Historical clue formulations

• Waits on — 2025-08-21
• Dishes out — 2025-03-30
• Waits on — 2024-08-30
• Starts a rally, in tennis — 2023-05-22
• Waits on — 2023-03-18
• Starts the game depicted in this puzzle — 2017-05-10
• Starts of tennis rallies — 2013-12-30
• Starts a volley — 2013-06-18
• Puts in play — 2001-12-07
• Starts court proceedings? — 1999-06-17