{"id":239873,"date":"2025-07-05T10:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T10:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/239873\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T10:35:09","slug":"kate-middleton-always-beats-prince-william-in-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/239873\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Always Beats Prince William in Tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince William<\/a> isn’t afraid to admit that when it comes to tennis, his wife Kate Middleton<\/a> is the ace.\n<\/p>\n

Australian tennis star Rod Laver previously revealed that when the Prince and Princess of Wales face off in the sport, likely at their country home where they have a tennis court, there’s a clear favorite.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d met William and Kate a few times, and in the Royal Box you get a chance to chat with them a little bit,\u201d he told the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a> in 2020.\u00a0\u201cThey play tennis against each other. William told me he couldn\u2019t beat her.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

The revelation came as no surprise. After all, Princess Kate is a regular at Wimbledon each summer, and Queen Elizabeth<\/a> appointed her as patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in 2016, giving her the responsibility of handing out trophies at the tennis tournament. Kate has even played with tennis champions like\u00a0Roger Federer<\/a> and Emma Raducanu<\/a>, the latter of whom even praised the royal’s “incredible forehand<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Kate Middleton plays tennis on June 8, 2023.<\/p>\n

Handout\/Thomas Lovelock – AELTC via Getty\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prince William and Princess Kate, both 43, never shy away from the chance to face off, even on royal engagements. The couple has gone head-to-head in everything from table tennis and spin biking<\/a> to charity sailing races<\/a> and running on the track<\/a>. They haven’t limited their contests to sports either, even having some friendly competitions in cocktail mixing<\/a> behind the bar and or\u00a0rolling dough balls <\/a>at a bakery.\n<\/p>\n

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Kate Middleton and Prince William play table tennis on Oct. 3, 2023.<\/p>\n

GEOFF CADDICK\/POOL\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n

During a 2023 appearance on\u00a0The Good, The Bad & The Rugby<\/a>\u00a0podcast \u2014 hosted by\u00a0Mike Tindall<\/a>, who is married to William’s cousin Zara \u2014 they poked fun at Kate’s personality when it comes to contests.\n<\/p>\n

“I’m not going to say you’re uber competitive,” Mike said sarcastically.\n<\/p>\n

Princess Kate replied coyly, “I’m not competitive at all.”\n<\/p>\n

“I’ve seen her play beer pong!” Mike said.<\/p>\n

Kate Middleton and Roger Federer play tennis on June 24, 2023.<\/p>\n

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