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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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ball

Sports; Tennis

The ball is made of rubber and is hollow. It is covered in either yellow or white felt and weighs 2 ounces.

ball boy / ball girl

Sports; Tennis

There are 4 ball boys and / or girls and they run and retrieve tennis balls that are no longer in play and get them off the court.

ball in court

Sports; Tennis

This is any ball that lands on any part or inside the lines that mark the court. Electronic sensors now assist linesman to make a ruling if the ball is fair or not.

ball in play

Sports; Tennis

A ball is in play from the moment there is a legal serve to the time a point is won.

baseliners

Sports; Tennis

Players who play the baseline. They try to keep their opponent away from the net and make them play back. Their strategy is to win points by making their opponents make unforced ...

boundary lines

Sports; Tennis

All the lines that are part of a Tennis Court including:

break serve

Sports; Tennis

When a player is able to win a game that the opponent has been serving. The player serving has the advantage and is, therefore, expected to win game they are serving. To break ...