Racket Enthusiast Gifts

'That's 12 games in a row. As my best friend, it wouldn't kill you to let me win one every once in awhile.'

'The swelling well receed in a few days and the racket should slide right off.'

Squash.

'Let's practice lobs again.'

Monica Seles

Pete Sampras

Ratminton

"It's Zeus' latest obsession."

"I hope you're good, Charlie. I've only played a couple of times."

Squash Courts - "Insurance anyone"

The Off-Season

I love tennis

"...and how do you feel about being labelled the new Great British hope?"

'Big advantage!!'

'Since Darwin said it's survival of the fittest, I thought I'd better take up an aerobic sport.'

"Now if he'll just swallow one more paddle we'll be set."

'It's an old badminton injury.'

"Strategically speaking, your best move is to let him win."

'Wow, that's the worst case of tennis elbow I've seen this year!'

'for what we are about to receive...'

"Umm. . . Hello? I'm over here!"

'He wasn't too keen on you returning his serves.'

"If you killed him using a tennis racket, you need a sports lawyer."

"Yes! I got one over! Woo-hoo!"

Wordplay

Andre Agassi

Rafael Nadal

Dominika Cibulková

I love badminton.

'...I was aced, defaced, disgraced and replaced.'

'Could you help me on my grunting.'

'Look here Frobisher, you've adhered to the rules. You haven't cheated, self-aggrandised or whined about money. That's rather unsportsmanlike of you.'

"I still think badminton is as fast as tennis..."

"Too bad you didn't wake from uneasy dreams to find yourself transformed into a better pickleball player!"

'Please give up badminton and take up squash or something.'