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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break back

Sports; Tennis

to win a game as the receiving player or team immediately after losing the previous game as the serving player or team.

break point

Sports; Tennis

See Break Serve.

buggy whip

Sports; Tennis

Describes a forehand hit with a follow through which does not go across the body and finish on the opposite side but rather goes from low to high and finishes on the same side (similar to the driver ...

bye

Sports; Tennis

Refers to the round of tournament where a player advances automatically without facing an opponent.

call

Sports; Tennis

an utterance of a line judge declaring that a play was outside of the play area

cannonball

Sports; Tennis

A somewhat older term used to define a hard flat serve.

can opener

Sports; Tennis

A serve hit by a right-handed player with slice landing on or near the intersection of the singles tramline and service line in the deuce court (landing in the ad court for a left-handed player).