| MECIR | Czech tennis player won men's singles gold medal when tennis returned to Olympics 1988 (5) |
| AGASSI | Andre ___, US tennis player who won the Mens' Singles gold medal at the 1996 Olympics (6) |
| TOMIC | Aussie tennis player won men's Sydney International 2013 (5) |
| SG | When tennis returned to Games in 1988, she won gold; initials |
| NAVRATILOVA | Czech tennis player; won Wimbledon women's title 9 times (11) |
| DEMENTIEVA | Elena ___, tennis player who won the women's singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games (10) |
| SUNJUN | 1999 World Badminton Championships men's singles gold medallist (3,3) |
| GOING | International wearing medal when departing (5) |
| BRONZEBRUSHES | Gun cleaners deserve a medal when pursued by groomers (6,7) |
| KINGCUP | Plant family receiving medal when out of bed (7) |
| ANDY | With 41-Down, first tennis player to win two Olympic singles gold medals |
| GEOFF | Queensland tennis player won Australian Open and Wimbledon men's doubles titles 1970s, -Masters (5) |
| PETRA | Czech tennis player who has won 27 career singles titles, _ Kvitov (5) |
| LENDL | Ivan ___, Czech tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles titles between 1984 and 1990 (5) |
| SINGH | Which Indian squash player won the recently-concluded JSW Indian Open women's singles? (6,5) |
| DEUCE | When tennis can go to the devil? (5) |
| TRACE | Visible mark left when tennis rally starts with unreturnable serve (5) |
| PEERS | Which Australian men's doubles player won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open in 2025? (4,5) |
| DOURO | Harsh introduction to Olympics for European runner (5) |
| JAKUB | Czech tennis player who knocked Jack Draper out of the 2025 Miami Open, _ Mensik (5) |
