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sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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In short:
Adam Walton is set to make his Davis Cup Australian team debut in the World Group I tie against Poland in Brisbane.
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Walton → set → Brisbane
The 27-year-old Queenslander has had a stand-out year on the professional tennis tour and is keen to play in front of his home state.
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Queenslander → have → state
Ahead of his Davis Cup debut, Adam Walton's dream to represent Australia is close — a world away from the 27-year-old's unconventional beginnings.
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dream → represent → beginnings
Growing up in the small North Queensland town of Home Hill, about 1,200 kilometres north of Brisbane, Walton and his older brother, Jack, were sport mad.
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Walton → grow → Brisbane
The brothers played any game they could get their hands on, from rugby league to swimming and eventually tennis.
"My brother is 15 months older than me; we were very competitive growing up.
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we → play → me
We even 'scissors, paper, rock' for the dishes," he said.
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he → say → dishes
"Everything we did when we were growing up, we turned into a competition.
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we → do → competition
Walton picked up a racquet at the age of five and trained with his brother at the tennis court tucked inside the local race track at Home Hill.
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Walton → pick → Hill
They would wait for the horses to pass before crossing the course to the courts, so as not to disturb the animals.
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horses → wait → animals
"As a little kid, I didn't really dream of becoming a tennis player.
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I → dream → player
I was never a top Australian junior; I never travelled to the junior slams," Walton, the current world number 93, said ahead of the French Open this year.
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Walton → travel → Open
Instead of entering the junior pro circuit, specifically the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors, which is considered the conventional pathway to professional tennis, Walton waited till after university to turn pro.
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Walton → enter → university
He jumped at the opportunity to study and play at the University of Tennessee in the US, using the time to grow as a player.
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He → jump → player
"I would have been no good at 18, trying to play professional tennis," he said.
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he → try → tennis
"I've always been a bit of a late bloomer; I needed to grow up physically and mentally.
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I → need → bloomer
Once I finished university, I was definitely ready.
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I → finish → university
In just two years, he was able to crack the world's top 100 in ATP singles rankings.
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he → crack → rankings
Since then, he has taken down former world number one Daniil Medvedev in five sets at the French Open, won five singles titles and four doubles titles on the Challenger Tour and most recently earned a call-up to represent the Australian team in the Davis Cup.
"It's a dream come true, just to be on the squad and named and get my number is really special,"Walton said.
"Whether I play or whoever plays, either way I'll do my best for Australia and I just can't wait to do it here in Brisbane, too.
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I → take → Brisbane
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Australia's tie against Poland in the Davis Cup will be held on Saturday and Sunday at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane.
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tie → hold → Brisbane
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