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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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retirement

Sports; Tennis

a player withdrawing during a match, usually due to injury; and subsequently forfeiting their place in the tournament. For a pre-match withdrawal see walkover.

retriever

Sports; Tennis

a defensive baseliner. See tennis strategy

return ace

Sports; Tennis

a shot where the opponent serves, the receiver returns the serve and the opponent does not hit the ball.

rising shot

Sports; Tennis

or hitting on the rise; a shot that's hits the ball before its apex.

round of 16

Sports; Tennis

The round of a tournament prior to the quarterfinals in which there are 16 players remaining, corresponds to the 4th round of 128-draw tournament, the 3rd round of a 64-draw, and ...

MOP

Sports; Tennis

stands for Major Opportunity Point at 0–30.

net

Sports; Tennis

The net is made of a thick mesh, which can be seen through. The net is held in place by two posts that are called Single Sticks. A metal cable runs from the posts to the net. ...