Hungary’s Zsombor Piros has won the country’s first Australian Open boys’ championship. Zsombor Piros, the 15th seed, had to work for nearly two hours to beat fourth-seeded Yshai Oliel of Israel 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. It was only the second Grand Slam junior event for the 17-year-old from Budapest. He lost second round at Melbourne Park last year. The opening set was the only one Piros lost on his way to the title. He beat the second and fifth seeds before outslugging the Israeli left-hander in the final. Oliel, who beat top-seeded Wu Yibing of China in the semifinals, proved less steady than his opponent. With the title in the balance at 1-1 in the deciding set, Piros slumped to 0-40. The right-hander, who lists magic tricks among his hobbies, found a way to scramble out of that service game and grew in confidence from there. He broke for 4-2 and was untroubled in the next two service games to close out the match. It was the first meeting between the pair, who conquered the top two seeds in the draw. Oliel defeated top seed Yibing Wu 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the semifinals, while Piros was able to account for […]
seed | kiemelt, rangsorolt |
to beat | legyőzni |
to outslug | legyőzni, megverni |
left-hander | balkezes |
semifinal | elődöntő |
opponent | ellenfél |
to slump | visszaesni |
to scramble out of | kimászni |
confidence | önbizalom |
to conquer | legyőzni |
momentum | lendület |
elated | fellelkesült |
on shaky terms | bizonytalan alapon |
court | pálya |
lead | vezetés |
to erode | elkoptatni |
to clinch | megszerezni |
decider | döntő |
maturity | érettség |
pressure | nyomás |
to fend off | elhárítani |
ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) ranking | világranglista helyezés |
