| SUZANNE | '20s French tennis player, ... "La Divine" Lenglen (7) |
| RENE | '20s French tennis player, ... "the Crocodile" Lacoste (4) |
| FRENCH | The Suzanne Lenglen Cup is given to the female winner of The ___ Open. (6) |
| MONFILS | Gael ?, French tennis player; 2016 Citi Open singles tournament winner (7) |
| GASQUET | French tennis player Richard Gabriel Cyr ... (7) |
| LACOSTE | Rene ___, French tennis player born in 1904, nicknamed 'the Crocodile' (7) |
| BARTOLI | Marion, French tennis player who won the 2013 Wimbledon women's singles title (7) |
| DESERVE | Merit of French tennis shot (7) |
| LECONTE | French tennis champ Henri |
| LEASHES | The French tennis great ultimately squanders lead more than once |
| SUZANNELENGLEN | French tennis player who won six Wimbledon singles titles (7,7) |
| RENELACOSTE | French tennis player and businessman nicknamed "'The Crocodile" (4,7) |
| JEANBOROTRA | French tennis player, one of the "Four Musketeers," who fought in the Battle for Castle Itter in World War II (4,7) |
| HENRILECONTE | French tennis player who reached the semifinals of Celebrity Masterchef in 2017 (5.7) |
| TSONGA | French tennis player getting some hints on game (6) |
| JEAN | -- Borotra, French tennis player (4) |
| ARTHUR | Young French tennis player ... Fils. (6) |
| GAEL | ___ Monfils, French tennis player (4) |
| CEDRIC | ___ Pioline, French tennis player who made two Grand Slam singles finals (6) |
| FORGET | Guy ___, French tennis player who captained their Davis Cup team (6) |
