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Tennis: a quiz

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Tennis is one of the world`s most popular sports, both to play and to watch. Here are some questions to test your knowledge of the game and its history, and maybe revive a few half-forgotten memories!

  • Question of

    Which of these is not a Grand Slam event?

    • French Open
    • German Open
    • Wimbledon
    • Australian Open
  • Question of

    Which player was stabbed in the back at a tournament in Hamburg in 1993?

    • Steffi Graf
    • Venus Williams
    • Monica Seles
    • Justine Henin
  • Question of

    Other than in a tie-break, what is the only score at which a player can serve from the right-hand side of the court to win a game?

    • 40-0
    • 40-15
    • 40-30
    • Advantage
  • Question of

    Why was the Australian Open not held in 1986?

    • There was a player boycott of the event due to a dispute over prize money
    • The venue was seriously damaged by fire shortly before it was due to take place
    • It was cancelled out of respect for the victims of an air disaster that happened just before the event
    • The date was changed from December to January, so the next Open after December 1985 was in January 1987
  • Question of

    Between 1978 and 1984 the US Open was dominated by two men. John McEnroe was one – who was the other?

    • Jimmy Connors
    • Pete Sampras
    • Andre Agassi
    • Boris Becker
  • Question of

    In tournament matches, how often are the balls changed?

    • First change after five games, then every seven after that
    • First change after seven games, then every nine
    • First change after nine games, then every eleven
    • First change after eleven games, then after every thirteen
  • Question of

    Greg Rusedski was born in Canada, but which country did he represent after 1995?

    • Great Britain
    • USA
    • Australia
    • South Africa
  • Question of

    The new main court for the US Open, opened in 1997, is named in memory of which American player?

    • Don Budge
    • Arthur Ashe
    • Bill Tilden
    • Bill Johnston
  • Question of

    Which Australian woman won all four Grand Slam titles in 1970?

    • Evonne Goolagong Cawley
    • Judy Tegart
    • Dianne Fromholtz
    • Margaret Court
  • Question of

    In which country was Martina Hingis born?

    • Switzerland
    • Austria
    • Czechoslovakia
    • Germany

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  5. 1 right out of 10! Which will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me. My ignorance of, and lack of interest in, most sports world take many tomes to fully describe 😉