Citations:antitennis

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English citations of antitennis

  • 1917 April 26, “Plant, Plant, Plant: Organizing for Produce—Women and Boys Are Active Organizers”, in The Madison Daily Leader, Madison, S. D., page 3:
    This, of course, applies to such men as have been married many years—the antitennis and antiautoing and antiboating younger ones will play the game with less outward demonstration, conducting their operations during the later evening hours.
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  • 1987 June 15, Frank Deford, “Score One More for Steffi”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 66, number 24, →ISSN, page 42:
    As for [Ivan] Lendl, as polite, honest and diligent as he is, he has increasingly become some sort of antitennis player, taking more pride in his endurance than in any of his marvelous strokes.