Injured Australian Tennis Player Beats Novak Djokovic

Australian tennis player Rinky Hijikata almost did not play his match in Paris because of a sore neck. But he decided to play, and he earned the biggest win of his career by beating tennis star Novak Djokovic.

because of= 放在名詞或名詞片語前面，用來表示原因或理由（因為、由於）by beating= 「by + 動名詞（-ing）」表示達成某結果的方式或手段（藉由擊敗……）

Djokovic won the first set easily with a score of 6-2. Hijikata then changed the match. He hit many powerful shots from the back of the court and won the next two sets 6-3 and 6-3.

Hijikata is 28 years old and ranked number 83 in the world. He said his neck did not feel good before the match, but he felt a burst of energy when he stepped onto the court. Djokovic praised Hijikata after the match and said the Australian player made very few mistakes.

a burst of= 指某種感覺、精力或活動突然強烈爆發（一股突如其來的……）very few= 與可數名詞複數形連用，表示「幾乎沒有」，強調數量極少

The loss ended the 2026 tennis season for the 39-year-old Djokovic. Hijikata will now play against Argentine player Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the next round of the tournament.

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文法整理

句型	意思
because of	放在名詞或名詞片語前面，用來表示原因或理由（因為、由於）
by beating	「by + 動名詞（-ing）」表示達成某結果的方式或手段（藉由擊敗……）
a burst of	指某種感覺、精力或活動突然強烈爆發（一股突如其來的……）
very few	與可數名詞複數形連用，表示「幾乎沒有」，強調數量極少

詞彙整理

單字	意思
career	一個人一生中所從事的工作、職業，以及在工作或專業上的發展歷程。
loss	失去或喪失；也指因失去而造成的悲傷或痛苦。
season	一年中因氣候條件而劃分的時期，如春、夏、秋、冬等。
tournament	由多名選手或多支隊伍參加，透過一連串比賽決定優勝者的競賽；錦標賽。

延伸學習

•在網球等體育新聞中，較低排名的選手爆冷擊敗頂尖球員通常會被稱為「upset」（爆冷獲勝）。
•「the biggest win of his career」是體育報導中常見的表達方式，用來描述選手在其職業生涯至今所取得的最重大一場勝利。