Tennis

Question 1

The “Battle of the Sexes” match series pitted a male and female tennis player against each other. What were the three match-ups and who won each?

Answer 1

1. Bobby Riggs (W) vs. Margaret Court 2. Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King (W) 3. Jimmy Connors (W) vs. Martina Navratilova

Question 2

In 1957 she became the first African-American to win a singles title at Wimbledon.

Answer 2

Althea Gibson

Question 3

Serena Williams talks about how to master the fundamentals of these, forehands & backhands from the baseline.

Answer 3

Groundstrokes

Question 4

From April 1983 to July 1985, a tennis duo—who won 20 career doubles Grand Slam titles together—went on a record-setting streak of 109 matches without a defeat. Name either of these women, both members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Answer 4

Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver

Question 5

The All England Tennis Club announced last week that final set tiebreaks would be used at Wimbledon from 2019. The decision is primarily due to two matches, a first round from 2010 and a semi final in 2018. One player was in both of these matches, winning the first and losing the second, name him. (Card created October 31st, 2018)

Answer 5

John Isner

Question 6

This Yugoslav-American female tennis player is a former No. 1, having won nine Grand Slam singles titles. In 1993, she was the victim of an on-court stabbing and did not return to playing for two years.

Answer 6

Monica Seles

Question 7

The first (and still only) mother to become Wimbledon ladies’ singles champion in the open era appeared as the now-quite-anachronistic “Mrs. R. Cawley” on the scoreboard in the 1980 final against Chris Evert-Lloyd (“Mrs. J.M. Lloyd”). This Australian tennis star is more associated with—and achieved the majority of her success under—what other last name, her maiden name?

Answer 7

Goolagong