| UNNATI | Identify this up-and-coming Indian badminton player who reached the women's singles semifinals of the Taipei Open in May 2025 (6) |
| BOULTER | Katie, British player who reached the women's singles' third round at Wimbledon this year (7) |
| HENMAN | Tim _, British tennis player who reached four Wimbledon singles semifinals between 1998 and 2002 (6) |
| RAJAWAT | Priyanshu ..., the Indian badminton player who won the Orleans Masters recently, beating Magnus Johannesen of Denmark. (7) |
| HENRILECONTE | French tennis player who reached the semifinals of Celebrity Masterchef in 2017 (5.7) |
| TANVI | Indian badminton player who stunned the fifth seed in Australia. (First name) (5) |
| JAPAN | It beat the Indian hockey team in the semifinals of the Asian Champions Trophy recently. (5) |
| EVA | This lucky loser reached the women's singles fourth round at the Australian Open recently (3) |
| HADDAD | Beatriz _ Maia, Brazilian tennis player who reached the semifinal of the 2023 French Open (6) |
| KONERUHUMPY | Who, in July 2025, became the first Indian woman to qualify for the semifinal of the FIDE World Cup chess? (6,5) |
| CAMERONNORRIE | British tennis player who reached the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time in 2022 |
| JACKDRAPER | British tennis player who reached the semi-finals of the US Open earlier this month (4,6) |
| ANDREEVA | Mirra ___, tennis player who reached the quarter finals of the women's singles at Wimbledon in 2025 (8) |
| LAKSHYA | Which Indian badminton player lost in the final of the prestigious Hong Kong Open held in September 2025? (7) |
| SVITOLINA | Ukrainian tennis player who reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 2023, Elina _ (9) |
| DICKSTOCKTON | Former American Davis Cup tennis player who reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 1974 |
| SAINA | Identify the first name of this Indian badminton star who announced her retirement recently. (5) |
| NICK | ___ Kyrgios Australian professional tennis player who reached the quarterfinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships |
| AUSTIN | Bunny ---, English tennis player who reached the final of Wimbledon twice in the 1930s (6) |
| HARRIET | British tennis player who reached the final of the 2021 Wimbledon mixed doubles, _ Dart (7) |
