noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a boxing/tennis/golf etc champion
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The show will be opened by the former world boxing champion, Chris Eubank.
a football/basketball/tennis etc coach
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Jody became the women’s basketball coach.
a football/rugby/tennis etc match
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There was a rugby match going on on the school field.
a football/tennis/baseball etc fan
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Jack is a keen football fan.
a football/tennis/golf etc club
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There’s a football club for the young people in the area.
a golf/swimming/tennis championship
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the Women's Golf Championship
a tennis/cricket/golf/rugby etc ball
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She was practising hitting golf balls.
lawn tennis
table tennis
tennis court
tennis elbow
tennis shoe
tennis/chess/badminton etc tournament
tennis/football/rugby etc coaching
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
floodlit
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Other facilities at Peffermill include floodlit outdoor tennis courts, golf practice facilities and a Clubhouse.
good
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Lew Hoad was the very best player at tennis as well, simultaneously, as the very best sportsman at sportsmanship.
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I feel like I played my best tennis today.
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It's a very important part of being a good tennis player to have a good grip, very important.
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What is the best value-for-money tennis sim around?
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Many of the best women tennis players from home and abroad will be competing in Swindon for the next 7 days.
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But, as in the case of a good tennis coach, the facilitator should be replaced by the group.
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Or fated to be good at tennis , remembering phone numbers, or having affairs?
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Yet Martina believes she is playing her best tennis for six years.
indoor
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Alternatives to skiing include a leisure pool, curling and skating on the nearby lake, indoor tennis and sleigh rides.
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Senators have free use of indoor tennis and basketball courts that private clubs charge $ 1, 500 a year for..
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He oversees an Arena Football team and an indoor tennis team.
old
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The 21 year old table tennis star competes in the Olympic qualifying tournament.
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The band of daring old ladies in tennis shoes.
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The faded blue jeans she wore that morning, her old tennis shoes, her white cotton sweater.
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I shuddered when I heard the names: old hen, biddy, little old lady in tennis shoes.
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His hair is clipped as short as the fuzz on an old tennis ball.
professional
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These provide a sustained steam of energy during the prolonged physical exertion required for professional cycling or tennis .
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He dates Ann Grossman, a professional tennis player.
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Wimbledon followed suit a little later by opening up competition to professional tennis players.
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In fact, up until he was a teenager, his dream was to become a professional tennis player.
swimming
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The Tolstoys have a comfortable home with extensive gardens, a swimming pool and tennis court.
■ NOUN
ball
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Yes, Ezra is a tennis ball , does bounce on, off, along, over everything.
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You can tell her all about the time I hit a tennis ball off the moon.
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The cat, although nervous, appears unharmed by the tennis ball which has just struck it amidships.
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So when they played after school, they improvised by kicking a tennis ball .
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Provide the inside with a channel so that a table tennis ball thrown in the top will come out of the front.
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Luckily, that problem turned out to be nothing more than a tennis ball lodged in a downspout.
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Some idea of the effect can be gained by depressing the surface of a table tennis ball with the thumb.
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The ghost of the tennis ball is coming to haunt the man.
camp
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At tennis camp , he met a new group of children and found it challenging to negotiate relationships with them.
champion
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He is opening bat in his school's cricket team and is Bedfordshire Schools' table tennis champion .
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Another man was a tennis champion whose crime was listening to a Seoul radio program on his shortwave.
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Retired tennis champion Chris Evert also has a home at the Polo Club, where she spends most of the year.
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Only the tennis champion was taken away.
championship
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Pete Sampras in the early 1990s would have been upset if he had lost one set at the Wimbledon tennis championships .
circuit
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David Whitehead, director of International 35s, a tennis circuit for ex-Grand Slam and Wimbledon players, organizes tailor-made tournaments.
club
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Councillors also expressed their support for proposed improvements to the tennis club facilities.
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Guests also can play tennis on red clay courts at a private tennis club .
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Earlier he had driven her to two tennis clubs to discuss membership.
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Juniors discouraged I am writing to ask a question about my local tennis club .
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On behalf of them all Tony Pite, tennis club chairman, presented Mr. Offer with a leather wallet.
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Reply - One tap Caller - I have been asked to do teas at the tennis club on Saturday.
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The resort also features a mini golf course, and there is a tennis club available to all.
coach
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An outside facilitator could help them examine and redesign their actions just as a tennis coach might do.
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If a 260 tennis coach followed this philosophy, students would practice dropping the ball for a week.
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But, as in the case of a good tennis coach , the facilitator should be replaced by the group.
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He looks like an out-of-luck table tennis coach .
court
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Colombo Complimentary use of tennis courts .
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There would be room for a tennis court , too.
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Since the school took up so much space on the island, the rugby pitches were the size of tennis courts .
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The million-dollar structure will grow to about the size of a tennis court within five minutes.
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The hotel's extensive grounds include colourful gardens, a small swimming pool, and a short tennis court .
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The Club has barbecue facilities, children's games and a tennis court .
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Lido Palace Complimentary use of tennis court for all Citalia guests.
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He moved diagonally on the tennis court like a ballet dancer might on the stage.
elbow
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I have met knitters with bad backs, frozen shoulders, tennis elbows and so on from doing to much knitting at a time.
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The road racer's version of tennis elbow and other physical peculiarities are the downside of this progress.
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Without a tennis elbow support, that is.
fan
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So tennis fans can, for the moment, pout away their railway timetables.
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The quarrel reportedly went as far as President Franjo Tudjman, an avid tennis fan .
game
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First, it was a tennis game with some new friends Wednes-day afternoons.
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Corinne, always in charge, would orchestrate midday tennis games and afternoon bridge games.
lawn
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Without glasses she couldn't even begin to play lawn tennis or aim a rifle.
match
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During a tennis match , the movements of the foot can gradually loosen laces.
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Enthusiastically squired to polo matches , luncheons, swims, and tennis matches, Margarett did not miss Eddie.
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Well, no, but an interesting verbal tennis match did take place.
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He watched the two student sections like a tennis match , his head swiveling back and forth as the refrain continued.
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Adam recalled the table tennis match .
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Celestine had remained totally silent, her eyes moving as in a tennis match between her professor and Leah.
play
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He takes Aikido martial arts classes, plays tennis and racquetball and occasionally strikes up a romance.
player
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The former tennis player had a quadruple heart by-pass in 1979 and further surgery in 1983.
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Female tennis players often display great feminine grace and appeal and bring a different dimension to the game.
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Then you start thinking about characters that should be there but hardly exist - black detectives, politicians, tennis players .
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In her youth Amy had been an avid tennis player .
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If Stefan Edberg is your kind of tennis player , stick to cognac.
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Aside from a few golfers, tennis players and swimmers, women seldom participated in sports.
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From Seles down, the list of competitors reads like a who's who of international tennis players .
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In fact, up until he was a teenager, his dream was to become a professional tennis player .
racket
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When mum was pregnant, some one gave her a present, a small tennis racket .
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They were the first women to appear in magazines who looked strong enough to swing a tennis racket .
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The six tennis rackets in there still look good to me.
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He had secured his first patent, for his spoon-shaped tennis racket , in early 1886.
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A tennis racket , a pair of flippers, a garden hose.
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Bella Darvi wore a cobra hat and eyeliner like a tennis racket whose handle stretched to her ears.
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It's made from carbon fibre like new expensive tennis rackets .
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We imagine a giant tennis racket across the Thames.
racquet
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It was then she realised that he was lambasting her with the tennis racquet .
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The tennis racquet bounced off her tender bum with all the zing of a good forehand drive.
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She hadn't associated the short sharp dose of the tennis racquet with anything but discipline.
shoe
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Finally, he fishes out a pair of canvas tennis shoes .
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C., sporting goods store where Bishop bought a pair of tennis shoes on his credit card.
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Her foot in its canvas tennis shoe stung like mad but to her surprise the bolt had moved a little.
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The band of daring old ladies in tennis shoes .
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Wavy-haired, trim, he is all Madison Avenue, even in jeans and tennis shoes .
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The faded blue jeans she wore that morning, her old tennis shoes , her white cotton sweater.
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A piece of the boat or an oar or a white tennis shoe: Did tennis shoes float?
star
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For good measure, we also have the tennis star Suzanne Lenglen and the aviatrix Amy Johnson.
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Former tennis star Boris Becker and his wife Barbara have been granted a divorce in Munich.
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Sales were further boosted by press coverage of carbon monoxide poisonings, including the 1994 death of tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis.
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And in June 1987 a love-sick fan of Evert broke into her home in the hopes of meeting the tennis star .
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McEnroe's tantrums, like those of other tennis stars , were merely disruptive gamesmanship.
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The virus masquerades as a picture of Anna Kournikova, the tennis star .
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The 21 year old table tennis star competes in the Olympic qualifying tournament.
table
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Some 80 local table tennis players will be competing for 13 main titles.
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Gradually Seoul improved its proposal, offering all table tennis and fencing events to Pyongyang.
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You don't play table tennis , do you?
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Voice over International table tennis is something else.
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There is a hobby room with table tennis , a bridge room, a beauty centre and two television lounges.
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He is opening bat in his school's cricket team and is Bedfordshire Schools' table tennis champion.
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Amenities include a sun terrace built out above the lake, garden, lounge, bar and table tennis .
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Adam was a cheerful lad and very keen on table tennis .
tournament
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If it's raining in the afternoon there will be a table tennis tournament .
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Athletics meetings, tennis tournaments and horse-races have all been the subject of sponsorship.
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A nominal charge is made for table tennis and tennis tournaments .
■ VERB
include
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Other activities include tennis and bowling, or you may care to hire bikes and follow the marked tracks.
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The facility, including tennis courts and swimming pool, is managed by the Recreation and Park Department.
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Other activities include table tennis , 2 swimming pools and a sauna.
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Other facilities at Peffermill include floodlit outdoor tennis courts, golf practice facilities and a Clubhouse.
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Other sports on offer include tennis , mini golf and horseriding.
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Beach and esplanade include croquet, tennis and water sports centre.
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Sporting and leisure facilities include golf, tennis , riding, restaurants, bars, nightclubs.
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Hotel facilities include a pool, tennis court and a bar.
wear
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She wore a white tennis outfit consisting of a blouse and a short pleated skirt.
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She is wearing jeans, tennis shoes and a blue shirt with faded gray lettering across the front.
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They always wore tennis shoes, and they all had very short haircuts.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
tennis/golf/swimming etc professional
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Barry Wood reports Pam Shriver has always been one of the most colourful tennis professionals .
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For further details on the Wilson range for ladies, contact your local golf professional .
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From the inter-war years a small number of tennis professionals played tournaments in the United States.
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He was, as golf professionals had been for a hundred years, a serf.
the tennis/lecture/cabaret etc circuit
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Both the Harvard and Caltech groups took their maps on the lecture circuit , giving talks at scattered conferences and universities.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A swivel chair addressed the desk and was occupied only by a pale green tennis ball.
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Can Andre Agassi go out there and develop tennis ?
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For the energetic there is snorkelling and fishing, tennis , table tennis and a pool table.
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In the late afternoon, slow to go home, he dropped in on an elderly doctor friend and played tennis .
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Judo, karate, dance, fencing, table tennis , carpet bowls and aerobics are all available.
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One of their crowd dropped dead on a tennis court, but nobody died for years and years.
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Originally from Plymouth, she was a very keen squash and tennis player before suffering a knee injury at skiing.