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Passage One Sweet taste of victory Pre-reading Are you familiar with some great tennis players in the world? Who are they? A rivalry someone has to take on the role of chaser, but no one wants toconference after thebe the one playing catch-up.match.World No 2 Novak Djokovic’s win in the Shanghai Masters on Oct 14（was his chance to get even. He wanted revenge for all the embarrassment he358words/has faced this year chasing Andy Murray’s lead.suggested readingThe two tennis players are almost the same age, both 25, Murray fromtime: 6 minutes）Britain being just a week older than Djokovic. They went to training camprivalry: 竞争；较量together, and Murray won the first match they ever played as teenagers.chaser: (参加障碍赛Djokovic from Serbia enjoyed one of the finest seasons in tennis history的)马last year, winning three Grand Slams and five Masters Series titles.even: 不相上下的However, this year Djokovic lost to Murray in their last two meetings. The Serb was beaten by gold medalist Murray in the semi-finals of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Then last month in the US Open final in New York, the Scot won again and secured his first Grand Slam win. These back-to-back defeats put Djokovic under pressure. He understood how hard the race in Shanghai against Murray would be.semi-finals: 半决赛“He [Murray] definitely is a different player this year. You can see by the results he’s achieved. He’s more aggressive on the court and he’s definitely a danger to anybody on any surface,” Djokovic told ESPN.back-to-back: 连续的The Shanghai Masters final started well for Murray as he looked to be the better player. Djokovic was so frustrated during the match that he smashed his racket several times. But the iron-willed Serb finally fought back from the brink of defeat as the three-and-a-half-hour match began to wear Murray out in the third set.court：赛场His victory over Murray has made Djokovic the favorite to finish theyear as the No 1 player for the second consec