| BOULTER | 2023 and 2024 Nottingham Open tournament women's singles tennis title winner (7) |
| KATIE | 2023 and 2024 Nottingham Open tournament women's singles tennis title winner (5) |
| ALCARAZ | Carlos _, Spanish winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon 2023 and 2024 (7) |
| ZULUAGA | Fabiola, winner of the 2004 Copa Colsanitas women's singles tennis title (7) |
| SEDGMAN | Frank ?, 1951 and 1952 US National Championships singles tennis title winner (7) |
| SANTANA | Manuel ....... , 1965 US National Championships singles tennis title winner (7) |
| LLEYTON | 2002 Wimbledon men's singles tennis title winner (7,6) |
| LUCINDA | And 15dn Scottish trainer of 2023 and 2017 Grand National winners (7) |
| STRIKES | They disrupted rail services in 2023 and may do so again in 2024 (7) |
| LEWHOAD | 1956 Australian Championships men's singles tennis title winner |
| NEWYEAR | 2024 opposed to 2023, and what is cryptically seen in answers to asterisked clues (3,4) |
| MINAUR | Australian tennis player; 2023 and 2024 Mexican Open tournament men's singles tennis champion (6) |
| ALEXDE | Australian tennis player; 2023 and 2024 Mexican Open tournament men's singles tennis champion (6) |
| NEEL | Ingrid .... , 2023 Nottingham Open tennis tournament women's doubles winner (4) |
| ARYNA | 2023 and 2024 Australian Open women's singles tennis championship winner (5,9) |
| SABALENKA | 2023 and 2024 Australian Open women's singles tennis championship winner (5,9) |
| NANCY | 1968 French Open tennis tournament women's singles winner (5,6) |
| RICHEY | 1968 French Open tennis tournament women's singles winner (5,6) |
| ANISIMOVA | 2019 French Open tennis tournament women's singles semi-finalist beaten by eventual winner Ashleigh Barty (9) |
| AMANDA | 2019 French Open tennis tournament women's singles semi-finalist beaten by eventual winner Ashleigh Barty (6) |
