# The Atoz Game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 492
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9822 "2025-10-27T05:38:54Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9823 "2025-10-27T06:21:43Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Engineer and inventor who revolutionized the design of tennis racquets (oversized heads, aluminum, and graphite racquets). ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9824 "2025-10-27T07:34:44Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9825 "2025-10-27T12:14:50Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9826 "2025-10-27T13:56:19Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean The USTA National Tennis Center in New York City was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in 2006 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9827 "2025-10-27T19:09:19Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob ---
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**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9829 "2025-10-27T19:44:46Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9830 "2025-10-28T13:43:53Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9831 "2025-10-28T14:10:38Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G For starting each match of table tennis. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9832 "2025-10-29T00:23:13Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9833 "2025-10-29T01:17:39Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9834 "2025-10-29T02:31:21Z")
[quote=“kenobi\_65, post:9833, topic:969097, full:true”] **Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal Serena Williams ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9835 "2025-10-29T03:32:37Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Tennis! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9836 "2025-10-29T03:41:24Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Tennis! Umpire ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9837 "2025-10-29T04:23:17Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Tennis! Umpire Vijay Amritraj ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9838 "2025-10-29T10:03:54Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Tennis! Umpire Vijay Amritraj Wimbledon ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9839 "2025-10-29T15:40:09Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Tennis! Umpire Vijay Amritraj Wimbledon Xavier “X-Man” Malisse ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9840 "2025-10-30T03:16:44Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Tennis! Umpire Vijay Amritraj Wimbledon Xavier “X-Man” Malisse Yannick Noah The last French player to win the men’s French Open, in 1983 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9841 "2025-10-30T04:03:51Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris Foot fault Grand slam Howard Head Ilie Nastase Jumping over the net King, Billie Jean Lob Monica Seles Nastase, Ille On one’s racket P-I-N-G “Q” (Qualifier) Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Tennis! Umpire Vijay Amritraj Wimbledon Xavier “X-Man” Malisse Yannick Noah Zverev, Alexander Next up: **Who’s ready for some hockey?** Amateur Hockey Association of Canada [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097.md?page=493)