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The Tigers made a few good trades this season and picked up some promising players.
The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.
In the game of charades, one player uses pantomime to represent a word or phrase that the other players have to try to guess.
The coach's latest blowup occurred when one of his players arrived late.
We have an uneven number of players, so we'll have to rotate.
The fans like him, but the other players think he's a showboat.
The coach is always chastising the players for minor mistakes.
The team has been strengthened by the addition of several new players.
There are many good players on the team, but she's a special talent.
The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.
In 1869 six matches were played and by 1870 three of the club's players had been selected to represent Yorkshire.
The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.
The coach called a time-out to give his players time to regroup.
In all, players shoot a cue ball so that it makes contact with the opponent's cue ball as well as the object ball.
This is difficult enough that even the best players can only manage to average one to two points per turn.
A game of darts is generally contested between two players, who take turns.
The American Darts Organization began operation January 1, 1976 with 30 charter member clubs and a membership of 7,500 players.
Triples is with three players while Fours is with four players in each team and is played over 21 ends.
In the second end the roles are reversed with the A players being in the middle.
When the umpire blows the whistle to restart play, four players from each team can move into the centre third to receive the pass.
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Contact between players is only permitted if it does not impede an opponent or the general play.
It features eight regional teams from South Africa and is aimed at increasing the amount of playing time for players.
According to Proteas captain Elsje Jordaan, it was hoped that the competition would create an opportunity for players to become professional.
Golf is a club and ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
A caddy's advice can only be given to the player or players for whom the caddy is working, and not to other competing players.
If there is a tie after the regulation number of holes in a professional tournament, a playoff takes place between all tied players.
This speeds the completion of the entire event as players are not kept waiting for progressive tee times at the first hole.
The league has featured many former NHL players, predominantly during the NHL lock out season.
The following players have also been called up to the England squad within the last twelve months.
The Scottish Football Museum operates a hall of fame which is open to players and managers involved in Scottish football.
Only English and Welsh players were selected for the men's squad, but two Scottish players were selected for the women's team.
In total, 89 goals were scored by 47 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.
At that time the players were selected by the DFB, as there was no dedicated coach.
The following players have also been called up to the Germany squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
Greenwood named the same 11 players, including Hurst, in all the club's seven FA Cup fixtures as West Ham progressed to the final.
England's players claimed a goal whilst the Germans were adamant that the ball had not fully crossed the line.
Most stories involve hats being awarded to any of the local players who scored three goals in a game.
Famous players from the club's early days included Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest, who founded the club.
The show featured prominent Liverpool players of the time such as Kenny Dalglish.
Only players who had received their county cap were allowed to wear the badge.
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Their matches are usually considered by the players and their fans as the biggest in any given season.
Now faced with huge debts, which reduced Forest's ability to sign new players, they finished 16th in Hart's first season in charge.
There have been many players who can be called notable throughout Aston Villa's history.
Three Aston Villa players have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
The only two Villa players in the Hall of Fame are Danny Blanchflower and Peter Schmeichel.
An ambitious redevelopment of Stamford Bridge threatened the financial stability of the club, star players were sold and the team were relegated.
The club had had more players killed than any top flight club, and debt from reconstructing the North Bank Stand bled Arsenal's resources.
Two of Dial Square's founding members, Fred Beardsley and Morris Bates, were former Forest players who had moved to Woolwich for work.
He created a rose with eleven petals, to represent the eleven players of the team, based on the hedge rose.
Many Arsenal players appeared as themselves and manager George Allison was given a speaking part.
Reid was given a permanent contract at Leeds the following summer, and brought in several players on loan.
These matches were arguably the most important contest of the English season if judged by the quality of the players.
However, they lost the 1909 Ashes series against Australia, suing 25 players in the process.
Even in 2011, one or two successful county players have been shown up as physically unfit for international cricket.
Following the 2005 Ashes win, the team suffered from a spate of serious injuries to key players such as Vaughan, Flintoff, Giles and Simon Jones.
In the home Test series victory against Pakistan in July and August 2006, several promising new players emerged.
The ECB offers a number of Central Contracts in September each year to England players whom the selectors think will form the core of the team.
Other players who play enough games during the year can also gain Incremental contracts.
This has led to players of many other nationalities becoming eligible to play for England.
The MCC had made it clear, in light of the revelations of the bodyline series, that these players would not face Australia.
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Great Australian players in the early years included batsmen Border, Boon, Taylor and Steve Waugh.
In the 2000s, batsmen Justin Langer, Damien Martyn and Matthew Hayden became noted players for Australia.
Led by Peter McAlister, who was attempting to gain more control of tours from the players.
Uncontracted players remain eligible for selection and can be upgraded to a Cricket Australia contract if they gain regular selection.
The source says that the game could be called Kent v Sussex as the players were reported as 11 of each county.
Nottingham was generally the better side and Sheffield sometimes played with more players to give them a greater chance of victory.
Despite containing a side with effective players, Yorkshire did not perform as well as expected over the next seasons.
The players also suffered from public attention, receiving generous hospitality at times which impacted on their performances.
The basic problem was that the older players were past their peak while younger replacements did not make the progress expected.
A poor season on the field in 1889 was reflected by reduced income and changes were made with several good new players being introduced.
Hawke worked on fielding practice and the players became specialised and efficient as fielders.
The Pavilion also contains the dressing rooms where players change, each of which has a small balcony for players to watch the play.
England players traditionally wear a white shirt with a Rose embroidered on the chest, white shorts, and navy blue socks with a white trim.
This tradition lasted until 1998 when Premiership Rugby rules forced Leicester to abandon lettering and number their players like everyone else.
At the time the Team of the Century was announced Garforth, Johnson and Back were still current players.
With their captain having retired, many of the players failed to play to their full potential.
Rowell transformed the ethos of a club that had traditionally drawn its players from the immediate locality.
Their only defeat was at Leicester in the last game of the season, when Bath, with the title already won, rested several key players.
Two players, Matt Stevens and Danny Grewcock, were selected for the Lions tour to New Zealand.
All members are given an opportunity to vote for the players they consider are deserving of awards in various categories.
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When the international players returned, Saints began to move up the table.
The 2013 season finished with seven players being taken to Argentina as part of the England squad, including Tom Wood as captain.
The team dates back to 1904 when they played against a mixture of Welsh and Scottish players in Wigan.
Switching heightened in the early 20th century with more Scottish and Welsh players leaving the RFU than ever before.
It was a period of experimentation for the Northern Union and each team had twelve players, not thirteen.
This is despite Salford's James Lomas arriving late and causing England to start the match with eleven players.
The match was played with fifteen players on each side and so was the 1906 match.
In 2011 the England Knights were created to serve as a step up for the younger players from their club in view of playing for the 1st team.
In 1947, Roy Francis was the first of a long line of black players, to be capped by Great Britain.
The match was an exceptionally brutal affair and was abandoned in the second half after a brawl between all 26 players.
Several British players had to be sent home early because the tour ran out of money.
Due to the Super League war, players aligned with the rebel competition were not selected by the ARL to represent the Kangaroos.
The best thirteen players in their respective positions are voted for by members of the sports press.
He later became one of the most successful and famous Wigan players of all time.
St Helens traditional policy with youth was to make them better players for the club.
Blackbrook Royals have a large contingent of players in St Helens first team squad.
In 1901, the Leeds Parish Church team disbanded and put all of its players at Leeds' disposal.
This list contains the players who played in the Challenge Cup, Grand Final and played over 10 games during the season.
Once any player has cleared the 17, any players who have not cleared bullseye are eliminated.
The club was able to assemble a team of players from across the British Empire who swept all before them.
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Of just seventeen players to be elected to the Hall of Fame, no fewer than three were teammates in that famous Huddersfield side.
Club chairman Ken Davy brought in a new head coach, Nathan Brown, and a new set of new players for the 2009 season.
The European Tour has always been sensitive to the risk that its best players will leave to play on the PGA Tour for many reasons.
Due to increases in prize money over the years, it is dominated by current players.
The two English players scarcely spoke and, as Faldo was the senior partner, it was suggested that he should have done more to put him at ease.
Further places are given to players, amateurs and professionals, who are successful in a number of qualifying events.
Further places are given to players who are successful in The Open Qualifying Series and in Final Qualifying.
In 1963 a system of exemptions for the leading players was introduced with local qualifying continuing for the remaining players.
Since then a large number of changes have been made to the exemption criteria and to the qualifying system for the remaining players.
In the 68 Championships from 1949 to 2016, it has been won by 43 players on 49 occasions.
From 1979 players from continental Europe have been eligible to join what is now known as Team Europe.
The Ryder Cup involves various match play competitions between players selected from two teams of twelve.
For the 2014 Ryder Cup both teams had 9 players qualifying based on performances with the remaining 3 players selected by the captain.
The captains have always selected the players and chosen the playing order in each group of matches.
However, there remain a number of unwritten rules and codes of conduct which the European players believe were being ignored.
Other American players were said to be concerned about attending the event.
Uniquely, it was the first event in which all the players received prize money to cover expenses.
Since the 2001 tournament 32 players have been given seedings in the Gentlemen's and Ladies' singles, 16 teams in the doubles events.
This was a simplified version allowing countries to nominate four players who were placed in different quarters of the draw.
This system was replaced for the 1927 Wimbledon Championships and from then on players were seeded on merit.
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The Committee of Management determines which players may enter the four invitational events.
The court was said to have had a unique, more intimate atmosphere and was a favourite of many players.
For the first time during the 2009 tournament, players were referred to on scoreboards by both their first and last names.
Previously, players bowed or curtsied to members of the Royal Family seated in the Royal Box upon entering or leaving Centre Court.
Prize money was first awarded in 1968, the year that professional players were allowed to compete in the Championships for the first time.
Perry is considered by some to have been one of the greatest male players ever to have played the game.
To date, 17 players have completed a Grand Slam, though only six in the most prestigious singles titles.
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by format, of all players who have won the Career Grand Slam.
Also three of the 15 players have accomplished multiple career Grand Slams in mixed doubles, led by Margaret Court's quadruple Slam.
In 1970 a tournament was created to reunite the top male players of the season, which is today called the ATP World Tour Finals.
The problem was structural he argued, and lamented the failture of the LTA to produce talented players.
The following players played for the national team in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.
On the first day, the first two rubbers are singles, which are generally played by each nation's two best available singles players.
Hatton is a passionate supporter of Manchester City, with strong links to the club via his father and grandfather, who are both former players.
One form of parimutuel gaming is Instant Racing, in which players bet on video replays of races.
The object was for players to throw sticks at the head in order to break the pipe.
Some players became frustrated by the lack of opportunity to make a living professionally.
Only 14 players have won both the Masters and World titles in their career.
The WDC players decided that if they were not going to be recognised by the BDO they would no longer play in the Embassy tournament.
The WDC players took the matter to court in a dispute which accrued large and perhaps unaffordable costs during a protracted legal process.
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The BDO recognised the WDC and agreed that all players shall have the freedom of choice as to which open events they wish to play in.
The stated purpose of the agreement was to promote the freedom of individual darts players to participate freely in open competition.
After each round a draw is held where there is no protection for seeded players.
In 2016 there will 64 players from the top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit.
The European Championship is a tournament that allows the top players in Europe to compete against the top players in the PDC Order of Merit.
Started in 2008, the Championship League Darts offered the players outside the top 8 in the PDC Order of Merit to compete for the championship.
The players were split into two groups, sharing it with only members of their affiliated organisation.
Each player then vied against all players from the opposition, with one point awarded for winning a match.
Originally announced with a mixture of PDC and BDO players, the BDO players had all switched to the PDC by the time the event began.
It was a match that was billed as a clash between the two best players in the world.
Both players described the game as the greatest they had been involved in afterwards.
Darts was denied a great rivalry as the two best players were unable to compete against each other regularly due to the split in the game.
He is a well known public figure and is generally viewed by his peers as one of the greatest players of all time.
At a time when professional players drank alcohol and smoked cigarettes during televised matches, Davis sipped from a glass of water.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport's history.
During the match, the players made a total of eight century breaks, four from Hendry and four from O'Sullivan.
It is also used in icons on the Internet and on the TV screen to represent teams and players from England.
Other leading international basketball players from South Sudan include Manute Bol, Kueth Duany, Deng Gai, Ater Majok, and Thon Maker.
The Home Nations also contribute players to a unified team known as the British and Irish Lions.
Internationally, Welsh players compete at the Olympic games as part of the Great Britain team.
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The WPA play under blackball rules and have in excess of 10,000 registered players from more than 80 interleague teams throughout Wales.
Three of the five teams had British players, and those three teams took both the top two places and split the third place with the Mexican team.
Northern Irish players can play for Ireland or Britain, and can switch affiliation subject to International Hockey Federation clearance.
On 4 March 1899, for the match against Wales, McAteer included four Irish players based in England.
The following players have been called up to the Northern Ireland squad during the last 12 months.
Eleven former Ireland players have earned induction into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
Ireland turned up two men short for their game in Cardiff in 1884 and had to borrow two Welsh players.
Eleven former Ireland players have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
The following Ireland players have represented the British and Irish Lions.
Contracts for players were introduced in 2009, marking the transition to becoming a professional team.
Missing several players from their World Cup squad, Ireland lost both games.
This lists all the players who have played for Ireland in the past year and the forms in which they have played.
Underdeveloped nations today, Chang believes, are weak players in a much more competitive system.
Grace is regarded as one of the greatest cricket players of all time, and devised most of the techniques of modern batting.
You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players.
Clarke was dismissed in the sixty-seventh minute... for overly enthusiastic afters with one of the Wexford players.
Ameritrash players like to play games with lots of dice, blind luck and space marines fighting zombies.
They always have boys with them because they're all back-gammon players, which is what we call sodomites.
His barehandedness was not unusual. Unlike position players, pitchers had in general been slow to seek the protection of a glove.
Camera control is especially tough to learn and can leave players with a case of barfogenesis.
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There were two bingos in the last game, so the players split the prize money.
It is estimated by industry and leading botters that only around 1 in 10 players using bots make a profit, mainly in low-stakes games.
Of all the bouncebackable players we've experienced in past years surely Alan Quinlan deserves most credit.
Two players are named broomies, and each is positioned at either end of the court. Each has two brooms.
He was the man who brought us those great bruising, bristle-chinned teams, with players who had fearsome names like Bruno and Bulldog.
Many players tend to play timidly around the bubble, to keep their chips and last longer in the game.
The coach had to charge up his players with a powerful speech before the final.
The price of crude oil is determined in continuous trading between professional players in World's many commodities exchanges.
It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players.
That is why players prefer to play the diple with bellows, because the bellows makes it possible for them to play continuously.
I was absolutely delighted with the way we competed and the players did me proud.
Going into a dressing-room full of established players was not easy. It was like Lancashire all over again only more so.
The two smaller slots are for the dropping of cash or markers into the dropbox when players cash these for casino chips.
The conclusion itself turned into the kind of dunkfest for bench players usually reserved for rec league blowouts.
Their substitutes featured two players from League One clubs and Miller, who earns his crust these days with Vancouver Whitecaps.
Because only nine players were present, the football team was forced to forfeit the game.
Gamesters should know that Nintendo is considering a phone link that would allow players to compete via modem in nationwide competitions.
Other slices of Canadian life included scenes of Niagara Falls, log-rolling, gap-toothed hockey players, and beer halls.
Most golf courses built in the 1980s went away from the old-fashioned ground game and forced players to hit the ball high.
After all, a number of players were disgruntled, and a few more were gruntled.
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If you raise, you're probably going to force players with second pair or a gut shot to fold, so your best option is to call.
The second technical was called after Mayo walked back toward the players gathered at halfcourt.
But with GSM players lobbying hard for more spectrum, taking MVNOs on board now would be hara-kiri.
Team members are drawn from the main county sides, and include both English and Welsh players.
There are seven players on the table. Five folded, the remaining two played heads-up until the showdown.
Famous Welsh players over the years include John Charles, John Toshack, Ian Rush, Ryan Giggs and Gareth Bale.
Great players of the 1980s and 1990s include local born internationals like Peter Beardsley, Paul Gascoigne, Chris Waddle and Alan Shearer.
A castle on the eastern edge of the island spawns a new instance whenever a party of players enters.
The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.
In fact, the most inversive of all such moves is Goffman's use of players as models for those involved in serious activities.
He's also quite jinky off his feet. He steps through tackles and offloads there are no frills. He brings other players into the game.
Ireland play as a united team, represented by players from both Northern Ireland and the Republic.
As primary folivores, it seems highly unlikely that the koala lemurs were major players in seed dispersal.
As of 2016, Louisiana was the birthplace of the most NFL players per capita for the eighth year in a row.
Any number of players can take part and the game can vary in length depending on the number of targets selected.
Many early Northern sports players were working class, and needed to organise their matches to fit around their work hours.
Upton Park protested that Preston had broken FA rules by paying their players.
It has close to 12,000 employees and is one of the major players in the British aerospace industry.
We have to invest more into space research and technology in order to have an industry capable of competing with other international players.
At this phase, most of TCGs only allow players drawing card from a pack which is also called library or deck.
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The dismissal of a player who left Arsenal for Manchester City before joining Tottenham gave the home players and fans a noticeable lift.
The islands offer a wide range of options for both beginners and elite players.
Chelsea had two players sent off and lost out to a Heidar Helguson penalty in a heated west London derby.
Some professional brass players and contesting brass band personnel have Salvation Army backgrounds.
Unlike most other collegiate societies, musical ensembles actively encourage players from other colleges.
We need eleven players, but we are only nine. Can you help us make up the numbers?
Alcock and current England rugby international players Billy Vunipola and Maro Itoje.
The club also run a successful academy system, developing the young players of Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
Later, a mantastic crowd of foxy playboys and players lose their inhibitions shaking it to high energy dance tunes.
The most common is that two players hold hands and make an arch with their arms while the others pass through in single file.
For example, while a Baroque orchestra may have had two double bass players, a Romantic orchestra could have as many as ten.
Elgar coached the players and wrote and arranged their music, including quadrilles and polkas, for the unusual combination of instruments.
Holst enjoyed playing for Wurm, and learned much from him about drawing rubato from players.
The band had a number of bass players during this period who did not fit with the band's chemistry.
This usage contrasted with the term trad, which described traditional jazz players and fans.
Sound film, in fact, was a clear boon to all the major players in the industry.
The prospect of joining a permanent, salaried orchestra was attractive enough to induce some LSO players to defect.
The game can be tailored to the skill level of the players by selecting easy or difficult targets.
This renunciation of the principles for which the LSO had been founded was rejected by the players, and the offered subsidy was declined.
His relationship with the players was distant and he was unable to impose discipline on the orchestra in rehearsals.
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For the first time since 1949, the orchestra appointed one of its players to the position.
The commercial features cameo appearances from some football players with music by Eagles of Death Metal.
Mystery plays were presented on the porch of the cathedrals or by strolling players on feast days.
It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies making it the world's most popular sport.
Other players mainly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may also use their head or torso.
Cuju players could use any part of the body apart from hands and the intent was kicking a ball through an opening into a net.
Players in these positions are referred to as outfield players, to distinguish them from the goalkeeper.
Competition rules may state a minimum number of players required to constitute a team, which is usually seven.
The basic equipment or kit players are required to wear includes a shirt, shorts, socks, footwear and adequate shin guards.
An athletic supporter and protective cup is highly recommended for male players by medical experts and professionals.
Headgear is not a required piece of basic equipment, but players today may choose to wear it to protect themselves from head injury.
The goalkeeper must wear clothing that is easily distinguishable from that worn by the other players and the match officials.
A number of players may be replaced by substitutes during the course of the game.
The fourth official then informs the players and spectators by holding up a board showing this number.
Most competitions enforce mandatory suspensions for players who are sent off in a game.
In 1859, a team of English players went to North America on the first overseas tour.
Cricket is a bat and ball game, played between two teams of eleven players each.
For a team sport, cricket places individual players under unusual scrutiny and pressure.
Dampness affects the bounce of the ball on the wicket and is a risk to all players involved in the game.
Welsh players are eligible to play for England, which is in effect an England and Wales team.
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It is similar to outdoor cricket except that is played in an indoor sports hall with 6 players per team.
Cricket has close historical ties with Australian rules football and many players have competed at top levels in both sports.
Each team starts the match with 15 players on the field and seven or eight substitutes.
The main responsibilities of the forward players are to gain and retain possession of the ball.
Forward players from each team line up a metre apart, perpendicular to the touchline and between 5 m and 15 m from the touchline.
In 1920, the United States, fielding a team with many players new to the sport of rugby, upset France in a shock win, eight points to zero.
The two more common differences applied to the variants of the sport lie in either fewer players or reduced player contact.
In rugby sevens, there are only seven players per side, and each half is normally seven minutes.
In 2014 the IRB published a breakdown of the total number of players worldwide by national unions.
Henri Rousseau's 1908 work Joueurs de football shows two pairs of rugby players competing.
Rugby players to have been honoured with statues include Gareth Edwards in Cardiff and Danie Craven in Stellenbosch.
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field.
Players on the pitch are divided into forwards and backs, although the game's rules apply to all players the same way.
Each position has a designated number to identify himself from other players.
The system of numbering players is different depending on which country the match is played in.
There are no limitations on which players must occupy these interchangeable slots.
Tennis is played by millions of recreational players and is also a popular worldwide spectator sport.
The same companies sponsor players to use these rackets in the hopes that the company name will become more well known by the public.
Advanced players improve their performance through a number of accoutrements.
Additional clear space around the court is required in order for players to reach overrun balls.
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A legal service starts a rally, in which the players alternate hitting the ball across the net.
Recreational players may agree to play any number of sets, depending upon time availability or stamina.
Ball boys and girls may be employed to retrieve balls, pass them to the players, and hand players their towels.
In some leagues, especially junior leagues, players make their own calls, trusting each other to be honest.
Experienced players strive to master the conventional overhand serve to maximize its power and placement.
The first notable players to use two hands were the 1930s Australians Vivian McGrath and John Bromwich, but they were lonely exceptions.
A small number of players, notably Monica Seles, use two hands on both the backhand and forehand sides.
Common tournament configurations include men's singles, women's singles, and doubles, where two players play on each side of the net.
Tournaments may be organized for specific age groups, with upper age limits for youth and lower age limits for senior players.
There are also tournaments for players with disabilities, such as wheelchair tennis and deaf tennis.
In the four Grand Slam tournaments, the singles draws are limited to 128 players for each gender.
Most large tournaments seed players, but players may also be matched by their skill level.
Another distinguishing feature is the number of players in the singles draw.
For example, players at Wimbledon are required to wear predominantly white.
It is mandatory for leading players to enter at least four 500 events, including at least one after the US Open.
The majority of players use the Challenger Series at the beginning of their career to work their way up the rankings.
Like players of other individual sports such as golf, they are not salaried, but must play and finish highly in tournaments to obtain money.
Tony Trabert has said that of the players he saw before the start of the open era, Kramer was the best male champion.
Many experts of tennis, former tennis players and his own tennis peers believe Federer is the greatest player in the history of the game.
In March 2012 the TennisChannel published a combined list of the 100 greatest men and women tennis players of all time.

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