| TSONGA | Surname of Jo-Wilfried, French tennis player (6) |
| ARTHUR | Young French tennis player ... Fils. (6) |
| 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) |
| AMELIE | Mauresmo, French tennis player who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon singles championships in 2006 (6) |
| SERIES | "Shadow" and "Kings of Jo'burg" (6) |
| GNONTO | Wilfried ...... , Italy, Leeds and 2020-22 FC Zurich forward (6) |
| COCHET | Henri ___, former world number one tennis player who was one of the "Four Musketeers" of French tennis |
| LOUISA | Real world counterpart of Jo |
| LIBDEM | Member of Jo Swinson's political party (3,3) |
| GARCIA | French tennis star Caroline ... (6) |
| LACOSTE | Fashion company whose green crocodile logo is derived from the nickname of its founder, a French tennis player (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) |
| RENE | French tennis player Lacoste |
| MONFILS | Gael ?, French tennis player; 2016 Citi Open singles tournament winner (7) |
| RENELACOSTE | French tennis player and businessman nicknamed "'The Crocodile" (4,7) |
| JEAN | -- Borotra, French tennis player (4) |
| GASQUET | French tennis player Richard Gabriel Cyr ... (7) |
| SUZANNELENGLEN | French tennis player who won six Wimbledon singles titles (7,7) |
