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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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lucky loser

Sports; Tennis

The highest ranked player to lose in the final round of qualifying but still gain acceptance into the main draw of a tournament due to a main draw player withdrawing

Mac-Cam

Sports; Tennis

A high speed video camera used for televised instant replays of close shots landing on/near the baseline.

qualifier

Sports; Tennis

Player that did not automatically make the main draw based upon his/her world ranking but by competing in a pre-tournament qualifying competition.

racquet (racket)

Sports; Tennis

a bat with a long handle and a large looped frame with a string mesh tautly stretched across it, the frame made of wood, metal, graphite, composite, or some other synthetic ...

rally

Sports; Tennis

The back and forth exchange of shots between the two opposing players. A Rally begins with the serve and continues until one of the players fails to return the ball.

referee

Sports; Tennis

The referee will assign the players to play on a certain court; he will call or suspend a match because of weather. He also has the power to disqualify a player for various ...

reflex volley

Sports; Tennis

a volley in which the player has no time to plan the shot, and instead reacts instinctively to get the racket in position to return the ball. This occurs frequently in doubles and ...