How to Use tennis in a Sentence

tennis

noun
  • These athletes play tennis for the pure joy of the sport.
    Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • High school tennis has been a great way to keep me on track.
    Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Slip it on over a crop top and a tennis skirt for your next concert.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 23 Feb. 2023
  • All of this just seemed like so much for a child to be able to play a game of tennis with his classmates.
    Condé Nast, SELF, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Take turns rolling a tennis ball to knock them over—just like makeshift bowling.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Noel, who started playing tennis at the age of six, was born in Phoenix.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
  • From tennis skirts to dresses to visors, your wardrobe and workout bag will be ready to hit the courts.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
  • His love of tennis will shine a bright light and help those in L.A.’s foster care system.
    Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Below, find a guide to seven of the hottest couples in tennis.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
  • During the day, guests can try their hand at archery, play tennis, or soak up the sun poolside.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2023
  • For tennis fans—or the merely tennis-curious—2024 is going to be a wild ride.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The journey will include a tennis match between the McEnroe brothers in the midst of the Serengeti.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Princess Kate added with a laugh after the 21-year-old tennis star shared his answer.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
  • The hotel has three pools, an adults-only beach club, tennis and padel courts.
    Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
  • What dog wouldn’t love to play for hours with this set of four colorful tennis balls?
    Shelby Deering, Woman's Day, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Like, this group of guys in tennis clothes pushing each other.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Get your free trial here to access an ESPN live feed to watch the tennis match for free.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The portside Mallorcan oasis When Nadal isn’t on the court, the tennis star loves to be near the water.
    Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2024
  • The tennis player smiles through some workouts and warmups in all New Balance gear.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Sep. 2023
  • So that’s where, and why, Frances and his twin brother, Franklin — who took part in Thursday’s on-court drills, too — picked up tennis.
    Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
  • And love tennis and appreciate the players and the effort that the players put in here.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
  • Nick Bollettieri, the famed tennis coach who helped guide Venus and Serena Williams to the top has died.
    Valerie Nome, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The tennis is in full swing at the Grand Slam tournament that began this week at Melbourne Park.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Colbert also made fun of the state law that doesn’t allow for guns to be banned in the RNC’s soft zone, but things like tennis balls are banned.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
  • About 100 of the players are juniors, including the Morse High School tennis teams.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
  • During the summer, guests can kayak, canoe, swim in the lake, play tennis, and try their hand at archery, among other things.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2024
  • An 11-year-old girl and 13-year-old girl were playing tennis in front of a house on Stony Lane, when a stranger came upon them, Healy said in court.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Roger Federer in straight sets along the way — and has reserved some of his finest tennis for the hardcourts of Melbourne Park.
    Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • In October 2001, the famous tennis couple welcomed their first child, son Jaden Gil Agassi, into the world.
    Erica Marrison, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The drama stars newcomer Tessa Van den Broeck as Julie, a young and promising tennis player who faces a dilemma when her prominent coach is suspended after the suicide of a former prodigy.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024

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