The Hindu Editorial Analysis : 30th January 2023

30/01/2023

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The Hindu Editorial Analysis

We all are aware of the importance of reading The Hindu newspaper with the aspect of improving reading ability, easily comprehending paragraphs, getting updated with the current events, improving essay writing and many more. For a banking aspirant it becomes necessary to read editorials for vocabulary. In this article we are going to discuss the points of today’s editorials with practice questions and important vocabs.

Chasing records.

No male player in recent history has probably used pain and disappointment as motivations for victory quite like Novak Djokovic. A year ago, the Serb was on a self-deceiving spiral, ejected from Australia — where he was a three-time defending champion — over his unvaccinated status.
On Sunday, he did more than enough to banish those difficult memories by claiming a record-extending tenth Australian Open singles title (Open Era).
The straight sets win over Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas also drew Djokovic level with Rafael Nadal’s tally of 22 Major trophies, the best among men.
The triumph capped an incredible 12 months for Djokovic. In 2022, he was not allowed to compete in two of the four Grand Slam tournaments and four of the eight ATP Masters 1000s, and received no points for winning Wimbledon.
Yet, he finished in the top-5, claiming a joint-best five titles (with Carlos Alcaraz).
The successes earlier this month at the Adelaide International, and subsequently Melbourne, have brought him back to what has always seemed his rightful place — the pinnacle of ATP rankings, for a record 374th week.
Barely four months shy of turning 36, Djokovic is at a stage where an athlete’s physical prowess — regardless of the indomitable will — is expected to enter the past tense.

While this appears increasingly true of Nadal, Djokovic’s mask of invincibility looks firmly intact.
On the women’s side, Aryna Sabalenka’s tennis was picture perfect, as she secured her first Major title with a fine come-from-behind victory over Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, also the reigning Wimbledon champion.
Tipped for big things in 2021 when she reached the last four at Wimbledon and the US Open, and having finished the year ranked No.2, the heavy-hitting Belarusian has had to play much of the last 12 months against the sobering backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and the emotional toll of having to compete as a neutral athlete.

It was to the 24-year-old’s credit that she did not let any of this derail her pursuit of excellence, becoming only the second from her country after Victoria Azarenka — who made a stirring run to the semifinals before falling to Rybakina — to win a singles Major.

Practice Questions:

What type of stage Djokovic is at?
Who secured her first Major title over Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina?

Important Vocabs:

Derail- to cause a train to come off a railway track
Sober- not affected by alcohol
Banish-to send somebody away (especially out of the country), usually as a punishment
Capped- to cover the top of something
Reigning- to rule a country