Tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a competitive sport where players are seperated on a court by a net. The game is played one versus one or pairs of two on each side. Players use rackets to hit the ball to the opposing player/team's side of the court. The object of the game is to hit the ball in such a manner that one's opponent is unable to give a good return.

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chop

Sports; Tennis

A stroke that has a downward motion and it generates a lot of backspin.

clean the line/clip the line

Sports; Tennis

A shot in which some part of the ball lands on the line.

closed stance

Sports; Tennis

hitting the ball with the body facing between parallel to the baseline and backturned to the opponent; a classic technique.

code violation

Sports; Tennis

On the ATP tour and on the WTA tour. It occurs when a player commits a violation such as voicing an obscenity or hitting a ball into the stands (not during the point). The first violation results in ...

consolidate

Sports; Tennis

to hold serve in the game immediately following a break of serve.

counterpuncher

Sports; Tennis

a defensive baseliner. See tennis strategy

court

Sports; Tennis

A tennis court is 78 Feet or 23.77 meters long. For a Doubles match the court is and 36 feet or 10.97 meters wide, for a Singles match the court is 27 feet or 8.23 meters wide. The Left and Right ...