If you're studying at HSK 4 and want Mandarin listening material about Tennis, this 18-line dialogue between Amelia and Christopher walks you through one of the sport's most stunning upsets. After practicing with it, you'll be able to discuss the 19-year-old João Fonseca's comeback victory over Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros in Chinese.
The conversation covers the French Open match in detail. Amelia and Christopher react to the 19-year-old Fonseca pulling off a 逆转 after being down two sets against 德约科维奇 — only the second time in his career Djokovic has lost a Grand Slam after leading by two sets, the first being back in 2010. They also mention the match ran a full 4 hours and 53 minutes on the 菲利普·夏蒂埃 court, and that the young Brazilian's performance left everyone going crazy.
New words you'll hear across the 18 lines include 法网, 罗兰·加洛斯, 红土大满贯, 丰塞卡, 逆转, 德约科维奇, 菲利普·夏蒂埃, and 破发点.
Each line plays with synchronized hanzi, pinyin, and English so you can follow along at three levels at once. Listen first at normal speed to get the gist, then slow playback to 0.5x or 0.75x to catch every syllable. Replay individual lines as needed. Once you can follow the meaning comfortably, shadow the speakers by reading along aloud in sync with the audio. Then switch to speaking mode — read each line yourself and get pronunciation feedback from Mei Lin.
For more practice, browse free Chinese listening practice with AI dialogues or try another HSK 3 listening dialogue titled "Roland-Garros Shockers" for a simpler take on the same tournament. Visit the HSK 4 lessons hub page for more at this level, or step up to another HSK 5 listening dialogue titled "Bio-Sync Workouts" when you're ready. You can also create a custom Chinese dialogue on any topic.
Listening is free without an account, so you can start right away. When you finish, you'll have practiced eight topic-specific terms and followed a real conversation about one of Tennis's most memorable nights — exactly the kind of listening workout that makes HSK 4 vocabulary stick.
Across the 18 lines you'll hear eight topic-specific words: 法网, 罗兰·加洛斯, 红土大满贯, 丰塞卡, 逆转, 德约科维奇, 菲利普·夏蒂埃, and 破发点. They appear in context as Amelia and Christopher discuss the 19-year-old's upset, so you pick up their meaning from the synchronized English lines.
The dialogue describes how 19-year-old João Fonseca came back to beat Novak Djokovic at the French Open after being down two sets. It was only the second time in Djokovic's career he lost a Grand Slam after leading by two sets — the first was back in 2010. The match lasted 4 hours and 53 minutes on the Philippe-Chatrier court.
Yes. After listening, switch to speaking mode and read each line aloud — Mei Lin gives pronunciation feedback. You can also slow audio to 0.5x or 0.75x and replay individual lines before attempting to speak, which helps with the proper-noun pronunciation that Tennis vocabulary requires.
Yes, listening is free without an account. You get AI-generated Mandarin audio with synchronized hanzi, pinyin, and English across all 18 lines, and you can slow playback or replay lines as needed before deciding whether to try speaking mode.