| KIMCLIJSTERS | Tom Brady recently bought into a pro pickleball team, along with this Belgian tennis star, who won the U.S. Open three times |
| JUSTINEHENIN | Belgian tennis star (7,5) |
| INTEREST | Return to an Italian team along with the other people, right away (8) |
| AXIAL | Mostly team along everyone the centre follows (5) |
| ANTED | Bought into a hand |
| NAOMIOSAKA | Tennis star who won her opening match at a tournament in Australia on Jan. 1, her first event since giving birth to a baby girl in July |
| IVANISEVIC | Goran _, Croatian tennis star who won the Wimbledon men's singles title as a wildcard in 2001 (10) |
| EVERT | Tennis star who won at least one Grand Slam title for a record 13 straight years |
| HENIN | Justine ____, Belgian tennis player who won the French Open in 2003 and 2005-2007 |
| TEDDEXTER | Clifford Makins co-wrote a cricket-based novel 'Testkill' along with this cricketer. (3,6) |
| MOST | Millions around the world who agree cheerfully sing along with this song: "It's the ___ Wonderful Time of the Year" |
| SILENT | THOSE WHO MAKE A SOUND CONTRIBUTION WON T BE |
| ANDY | _ Murray, Scottish tennis star who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles title in 2013 (4) |
| NOVAKDJOKOVIC | Serbian tennis star who won the Men's Singles at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships: 2 wds. |
| CHRISEVERT | Tennis star who won her first two Grand Slams in consecutive tournaments (1974): 2 wds. |
| VENUSWILLIAMS | Tennis star who won her first two Grand Slams in consecutive tournaments (2000): 2 wds. |
| EMMARADUCANU | British tennis star who won the 2021 U.S. Open, only the second Grand Slam tournament she had entered |
| JOHNMCENROE | German-born American tennis star who won 17 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles |
| MARIA | Russian tennis star who won the 2006 US Open women's singles (5,9) |
| SHARAPOVA | Russian tennis star who won the 2006 US Open women's singles (5,9) |
