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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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ace

Sports; Tennis

'Ace' is a winning serve that is not touched by the opponent - aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take ...

backhand

Sports; Tennis

A stroke or motion, as of a racket, made with the back of the hand facing outward and the arm moving forward.

clay

Sports; Tennis

One of the five types of court surface used in professional play - it could either be red or green.

deuce

Sports; Tennis

A tied score in tennis in which each player or side has 40 points, or 5 or more games, and one player or side must win 2 successive points to win the game, or 2 successive games ...

foot fault

Sports; Tennis

The failure of the server in tennis, volleyball, etc., to keep both feet behind the base line until the ball is hit or to keep at least one foot on the ground while hitting the ...

grip

Sports; Tennis

In tennis, a grip is a way of holding the racquet in order to hit shots during a match. The three most commonly used conventional grips are: the Continental (or "Chopper"), the ...