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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To help spread awareness of the brand’s messaging, Mercedes has enlisted the help of Langer and Åberg in golf, on top of other athlete and celebrity ambassadors including 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer, who has gotten into golf since retiring in 2022.
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Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Other playoff updates: • The CIF San Diego Section boys team tennis finals will be held May 3 at Rancho Bernardo High School (Open Division, Division 1) and Canyon Crest Academy (Division 2 and 3).
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Cost: $425 annually for a single adult tennis membership, $340 for pickleball.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 21 Apr. 2025
One of Fine’s recap videos from 2023 got so much attention in early April that even tennis pro CoCo Gauff went on the app to call the grueling schedules ridiculous.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Other playoff updates: • The CIF San Diego Section boys team tennis finals will be held May 3 at Rancho Bernardo High School (Open Division, Division 1) and Canyon Crest Academy (Division 2 and 3).
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Cost: $425 annually for a single adult tennis membership, $340 for pickleball.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 21 Apr. 2025
One of Fine’s recap videos from 2023 got so much attention in early April that even tennis pro CoCo Gauff went on the app to call the grueling schedules ridiculous.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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tennis
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ten·nis
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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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