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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wild card

Sports; Tennis

a player allowed to play in a tournament, even if his/her rank is not adequate or does not register in time. Typically a few places in the draw will be reserved for wild cards, ...

Wimbledon

Sports; Tennis

Wimbledon is the original tennis tournament in the world and is considered the most prestigious by many professional tennis players. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis ...

winner

Sports; Tennis

A shot that scored a point for the player who hit it. The other player was not able to return the shot for whatever reason.

women's doubles

Sports; Tennis

An event that two women play together and serve to two other women, serving with the server of the team's choice to go first, then the other team, and the other player of that ...

WTA

Sports; Tennis

Women's Tennis Association, the women's professional circuit.

round robin

Sports; Tennis

a tournament format in which players are organised into groups of three or four players and compete against all other members of the group, players are then ranked according to ...