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  2. Althea Gibson - Wikipedia

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    [8] [15] Gibson quickly became proficient in paddle tennis, and by 1939, at the age of 12, she was the New York City women's paddle tennis champion. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Gibson quit school at the age of 13 and, using the boxing skills taught to her by her father, engaged in a life of what she would later refer to as "street fighting", girls ...

  3. List of nicknames used in tennis - Wikipedia

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    The São Paulo Swallow, the Tennis Ballerina = Maria Bueno [97] [98] [99] Senorita Topspin = Conchita Martínez; Scud = Mark Philippoussis [100] Sliderman = Gaël Monfils [101] Special Kei = Kei Nishikori; Spice Girls [102] = Anna Kournikova; Martina Hingis; Stanimal, Stan the Man = Stanislas Wawrinka; Superbrat = John McEnroe [103] Super Simo ...

  4. List of male singles tennis players - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (since 1973) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1973

  5. Flexible performer climbs through a tennis racket! - AOL

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  6. Will Shortz - Wikipedia

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    His favorite individual clue is "It might turn into a different story" (whose solution is SPIRAL STAIRCASE). [19] In addition to work as a crossword editor, Shortz is a skilled table tennis player. He has co-owned the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville, New York since 2009, and has been playing table tennis daily for the past 11 ...

  7. Naomi Osaka - Wikipedia

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    Naomi Osaka (Japanese: 大坂 なおみ, Hepburn: Ōsaka Naomi, Japanese pronunciation: [oːsaka naomi], born October 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles.

  8. Cryptic crossword - Wikipedia

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    A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.

  9. Elena Baltacha - Wikipedia

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    Elena Sergeevna Baltacha (Ukrainian: Олена Сергіївна Балтача; 14 August 1983 – 4 May 2014) was a Ukrainian-born British professional tennis player.. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Awards, she was also a long-term British No. 1, a position she held intermittently from 2002 to 2012.