often attributive
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: an indoor or outdoor game that is played with rackets and a light elastic ball by two players or pairs of players on a level court (as of clay or grass) divided by a low net
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The plaintiffs also highlight penalties on players who withdraw from the defendants’ tennis tournaments.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Jack Draper of Great Britain was the No. 13 seed heading into the prestigious Indian Wells tennis tournament, while Mirra Andreeva of Russia was the No. 9 on the women’s side.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The tournament’s top seed sets a record for points in a tournament game and all-time NCAA records for points in a period (55 in the first) and a half (94 in the first).
2020 — French Open becomes first Grand Slam tennis tournament to be postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The billionaire tech mogul and philanthropist and Hurd, the widow of Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, attended the second day of the famed tennis tournament, also known as the Indian Wells Open.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Jack Draper of Great Britain was the No. 13 seed heading into the prestigious Indian Wells tennis tournament, while Mirra Andreeva of Russia was the No. 9 on the women’s side.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The tournament’s top seed sets a record for points in a tournament game and all-time NCAA records for points in a period (55 in the first) and a half (94 in the first).
2020 — French Open becomes first Grand Slam tennis tournament to be postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The billionaire tech mogul and philanthropist and Hurd, the widow of Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, attended the second day of the famed tennis tournament, also known as the Indian Wells Open.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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tennis
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: a game played with rackets and a light elastic ball by two players or two pairs of players on a level court divided by a low net
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