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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Events that happen outdoors across a large area — golf tournaments, tennis majors, road races, and so on — present particular challenges.
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Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Girls tennis Evelyn Francis controlled play in No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-1), and the doubles teams of Riley Florindo/Lan Tran and Julianna Frye/Yvonne Pina-Monteiro each gritted out tough matchups to power No. 32 Wareham (10-11) in a 4-1 Div.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
The state tennis championships are Saturday in Fresno.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
For her first-round match, Gauff wore a custom tennis kit provided by New Balance.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
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Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Girls tennis Evelyn Francis controlled play in No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-1), and the doubles teams of Riley Florindo/Lan Tran and Julianna Frye/Yvonne Pina-Monteiro each gritted out tough matchups to power No. 32 Wareham (10-11) in a 4-1 Div.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
The state tennis championships are Saturday in Fresno.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
For her first-round match, Gauff wore a custom tennis kit provided by New Balance.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
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“Tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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tennis
noun
ten·nis
ˈten-əs 
: 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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