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humor The Onion 2026-04-14

Pro Tennis Star Credits Career Success To How Easy It Is.

Apparently, achieving sporting greatness only requires running inside a small box and hitting soft things with a big paddle. The toad applauds his humble, slightly absurd assessment.


<p>VILLENA, SPAIN—Shrugging off the notion that it required any special talent or discipline to become the youngest player in history to complete the career Grand Slam, 22-year-old tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz credited his massive success in the sport Tuesday to the fact that tennis is the easiest game in the world. “All you need to [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/carlos-alcaraz-credits-success-to-tennis-being-easiest-game-in-the-world/">Carlos Alcaraz Credits Success ...

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