Tennis (Sports) (Part-I)

11. Andy Murray is associated with which Sport? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 7.02.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Basketball
(c) Formula One
(d) WWE

Correct Answer: (a) Lawn Tennis

Solution:Andy Murray (UK) belongs to Lawn Tennis.

12. __________ became the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup as on 2018. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Mark Woodforde
(b) Leander Paes
(c) Henri Leconte
(d) Leon Smith

Correct Answer: (b) Leander Paes

Solution:As of the year 2018, Leander Paes has become the most successful doubles player in Davis Cup history. He registered a record 43rd win along with his partner Rohan Bopanna in the Davis Cup held in the year 2018.

Note: Pietrangeli is the leading all-time Davis Cup player. He holds the record for most wins in both singles and doubles, having played 164 rubbers for Italy in 66 ties. His singles match record is 78-32 and his doubles match record is 42-12.

13. Hopman Cup is related to ___________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 20.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Badminton
(b) Lawn Tennis
(c) Cricket
(d) Hockey

Correct Answer: (b) Lawn Tennis

Solution:The Hopman Cup is associated with lawn tennis. It is a prestigious team event of tennis. In March 2019, Tennis Australia announced the replacement of the mixed format Hopman Cup with a tournament (men's) ATP Cup. Russia won the ATP Cup title held in the year 2021 by defeating Italy 2-0.

Note: Team Canada triumphed in 2022. In the 2022 ATP Cup, 16 countries competed in Sydney.

14. Twiddle is related to the game- [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 7.07.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Table Tennis
(b) Lawn Tennis
(c) Golf
(d) Swimming

Correct Answer: (a) Table Tennis

Solution:'Twiddle' is a term related to the game of table tennis, which refers to the rotation of the racket during the game.

15. The word 'Smash' is associated with which sport? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Volleyball
(b) Hockey
(c) Lawn Tennis
(d) Cricket

Correct Answer: (c) Lawn Tennis

Solution:'Smash' is a term associated with lawn tennis. A smash is a shot that is hit over the head by the hitter as a serve.

16. Who is the Founder of International Premier Tennis League? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 31.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Leander Paes
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Martina Navratilova
(d) Mahesh Bhupathi

Correct Answer: (d) Mahesh Bhupathi

Solution:The founder of the International Premier Tennis League is famous Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi.

17. Who is the first Indian player to win Grand Slam in Tennis? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Leander Paes
(b) Mahesh Bhupathi
(c) Ramesh Krishnan
(d) Anand Amritraj

Correct Answer: (b) Mahesh Bhupathi

Solution:Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi is the first Indian player to win a Grand Slam in tennis. He won this Grand Slam at the 1997 French Open.

18. The word 'deuce' is associated with __________. [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Cricket
(c) Baseball
(d) Hockey

Correct Answer: (a) Lawn Tennis

Solution:The word deuce is associated with lawn tennis. When both opponents reach 40-40 points within a game, that draw is called a 'deuce'.

19. Who won his first men's singles title at the Stuttgart Open event, on June 18, 2018? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 15.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Dominic Thiem
(b) Nicolas Mahut
(c) Milos Raonic
(d) Roger Federer

Correct Answer: (d) Roger Federer

Solution:In June 2018, Roger Federer of Switzerland defeated Milos Raonic of Canada to win the men's singles title at the Stuttgart Open competition. Marin Cilic of Croatia has won the title of Stuttgart Open men's singles in 2021 by defeating Felix Auger Aliasime of Canada.

20. Who won the 2018 US Open Men's Tennis? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 3.03.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rafael Nadal
(b) Novak Djokovic
(c) Roger Federer
(d) Andy Murray

Correct Answer: (b) Novak Djokovic

Solution:Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men's singles title of the 2018 US Open tennis tournament. Daniil Medvedev of Russia won the men's singles title at the US Open, in 2021 by defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

Note: Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu are the 2022 US Open Men's singles and women's singles champions respectively.