Comprehension Passage

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

For Djokovic, the Australian Open may have brought the most success (record nine titles), but it is Wimbledon that has proved more ___(1)___. Pete Sampras’s maiden triumph in 1993 sparked his ___(2)___ in tennis and he has now equaled the legendary American’s tally at Wimbledon. Victory in 2018 ___(3)___ his career after a prolonged slump and the latest win is sure to galvanize him again, after the fiasco in Australia over his unvaccinated status and the stinging quarter-final loss to Nadal at Roland-Garros. He has now ___(4)___ Roger Federer in the all-time Major race and is just one behind Nadal. That he has ___(5)___ to seventh in the ATP rankings because of the absence of ranking points at this year's competition will be a mere footnote. While Djokovic has been a near-constant at Wimbledon, Elena Rybakina was the fifth ___(6)___ first-time women’s singles winner. The 23-year-old was up against the sentimental ___(7)___ in Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, bidding to become the first Arab and African woman to win a Slam trophy. There was also the ___(8)___ surrounding her nationality, in light of the All England club’s ban on Russians and Belarusians. Rybakina was born and raised in Russia but ___(9)___ to Kazakhstan four years ago in return for funding. But she displayed remarkable mental ___(10)___, and with a power-packed game felled two Major winners and the World No.2 to secure tennis’s most coveted prize.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 10.

1
Gratitude
2
Intrude
3
Allude
4
Certitude
5
Fortitude

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