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\nConcept Words  \nfamouschampioncoachrankin a rowfashionretired  \n## Learning Goals\n\n·You must work hard to be the first to dosomething.  \n● Helen Wills was a famous tennis player.  \n·Helen Wills worked hard to become the bestplayer.  \nCopyright Pearson Education,Inc.,or its affiliates.All Rights Reserved.Printedin the United States of America.This publication is protected by copyright,and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibitedreproduction,storage in a retrieva system,or transmission in any form or by anymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or likewise.For informationregarding permissions,write to Pearson Curriculum Group Rights &Permissions,OneLake Street,Upper Saddle RiverNew Jersey 07458.  \nPearson,Scott Foresman,and Pearson Scott Foresman are trademarks,in the U.S.and/or other countries,of Pearson Education,Inc.,or its affiliates.  \nPEARSON  \no  \nHelen Wills Moody:America's Tennis Champion  \nby Martina Williams  \nGlenview,Illinois·Boston,Massachusetts·Chandler,ArizonaUpper Saddle River,New Jersey  \nHelen Wills loved to paint and play tennis.  \nHelen Wills was born in California in1905.Helen loved two activities:paintingand tennis.Helen was a very good painter.In fact,she sold some of her paintingsin New York City.But painting didn'tmake Helen famous.Helen would growup to become the most successful tennischampion of the time.  \nHelen played tennis almost every day with her father.  \nHelen's father was a doctor.He andHelen played tennis together at a tennisclub in Berkeley,California.  \nOne day,a famous tennis playernamed Hazel Wightman visited Helen'stennis club.She watched 14-year-oldHelen playing with her father.She wassurprised by how well Helen played.HazelWightman thought that Helen couldbecome a tennis champion.  \nHelen hits a serve.  \nHelen Wills hits aback-hand shot.  \nHazel Wightman became Helen's coach.Helen and Hazel played tennis togetherfour days a week.Wightman helped Helenimprove her different tennis strokes.Helen was an excellent student.In 1921,Helen won the California State Women'sChampionship.She was 16 years old.  \nHelen was well known for her concentration.  \nHelen wanted to become an evenbetter player.She practiced against maleplayers who were stronger and could hitthe ball harder than her.  \nEvery year experts rank the best tennisplayers.In 1922,Helen was ranked thethird best female tennis player in the U.S.  \nrank:to put in order  \n## Extend Language\n\nTennis Strokes  \nA backhand is made with the back of the handfacing forward.  \nA forehand is made with the palm of the handfacing forward.  \nHelen WillsMoody wonthe Wimbledonchampionshipeight times.  \nIn 1923,Helen played in an importantmatch called the U.S.Open Tennis  \nChampionships,in New York.She playedagainst Molla Mallory.Mallory was rankedas the best player in the world.Expertsexpected Mallory to easily win the match.The experts were wrong.Wills beatMallory in only 33 minutes!  \nHelen's victory at the U.S.Open wasjust the beginning.From then on,she wonalmost every match she played.In 1924,Helen won the gold medal for tennis atthe Olympics.From 1927 to 1933,Helenwon 180 matches in a row.  \nIn 1928,Helen married Frederick Moodyand changed her name to Helen WillsMoody.  \nin a row:one after the other  \n\n| Helen Wills Moody's Major Tennis Championships   |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Tournament   | Years Won   |\n| Wimbledon  \u003Cbr>Championship   | 1928  \u003Cbr>1927  \u003Cbr>1930  \u003Cbr>1929  \u003Cbr>1933  \u003Cbr>1932  \u003Cbr>1938  \u003Cbr>1935   |\n| U.S.  \u003Cbr>Championship   | 1924  \u003Cbr>1923  \u003Cbr>1927  \u003Cbr>1925  \u003Cbr>1929  \u003Cbr>1928  \u003Cbr>1931   |\n| French  \u003Cbr>Championship   | 1923  1929  \u003Cbr>1932  \u003Cbr>1930   |\n\nHelen changedtennis fashion.  \nHelen did more than win  \nchampionships.She also changed tennisfashion.In the 1920s,women played tennisin long skirts.The skirts made it difficult 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