| 100% | ANDY | 4 | ___ Murray or ___ Warhol, a Tennis player and revolutionary artist respectively |
| 38% | STEFFIGRAF | 10 | Tennis player who is the only player (man or woman) to win a Grand Slam and Olympic gold medal in one year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GRANDSLAM | 9 | Feat for a tennis pro, a bridge player or a batter |
| 34% | AGASSI | 6 | Tennis player with a Career Golden Slam (winning all four majors and an Olympic gold) |
| 33% | JACKSOCK | 8 | American tennis player who won a gold and bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics |
| 32% | GRIP | 4 | Part of a golf club or tennis racket held by a player |
| 32% | ANDREAGASSI | 11 | Tennis player who earned a career Grand Slam and cofounded the Athletes for Hope charity-education organization: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SERENA | 6 | Tennis player and sister of Venus |
| 32% | ZERO | 4 | A tennis player calls it love |
| 31% | IVAN | 4 | ___ Lendl, Czech-American former tennis player who won 94 singles titles and went on to coach Andy Murray |
| 31% | LOVE | 4 | Zero, to a tennis player |
| 31% | FINGERPAINTS | 12 | Materials for a preschool artist … or a hint to 20-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 31% | FUZZ | 4 | Fibrous fluff on a tennis ball which helps the ball slow down and allows players to control it better |
| 31% | MARC | 4 | Artist Chagall or N.B.A. player Gasol |
| 31% | RENELACOSTE | 11 | French tennis player and fashion icon |
| 31% | MARGARETCOURT | 13 | Fitting name for a tennis player |
| 31% | PRO | 3 | What a tennis player may turn |
| 31% | ACE | 3 | Perfect serve by a tennis player |
| 31% | ITSNOTYOURFAULT | 15 | Soothing words to a tennis player? |
| 31% | ASHE | 4 | Stadium named for a tennis player |
| 30% | BOBBRYAN | 8 | Tennis player who won 16 Grand Slam doubles titles and a 2012 Olympic gold medal with his twin brother, Mike: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ARE | 3 | "Nadal and Murray ___ skilled tennis players" |
| 30% | ASSET | 5 | Long arms, for a tennis player, often |
| 30% | MARGARETCOURT | 13 | Sports facility endowed by a tennis player? |
| 30% | SLAM | 4 | Grand ___ (huge achievement for a tennis player) |
| 30% | MARTINA | 7 | Tennis players Hingis or Navratilova? |
| 30% | ELENAS | 6 | Tennis players Dementieva and Makarova |
| 30% | NETGAME | 7 | Part of a tennis player’s skill set |
| 30% | SCOTTISH | 8 | Tennis player Andy Murray's nationality |
| 30% | ANA | 3 | Tennis player Ivanovic or comedian Gasteyer |