Tennis

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Across
  1. 4. I'm not behind, I'm always in front
  2. 5. I sound like affection, but I am nothing
  3. 6. Without me, there’s no game at all.
  4. 7. "That dress is so slimming" eg.
  5. 10. meeting my foe in flight.
  6. 11. I can end a rally without a fight,
  7. 12. Catching fish
  8. 13. both contenders stake the same.
Down
  1. 1. I split your fate but never choose,
  2. 2. You like me warm, but in a set, someone's in poor form
  3. 3. Edge before victory
  4. 5. I'm here when you're in a pinch
  5. 8. I’m the loudest silence in the game,
  6. 9. "Quiet down"