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Canadiana
100
Player A hits the tennis ball over the net and it hits Player B on the hand (holding the racquet) and the ball goes back over the net and lands on Player A's side. This is the player who wins the point: (Player A or B)
What is Player A? (If a ball touches any part of a player, including clothing, the player loses the point.)
100
This man gets extra hassle going through airport security with his Swiss Lindt chocolate balls.
Who is Roger Federer?
100
This is the number of French Open tournaments the 'King of Clay,' Rafael Nadal, has won.
What is nine?
100
This Grand Slam tournament is the oldest tournament in the world, first held in 1877.
What is Wimbledon?
100
This is the name of the fan-base for Eugenie Bouchard.
What is the 'Genie Army'?
200
Player A hits the tennis ball over the net and Player B throws his racquet and it hits the ball and it goes back over the net and Player A is unable to return it. This is the Player who wins the point: (Player A or B)
What is Player A? (A player loses a point if the ball in play touches the racquet while the player is not holding it.)
200
This player, now retired, is well known for his anger management issues and famous line "You cannot be serious?!!"
Who is John McEnroe?
200
This 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film featured a story about a tennis player who is framed for the murder of his wife.
What is "Strangers on a Train"?
200
This woman holds the record for most Wimbledon singles titles, having won nine.
Who is Martina Navratilova?
200
This Canadian player has won 87 men's doubles titles over the years and as of February 2015, he is tenth for most men's ATP titles in Open Era history.
Who is Daniel Nestor?
300
Player A hits a serve long and it missed the service box and hit Player B's foot (who was standing just inside the baseline) before bouncing. This player wins the point: (Player A or B)
What is Player A. (The server wins the point when a ball that has just been served hits the receiver or, in doubles, the receiver's partner beofre it his the ground, unless it's a service let. So Player B needs to make sure he gets out of the way!)
300
This German became the youngest man ever to win Wimbledon when he won it at the age of 17 in 1985.
Who is Boris Becker?
300
This man from the United States, won the longest match in tennis history, held at Wimbledon in 2010, lasting 11 hours and 5 minutes over the course of 3 days.
Who is John Isner?
300
This Grand Slam tournament is the only Grand Slam to allow a tiebreak to be used in the deciding set of a singles match.
What is the US Open?
300
This is the height of Canadian tennis star, Milos Raonic.
What is 6ft5"?
400
In doubles, Player A serves an ace to Player B. Player B claims that his partner wasn't back into position (after retrieving a ball) when Player A served and so they would like a let. Are they entitled to a let? This is the correct answer: (Yes/No)
What is No? (The server shall not serve until the receiver is ready--the rule doesn't say anything about the receiver's partner because it's the receiver's responsibility to stop play if his partner isn't ready, not the server's. Once the receiver is ready, he cannot become 'unready' unless there's 'outside interference.'
400
These two ladies have been measured to have the highest decibel shrieking in tennis, and came head to head in an Australian Open 'Scream Queen' final in 2012.
Who are Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova?
400
This is the fastest tennis court surface.
What is grass?
400
This Croatian player entered Wimbledon as a wild card and went onto win the tournament in 2001.
Who is Goran Ivanisevic?
400
This player is the most recent Canadian player to win a Grand Slam title.
Who is Vasek Pospisil?
500
In doubles, Player A lunges at (and misses) a ball hit near the sideline but thinks the ball is in. Player A's partner, certain that it was out, calls it out. The correct call is: (IN or OUT)
What is IN? (Either player can make a call in doubles. A problem arises only if partners disagree on a call. In that case, the OPPONENT is given the benefit of the doubt and the ball should be called in.)
500
This woman wept on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent after losing the Wimbledon final to Steffi Graf.
Who is Jana Novotna?
500
This tennis shot is a shot that is hit immediately after the ball bounces, but before it reaches the apex of its bounce. It is sometimes called an "on the rise shot," or "short hop".
What is a "half volley"?
500
A WWI aviator's name was used for the name of this Grand Slam stadium.
What is Roland Garros?
500
This Canadian-born player caused some controversy when he decided to play for Great Britain in 1995, and went on to achieve a career-high ranking of #4 in the world.
Who is Greg Rusedski?
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