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Meanings of ball boys in English

f. ball girl

In tennis.

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        Examples for "tennis ball boys and girls"
        Examples for "tennis ball boys and girls"
        1
        Wimbledon ball boys and ball girls have cornered the market in stoic roboticism.
        Wired
        2
        As her game disintegrated Schiavone, who made 38 unforced errors, lost her temper with the umpire, the ball girls and her coach.
        The Guardian
        3
        In the warm-up she missed two shots altogether and could not even catch the balls thrown to her by the ball girls.
        The Guardian
        4
        When they stand and make their way, Cazorla stops to pose for photographs with the ball girls, youngsters who play for Canet Roussillon.
        The Guardian
        5
        And if we see any particularly gorgeous ball girls (or boys, let's not discriminate) we shall be sure to sound the alarm.
        The Guardian
        Usage of ball boys in English
        1
        But remember these ball boys are being taught by their home teams obviously.
        The South African
        2
        Wimbledon ball boys and ball girls have cornered the market in stoic roboticism.
        Wired
        3
        The ball boys don't like him, but they say Roddick is very nice to them.
        The Guardian
        4
        And I guess this photo means we're free of the oval ball boys again for a while.
        The Irish Times
        5
        The whole team on court; the line judges and ball boys and girls all did an excellent job.
        The Guardian
        6
        Even the ball boys were involved.
        The Guardian
        7
        Two hundred and fifty ball boys and girls will be put to work over the course of the tournament.
        The Guardian
        8
        And I know there have been staff cutbacks at Soho Square but the absence of ball boys was ridiculous.
        The Guardian
        9
        A select few ball boys at this year's tournament will wear Ralph Lauren Polo Tech shirts with biometric tracking capabilities.
        Wired
        10
        Tennis, agree or disagree that ball boys and girls should or should not have to touch the sweaty towels of players?
        Wired
        11
        Raymond Domenech complained the local ball boys had not returned possession quickly enough, though his side's profligacy did not warrant any sympathy.
        The Guardian
        12
        Noting how much time this saved during games, other clubs soon followed suit by introducing " ball boys" of their own.
        The Guardian
        13
        The footballs were disinfected by ball boys and left in certain spots around the pitch, rather than handing them directly to the players.
        BBC
        14
        The royal pair shook hands and chatted to a group of ball boys and girls, who lined up to greet the thrilled-looking youngsters.
        News.com.au
        15
        Not all the tournament's ball boys will wear the shirts-oneor two matches per day will be worked by feeders wearing the biometric clothing.
        Wired
        16
        Isner hangs around for his photo op, and as soon as he vacates the spot the ball boys and girls move in for theirs.
        The Guardian