Tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a competitive sport where players are seperated on a court by a net. The game is played one versus one or pairs of two on each side. Players use rackets to hit the ball to the opposing player/team's side of the court. The object of the game is to hit the ball in such a manner that one's opponent is unable to give a good return.

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Ball Boy (or Ball Girl or Ballkid)

Sports; Tennis

a child tasked with retrieving tennis balls from the court that have gone out of play. They also supply the balls to the players before their service so that the server can choose a suitable ball ...

baseline

Sports; Tennis

The end line on the court. A ball hit over the baseline is out of play.

baseliner

Sports; Tennis

a player who plays around the baseline during play and relies on the quality of his or her ground strokes.

big serve

Sports; Tennis

a forceful serve, usually giving an advantage in the point for the server.

block

Sports; Tennis

a defensive shot with relatively little backswing, usually while returning a serve.

breadstick

Sports; Tennis

jargon for winning (or losing) a set 6–1, with the straight shape of the "1" being evoked supposedly by the straight shape of a breadstick.

break

Sports; Tennis

to win a game as the receiving player or team, thereby breaking serve. Noun: break (service break) (e.g. "to be a break down" means "to have, in a set, one break less than the opponent", "to be a ...