.setback (noun)

English Meaning - difficulty, issue, blow, complication.

66.leave (verb)

English Meaning - cause someone or something to be in a particular state or position; result in, cause to be, make, render.

67.Serbian (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to Serbia, a country in Southeast Europe, or its people.

68.great (noun)

English Meaning - legend, icon, star, master.

69.existential threat (noun)

English Meaning - a threat to a person’s, organization’s, or concept’s very survival or existence; supreme danger, fundamental risk, ultimate peril, survival threat.

70.despite (preposition)

English Meaning - in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of, in the face of.

71.worthy (adjective)

English Meaning - deserving, commendable, respectable, admirable.

72.runner-up (noun)

English Meaning - second-place finisher, finalist, silver medalist, second best.

73.leave someone with more questions than answers (phrase)

English Meaning - create greater uncertainty or raise more issues than it resolves; create uncertainty, raise doubts, leave issues unresolved, complicate matters.

74.Belarusian (noun)

English Meaning - a native or citizen of Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

75.call into question (phrase)

English Meaning - cause doubts or uncertainties about something; doubt, question, challenge, dispute.

76.big-match (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to an important, high-stakes, or decisive game in sports; high-stakes, crucial, critical, high-pressure.

77.temperament (noun)

English Meaning - disposition, nature, character, personality.

78.worryingly (adverb)

English Meaning - alarmingly, disturbingly, distressingly, troublingly.

79.success rate (noun)

English Meaning - win percentage, strike rate, success ratio, winning record.