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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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singles sticks

Sports; Tennis

A pair of poles which are placed underneath the net near the singles sideline for the purpose of raising it for single play.

sitter

Sports; Tennis

a shot hit by the opponent which is hit with very little pace and no spin which bounces high after landing thus being an easy shot to "put away".

sledgehammer

Sports; Tennis

a two-handed backhand winner down the line.

slice

Sports; Tennis

(rally) hitting a tennis ball with underspin; (service) serving with sidespin.

smash

Sports; Tennis

a situation when the player is hitting the ball over his/her head but the shot is hit relatively strong.

spank

Sports; Tennis

To hit a groundstroke flat with a lot of pace.

special exempt

Sports; Tennis

players who are unable to appear in a tournament's qualifying draw, because they are still competing in a previous tournament, can be awarded a spot in the main draw by special ...