Stopped in her tracks?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="finalist">finalist</span> <span word="Garbi">Garbi</span>ñ<span word="e">e</span> <span word="Muguruza">Muguruza</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dongfeng">Dongfeng</span> <span word="Motor">Motor</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="form">form</span> <span word="Jelena">Jelena</span> <span word="Jankovic">Jankovic</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="downed">downed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span>.3 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> (<span word="Muguruza">Muguruza</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jankovic">Jankovic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="opener">opener</span>, <span word="WTATennis">WTATennis</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="September">September</span> 27, 2016).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="women">women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="No">No</span>.3 <span word="Garbi">Garbi</span>ñ<span word="e">e</span> <span word="Muguruza">Muguruza</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jelena">Jelena</span> <span word="Jankovic">Jankovic</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Muguruza">Muguruza</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jankovic">Jankovic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Muguruza">Muguruza</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seeded">seeded</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Jankovic">Jankovic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seed">seed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farther">farther</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="Muguruza">Muguruza</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>.</p><p><span word="Jankovic">Jankovic</span>, <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Muguruza">Muguruza</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyways">anyways</span>, <span word="Muguruza">Muguruza</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jankovic">Jankovic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>” <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> – <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distract">distract</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p>
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