Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation(ITF) after topping the year-end rankings.
Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam(大满贯)at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon.
And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success.
The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June.
Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles.
He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status.
" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time.It was an incredible (不可思议的) year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July.
"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing.It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top."
Williams takes the award for the first time since 2002.As well as her Grand Slam wins, she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha.sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year.
She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles.In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years.What's the main idea of the text?
A.Roger Federer got his fifth world champions. |
B.Serena Williams was named the ITF world champion. |
C.Roger Federer won his first Roland Garros title. |
D.Williams & Federer were named 2009' s world champions. |
What does Federer mean by saying that it was an incredible year for him off the court?
A.He made a lot of money. |
B.He regained the world No.One ranking. |
C.His wife gave birth to twin girls. |
D.He got a Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. |
In which country might Roland Garros Open take place?
A.England. | B.Australia | C.The United States | D.France |
The underlined words " the award" in Paragraph 9 possibly refer to ____.
A.the WTA Campionship | B.the ITF world champion |
C.the Australian Open title | D.the Wimbledon Open title |
____ has never got both singles and doubles world champions in a year.
A.Serena Williams | B.Lindsay Davenport |
C.Venus Williams | D.Martina Hingis |