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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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topspin

Sports; Tennis

In tennis because of a net being in the middle of the court, using topspin will increase the player's consistency. Topspin also allows a player a greater margin of error.

International Tennis Federation (ITF)

Sports; Tennis

The governing body of world tennis, made up of 210 national tennis associations or corresponding organizations of independent countries or territories.

junior tennis

Sports; Tennis

Tennis games where the participants are aged 18 and under. Eligibility to compete is not based on age, but year of birth.

kick serve

Sports; Tennis

It may be used as a synonym for the twist serve or the American twist. However, kick serve is commonly used to refer to any serve with heavy topspin or kick on it.

mixed doubles

Sports; Tennis

Played the same as doubles, but with one man and one woman per team. This form of tennis is rare in the professional game because the men's and women's tours are organized ...

lob

Sports; Tennis

A lob in tennis is hitting the ball high and deep into the opponent's court. It can be used as an offensive or defensive weapon depending on the situation.