| MARTINA | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hingis, ex-tennis star (7) |
| MCENROE | Ex-tennis player whose autobiographies are entitled Serious and But Seriously (7) |
| SHRIVER | Pam, U.S. ex-tennis player noted for her doubles partnership with Martina Navratilova (7) |
| PALAVER | Old man, Aussie ex-tennis champion, makes fuss (7) |
| ANNABEL | _ Croft, ex-tennis player turned presenter (7) |
| TARANGO | Jeff, U.S. ex-tennis player noted for his bad boy antics and disqualified from Wimbledon in 1995 (7) |
| COURIER | Jim _, ex-tennis player turned pundit (7) |
| CONNORS | Ex-tennis star Jimmy who turns 20 down in 2022 (7) |
| HENMAN | Tim _, ex-tennis star turned TV pundit (6) |
| EDBERG | Journalist with book, say, about rare ex-tennis star (6) |
| SUE | Prosecute presenter and ex-tennis star Ms Barker (3) |
| BORIS | Mr Becker, ex-tennis star (5) |
| TIM | ___ Henman, ex-tennis star (3) |
| PETE | Sampras, ex tennis star (4) |
| IVAN | Mr Lendl, ex-tennis star (4) |
| ANDRE | Mr Agassi, ex-tennis star (5) |
| MARIA | ___ Sharapova: ex-tennis star (5) |
| SWISSMISS | Title given to tennis star Martina Hingis when she was still a teenager (5,4) |
| LUCIC | Mirjana -, 1998 Australian Open women's doubles tennis champion with Martina Hingis (5) |
| SANIAMIRZA | 2015 Wimbledon ladies' doubles tennis championship winner with Martina Hingis |