Wimbledon 2026: Special Players Return

2026年溫布頓網球錦標賽：特邀球員回歸

Jun 16, 2026, 18:37

Introduction

Wimbledon announced the special players for 2026. Serena and Venus Williams will play doubles tennis together again.

溫布頓宣布了2026年的特邀球員名單。莎拉娜與維納斯·威廉絲將再次搭檔參加雙打比賽。

Main Body

Serena and Venus Williams are famous players. They won many titles at Wimbledon. Serena did not play for four years, but she is back now.

莎拉娜與維納斯·威廉絲是非常著名的球員。她們在溫布頓贏得了許多冠軍。莎拉娜有四年沒有參賽，但現在她回來了。

Serena and Venus will not play alone. They will only play as a team. Maja Chwalinska and six British women will play in the singles games.

莎拉娜與維納斯不會單獨參賽。她們將僅以隊伍形式出戰。Maja Chwalinska 與六名英國女性將參加單打比賽。

Stan Wawrinka and Grigor Dimitrov will play in the men's games. Dan Evans did not get a special spot for singles. Many people are sad about this on the internet.

史坦·華林卡與 Grigor Dimitrov 將參加男子賽事。Dan Evans 並未獲得單打的特邀名額。許多網民對此感到遺憾。

Conclusion

The tournament starts on June 29. Old stars and new players will play.

賽事將於6月29日開始。屆時將有資深球星與新秀共同參賽。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Time' Switch

Notice how the story moves from the past (things that happened) to the future (things that will happen).

1. Looking Back (Past) When the text talks about history, it uses words like won and did not.

Example: They won many titles. (They have them now because they won them before).

2. Looking Ahead (Future) When the text talks about 2026, it uses will.

Example: Serena and Venus will play.
Example: The tournament will start.

Quick Rule: Past $\rightarrow$ Won / Did not Future $\rightarrow$ Will + Action

Vocabulary Spot:

Alone $\rightarrow$ Only one person.
Together $\rightarrow$ Two or more people.

Vocabulary Learning

announced (v.)

To tell people something officially.

Example:The teacher announced the date of the test.

doubles (n.)

A game played by two players on each team.

Example:I like playing doubles tennis with my friend.

titles (n.)

The name given to the winner of a competition.

Example:The player won three titles last year.

singles (n.)

A game played by only one player on each side.

Example:She is very good at singles tennis.

spot (n.)

A place or position in a group or list.

Example:He has a spot in the final game.

tournament (n.)

A sports competition with many games and players.

Example:The tennis tournament lasts for two weeks.

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