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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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straight sets

Sports; Tennis

When a player wins all of the sets in a game without losing a set. The score of 6-0 is a straight sets game.

synthetic surface

Sports; Tennis

Most players like Synthetic surfaces. It provides a smooth and even surface like cement but unlike cement it offers a springy and flexible surface that is not has hard on the ...

tennis balls

Sports; Tennis

Tennis balls must be white or yellow in color. They should weigh about 2 oz and be about 2 inches or 68 millimeters high.

tie breaker

Sports; Tennis

The method used to break ties. If the score is tied at 6 games each, then the first player to serve serves once and then each player serves twice. The first player to win 7 games, ...

top spin

Sports; Tennis

A player hits the ball with an upward motion and a large follow-through, which makes the ball drop back into the court very fast. The speed of the ball is also increased and so ...

top spin lob

Sports; Tennis

This is a ball that is hit over the opponent's head but because it has topspin on it, it is still able to drop fair into the opponent's side of the court.

service court

Sports; Tennis

The Left and Right Service Courts are measured from the Singles Sideline to the Center Service Line and this measurement is 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 meters) wide and they are also ...