the rackets
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Every Wednesday this spring, a couple hours after the final bell echoes through JSerra High’s hallways, the chairs and the rackets come out at the tennis courts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2022
Given the popularity of the Kyrgios-Kokkinakis team, polite applause initially greeted winners from the rackets of Ebden and Purcell.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2022
But the top seeds were powerless to stop the succession of winners flowing off the rackets of their opponents and main rivals on the women’s tour.
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2020
The Guardian awarded it two stars, with Peter Bradshaw writing: "This tennis film feels like a two-hour baseline rally, and it's not just the rackets that are made of wood."
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2017
They are exceedingly fatiguing, too, as they become very heavy when wet; and the wearer is compelled to walk with long and rapid strides, in order to prevent the rackets from striking against each other.
From Georgie's Present Tales of Newfoundland by Brightwell, Miss