And now donna scarlatti plays (play) with barbara schmidt. donna, now nineteen, 1 (start) playing when she 2 (be) four. she first 3 (train) with her father, but since his death five years ago, she 4 (train) with the famous miranda merlinghetti. donna 5 (play) in some of the most important tennis tournaments of the last four years, but this 6 (be) the first time she 7 (play) at wimbledon. oh, look! someone 8 (throw) down a bunch of red roses to her from the crowd. she 9 (be) a very popular player this year, even though most of the crowd 10 (not see) her play before. and now they are about to begin …
