Sentence examples for play in the opening from inspiring English sources

Those teams play in the opening round.

Currently, eight teams play in the opening week of the playoffs.

A big server, Isner placed 53 percent of his first attempts in play in the opening set.

"I am still trying to get my head round the role they will play in the opening ceremony.

Her rise back to No. 2 in the world this spring, and her strong play in the opening rounds, turned Williams into an emerging tournament favorite.

There is naturally cause for concern when five of the world's top eight singles players do not play in the opening phase of the game's leading team competition.

Given her outstanding play in the opening set, when she yielded only 4 points on service and broke Capriati three times, her retirement announcement seemed premature.

Her tired legs were most noticeable on her service; Pennetta placed only 50percentt of her first serves into play in the opening set.

All that was certain was that South Korea and Japan, as co-hosts, would play in the opening round in their own countries.

Mr. Marriner provided a suitably portentous introduction and brought an acute sense of dynamic contrast into play in the opening Allegro.

Most people in hockey were rather surprised at the lack of physical play in the opening game of the series, a 4-1 Devictoryctory.