Deliver the first ball of a point (tennis) (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deliver the first ball of a point (tennis) (5) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on February 12, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SERVE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SERVE Deliver the first ball of a point (tennis) (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Feb 12, 2026
8% BOWL Deliver a cricket ball (4) The Times Concise Feb 5, 2026
7% SERVED Delivered tennis ball (6)
6% ALERT On the ball (5) Commuter Feb 11, 2026
6% STAN Wawrinka of tennis (4) Commuter Feb 7, 2026
6% GRAF First tennis player to achieve a Golden Slam (4) New York Times Feb 5, 2026
6% MALE Men's armour delivered (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
6% RUGBYFOOTBALL Ball game (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 5, 2026
6% TABLETENNIS Ball game (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 5, 2026
6% EYE Ball one or ball two? (3) New York Times Feb 4, 2026

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