1.   Clearly, tennis remains very much a high-end sport.

2.   Doubles tennis remained obscure.

3.   Objectivity may be beside the point in a country where tennis remains a largely unknown quantity.

4.   Tennis remains popular because it is one of the few sports still played outdoors.

5.   While tennis remains a relatively minor Olympic sport, the Williams sisters are a major Olympic attraction.

6.   Date said she will miss the tour, but tennis will remain part of her life.