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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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changing sides

Sports; Tennis

Players change sides during a tennis match. They change sides after the first game of every match, and then after every two games. They will also change sides halfway through a ...

clay

Sports; Tennis

A clay court is considered a slow court, meaning that tennis balls bounce slowly. Therefore, many different shots can be used on clay. Players can also slide on clay courts, which ...

continental grip

Sports; Tennis

The continental grip is used for volleys and serves. The hand is placed so that all four fingers are below the thumb on the racket.

cross court

Sports; Tennis

When the ball is hit from the left side of the court across to the right side of the court or vice-versa.

davis cup

Sports; Tennis

This is a tennis match that national men's teams from various countries compete against one another. Four singles matches and one doubles match decide the winner of the cup. The ...