| LENDL | Dual Australian Open men's champion later coached Andy Murray (5) |
| VILAS | South American Australian Open men's champion 1978-79 (5) |
| COURIER | American dual Australian Open men's singles champion early 1990s (7) |
| KORDA | 1998 Australian Open men's singles champion later embroiled in drugs controversy (5) |
| NATYOUNG | 1966 World Surfing champion, later world longboard champion (3,5) |
| NAIRN | - - - MacEwan, 1970s Scotland flanker who later coached his country (5) |
| WASPS | 2007-08 Premiership Rugby champions; later renamed and entered administration in 2022 (6,5) |
| CAPRIATI | American dual Australian Open women's singles champion 2001-02 (8) |
| LONDON | 2007-08 Premiership Rugby champions; later renamed and entered administration in 2022 (6,5) |
| ANGOTTI | Lou ___ played for and later coached both the Blues and Penguins |
| IVANLENDL | A tennis champion who subsequently coached Andy Murray (4,5) |
| IL | Coached Andy Murray to breakthrough Wimbledon success 2013, initials (2) |
| IVAN | Tennis great Lendl who has coached Andy Murray |
| AMELIE | --- Mauresmo, tennis player who coached Andy Murray |
| GAMES | In which, at the outset, gritty Andy Murray expects success (5) |
| PERRY | The last British Wimbledon men's singles winner before Andy Murray (5) |
| LAURA | British tennis player paired with Andy Murray in 2012 (5,6) |
| SEARS | Kim _, wife of Andy Murray (5) |
| COACH | What Andy Murray will do in 2025 (5) |
| BORG | Six-time French Open men's champion 1974-81 (4) |
