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Reach for the Top Part 2 Maria Sharapova, Summary, Explanation, Book Questions - Class 9 CBSE English Lesson

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Reach for the Top Part 2 Maria Sharapova- CBSE Class 9 English Beehive Lesson 8 Explanation Notes

Reach for the Top Part 2 Maria Sharapova CBSE Class 9 English Beehive Lesson - Detailed explanation of the lesson along with meanings of difficult words followed by a Summary of the lesson. All the exercises and Question given at the back of the lesson have been covered.

CBSE Class IX Beehive Lesson 8 - Reach for the Top

Part 2 Maria Sharapova

Introduction to the lesson

A Russian girl, Maria Sharapova, reached the summit of women’s tennis when she was barely eighteen. As you read about her, see if you can draw a comparison between her and Santosh Yadav.

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Maria Sharapova’s story of success as she became the top seeded woman tennis player in the world motivates us. She overcame all the hurdles and bore humiliation too in order to achieve her dream. Maria’s hunger for success and her competitive spirit kept her going.

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Explanation

THERE is something disarming about Maria Sharapova, something at odds with her ready smile and glamorous attire. And that something in her lifted her on Monday, 22 August 2005 to the world number one position in women’s tennis. All this happened in almost no time. Poised beyond her years, the Siberian born teenager took just four years as a professional to reach the pinnacle.

Disarming: likeable

At odds with: in conflict with

Poised: calm, elegant

Pinnacle: the most successful point

There is some quality in contrast to Maria Sharapova’s smile and glamour, which makes her likeable. It is this quality that helped her achieve success as she attained world number one position in women’s tennis on Monday, 22 August 2005. Maria’s calmness and elegance is beyond her age. She was born in Siberia, Russia and as a teenager, she took only four years of training to become the top seeded woman tennis player.

However, the rapid ascent in a fiercely competitive world began nine years before with a level of sacrifice few children would be prepared to endure. Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed off to train in the United States. That trip to Florida with her father Yuri launched her on the path to success and stardom. But it also required a heart-wrenching two-year separation from her mother Yelena. The latter was compelled to stay back in Siberia because of visa restrictions. The nine-year-old girl had already learnt an important lesson in life — that tennis excellence would only come at a price.

Rapid: fast

Ascent: growth

Endure: suffer patiently

Heart - wrenching: extremely sad

Answer 2

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the 1st pic is about santosh yadav and 2 nd one is about Maria Sharapova

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