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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french open

Sports; Tennis

The French Open is played in Paris, (Roland-Garros) in early June. The surface of the court is clay.

game

Sports; Tennis

A game is made up of potentially 12 sets. The winner of 6 games wins the set, as long as the margin is 2 games. So a player could win the first game 7 sets to 5 sets. If the score ...

grass court

Sports; Tennis

On a grass court the ball slides and its bounce is low. Therefore a serve and volley type of game works best on grass.

grip

Sports; Tennis

(1) This is the bottom part of the racket where the player holds the racket. It is usually made of leather or a synthetic material. (2) This is the way a player holds the racket. ...

ground strokes

Sports; Tennis

To play a true Ground Stroke the player stands near the baseline and takes long strokes to return the ball to their opponent. Ground strokes are used in long rallies and the ...

hard surface

Sports; Tennis

Hard surface is a nice way of saying cement. The ball will tend to stay up on the bounce and because it has a uniform surface, unlike clay and grass, can be a good surface to have ...