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Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer?

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC

Jul 11, 20268:58News & Politics

Recently a post did the rounds on Twitter, claiming that people who play tennis live on average 9.7 years longer than people who play other sports. The figure comes from a recent analysis of people's exercise habits in D...

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Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer? is an episode from More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC. Recently a post did the rounds on Twitter, claiming that people who play tennis live on average 9.7 years longer than people who p...

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Published Jul 11, 2026, 8:58 long, audio available.

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