| ANNABEL | _ Croft, retired tennis star, now a sports presenter (7) |
| KYLIE | Former Neighbours star now a singer (----- Minogue) |
| HUGH | ___ Dennis, Outnumbered and Mock The Week star now a Not Going Out regular (4) |
| SHARKEY | Feargal ___, ex-pop star, now passionate campaigner against river pollution (7) |
| HASBEEN | Star now dimmed was in perfect form |
| EVERTON | Retired tennis player writing about footballers (7) |
| RUSSIAN | Nationality of retired tennis player Marat Safin, winner of two grand slam titles (7) |
| SIEVERT | Swedish scientist is retired tennis champion (7) |
| AUSTRIA | Country in which retired tennis player Dominic Thiem was born (7) |
| MCENROE | Retired tennis professional known for his on-court tantrums, John _ (7) |
| USELESS | Not good at all for retired tennis star to enter US (7) |
| SHRIVER | Pam _, retired tennis player (7) |
| MARTINA | Retired tennis champion, _ Navratilova (7) |
| JOHANNA | ___ Konta, retired tennis player (7) |
| ASH | Retired tennis star Barty for short |
| ROGER | Mr Federer, recently retired tennis star (5) |
| AGASSI | Is story, with hindsight, concerning retired tennis star |
| PETE | Retired tennis star Sampras |
| ANDRE | ___ Agassi, retired tennis star (5) |
| ANNA | Retired tennis star Kournikova |
