Sports

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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mini-break

Sports; Tennis

to win a point from the opponent's serve in a tiebreak without losing points on your own serve.

mis-hit

Sports; Tennis

when the racket fails to make contact with the ball in the "sweetspot" area of the strings

mixed doubles

Sports; Tennis

This is when a doubles match is being played by a team that consists of a man and a woman.

moonball

Sports; Tennis

a medium-high offensive lob hit with topspin (in the UK, also a pejorative term for a defensive, very high return of shot)

strings

Sports; Tennis

The material weaved through the face of the racquet. The strings are where contact with the ball is supposed to be made

string saver

Sports; Tennis

tiny pieces of plastic that are sometimes inserted where the strings cross, to prevent the strings from abrading against each other and prematurely breaking