| BORIS | ..... Becker, famous retired German tennis player (5) |
| STEFFI | _ Graf, retired German tennis player (6) |
| BECKER | Retired German tennis ace, Boris _ (6) |
| TYSON | Mike ..... , famous retired heavyweight boxer sometimes known as 'Iron Mike' (5) |
| OSCAR | Famous retired boxer who won 11 world titles in six weight classes (5,2,2,4) |
| DELAHOYA | Famous retired boxer who won 11 world titles in six weight classes (5,2,2,4) |
| LESTER | ...... Piggott, famous retired jockey known as 'The Long Fellow' (6) |
| STICH | Michael ___, German tennis player who won the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles title in 1991 (5) |
| HUBER | Anke ..... , German tennis player; 1992 Fed Cup and 1995 Hopman Cup winner (5) |
| MARIA | Tatjana ___, German tennis player who won the women's singles at the 2025 Queen's Club Championships (5) |
| SELES | A German tennis fan served no jail time for stabbing her |
| GRAF | German count - German tennis player (4) |
| FARFLUNG | German tennis player about to take money in sport is well off! (3-5) |
| REBECCA | Novel about German tennis player recited (7) |
| GRAFFITIST | German tennis player qualified first, but can draw (10) |
| HAAS | Tommy ?, German tennis player; 2013 BMW Open singles tournament winner |
| KERBER | Angelique _, German tennis player and former World No1 (6) |
| ALEXANDERZVEREV | German tennis player, a finalist at this year's US Open |
| ANKE | German tennis player Huber |
| ZVEREV | German tennis player and Olympic gold medallist, Alexander _ (6) |
