Svitolina Wins a Place in the Last Four
Two wins follow an opening loss.
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In this lesson: Follow Svitolina’s result and group-match sequence.
Grammar in this story: An expected next match
was due to play
Was due to play describes a match expected after the events in the account, rather than a completed result.
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Give Svitolina’s group sequence and name her next opponent.
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Svitolina lost her first group match and won the next two. After reaching the semifinals, she was due to play Linda Noskova.
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