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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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sudden death tie-break

Sports; Tennis

a version of the tie-break played at the best of nine points, with the last being a deciding point to clinch the set.

sweetspot

Sports; Tennis

The central area of the stringbead which is the desired location for making contact with the ball.

tanking

Sports; Tennis

to purposely lose a match, because of poor mental game or other reason; or to purposely lose a non-vital set, so as to focus energy and attention on a match-deciding set.

taping it

Sports; Tennis

to play an unforced error that hits the tape at the top of the net.

tennis ball

Sports; Tennis

a soft, hollow, air-filled rubber ball coated in a synthetic fur, used in the game of tennis.

tennis bubble

Sports; Tennis

An indoor tennis facility consisting of a domed structure which is supported by air pressure generated by blowers inside the structure.

tennis dad

Sports; Tennis

A father of a tennis player, commonly portrayed by the media as having a domineering personality, and is sometimes willing to use it or be disruptive in order to fulfil their ...