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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Sports Word Play
| Most Grand Slam tennis events have warm-up tournaments that precede them. How well a player does in these warm-up events can give them much needed confidence going into the more important tournaments. If things don't go so well at the warm-up tournament then the player could be left BEATEN, SOUR and subsequently lacking in confidence. What is the name of the town in East Sussex, England that held an event that saw female players compete before a Grand Slam? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Eastbourne. The women's tournament that is held annually in Eastbourne, East Sussex attracts many of the sport's big names and has been the location of many great matches since the tournament was established in 1974. Former winners include Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Lindsay Daveport and Justine Henin. The year 2009 saw the men's tournament in Nottingham that was held around the same time as the event in Eastbourne move down to East Sussex such that both warm-up events were to be played at the same venue, Devonshire Park.
| I guess it could be said that sw19 is A RESORT WE attend when we wish to watch the best matches that world tennis can offer whilst paying too much for strawberries and cream. If you are lucky enough to attend sw19 to see the women's final you can see the winner lift the Venus ___ Dish. What word fills the blank? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Rosewater. The Venus Rosewater Dish, made in the mid-19th century, is awarded to the winner of the ladies' singles event at Wimbledon each year. The plate depicts an impressive personification of Sophrosyne, a term from Greek philosophy, that relates to the issue of moderation; a trait much needed if a player wishes to get through two weeks of Wimbledon.
| One quality that is essential for success in Grand Slam tennis events is to have STAMINA FAR greater than average. One Russian tennis player showed that he had the requisite stamina by winning the US Open in 2000 and the Australian Open in 2005. Who is this player? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Marat Safin. Not only did Marat Safin have stamina and determination but he had a passionate desire to win. Sometimes this desire helped him to victory but often it hindered his performance when he'd very easily become irate over a bad call or an unhelpful bounce of the ball. He was known for frequently smashing his rackets and his sister, Dinara Safina, also played tennis professionally.
| After a professional tennis player has won pretty much everything there is to win it is sometimes difficult to keep focus and dedication. However, one of the all time greats didn't seem to lose his focus as he showed the SAME STAR PEP as ever. Who is this great tennis champion? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Pete Sampras. Pete Sampras is one of the names that springs to mind when the question of 'who is the greatest ever tennis player' is asked. Born in Washington D.C. in 1971, this American would go on to win fourteen Grand Slam titles which included an astonishing seven championship wins at Wimbledon and five US Open championships.
| Throughout the course of a year, a professional tennis player would like to enter four Grand Slam tournaments. Someone who can manage to qualify for all four tournaments which are the US Open, Wimbledon, French Open and the _____ Open, IS A NATURAL. What word fills the blank? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Australian. The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam event to be played during the tennis season. It is the first tournament of major importance to be played and gives early indications as to who looks like they are going to do well throughout the year and who is underachieving. The next Grand Slam event after the Australian Open is the French Open which is followed by Wimbledon then the US Open.
| At a warm-up event before a Grand Slam, a professional Russian tennis player came close to injury. His coach told him that "you must be careful not to injure your ELBOW MIND, we don't want you developing lateral epicondylitis!" What Grand Slam event did the coach want to keep the Russian tennis star healthy for? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Wimbledon. Wimbledon is now the only of four tennis Grand Slam events to be played on a grass surface. Many people felt at home on the grass such as Roger Federer and Pete Sampras whilst others, like Marat Safin, prefered hard and clay courts.
For those interested in medical terminology lateral epicondylitis is often known as tennis-elbow, so named as many tennis players develop an inflammation from repetitive striking of the ball.
| Juan Martin del Potro was involved in a five set final at the US Open 2009. He would go on to win the match and become champion, EARNING AT least respect from which country that he represented? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Argentina. One of the great moments in modern tennis, Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro played Roger Federer in the final of 2009 US Open and won! This was historically significant as it stopped Roger Federer winning his sixth consecutive title in New York and thus ended his world record run of consecutive US Open championships.
| A legendary Swiss tennis player was serving for the match when the serve, which would have been an ace, was controversially called out by the line judge. The call was challenged and the server was told that his challenge had been REFERRED ERGO wait and see what the outcome is. What is the name of this Swiss server? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Roger Federer. Roger Federer, at times unbeatable and sometimes even unplayable. The list of Grand Slams he won tells us what we need to know, shows us his brilliance, dominance and great skill. Some of the more impressive achievements include winning Wimbledon on five consecutive occasions stretching the years 2003 through 2007. Federer also won the US Open five times in a row starting in 2004 through 2008.
| Many sports evolve over time with new rules being included and old rules being eliminated. You sometimes see experimental laws and rules being introduced which develops a NEW SLANT IN a particular sport. Sometimes even the names of the sport changes. What is the older, though still legitimate, name given to the sport played by John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg? | Tennis for Word Play Fans
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Lawn Tennis. As lawn tennis became more and more popular and interest was seen in an increasing number of countries the 'lawn' was dropped from common parlance and the sport is now generally referred to as just tennis. Other changes in tennis include the major shift in styles of play upon the adoption of rackets with metal frames instead of frames made of wood. The serve and volley aspect of the sport is now very much out of fashion and powerful baseline ground strokes are very common.
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