| SINFONIETTA | Work feverishly at tennis, if Open's beginning |
| VENUSWILLIAMS | On Aug. 13, this 45-yearold tennis great received a wild-card spot to play in the U.S. Open beginning later this month |
| CONTROVERSIAL | Have authority to accept order varies if open to question (13) |
| COURTYARD | Where to play tennis if you don't have a garden? (9) |
| FOOT | In tennis, if you step over the line when serving, it is called a ... fault (4) |
| ANTONLESSER | Actor who plays superintendent Reginald Bright in 'Endeavour' feverishly learns notes (5,6) |
| WAITINGGAME | Serving at tennis maybe? It's played for advantage (7,4) |
| RACKETABUSE | Per the New York Times, this is the most common penalty at tennis' Grand Slams, well ahead of infractions like "audible obscenity," "visible obscenity," and "late for match" |
| WANDERLUST | Trawl nudes feverishly - need to get out more? |
| DOWNMARKET | Man worked feverishly, primarily tied to lower class |
| CRAM | Prepare feverishly for a test |
| MUSKETEER | Feverishly seek term about universal soldier |
| BIRDWATCHING | Full of cold, writhing feverishly with bad twitching |
| WIRED | Feverishly excited, sent telegram? |
| SOUVENIR | I've run so feverishly to get keepsake (8) |
| LYOPHIL | Feverishly ill with content of new hypo readily dispersed (7) |
| CLAWSAT | Feverishly tries to open |
| LIDO | Feverishly oiled out East in this pool place! (4) |
| AGUED | Feverishly suffering from a vague disability (5) |
| WRITERSBLOCK | Literary hitch as brows trickle feverishly (7,5) |
