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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Centre service line

Sports; Tennis

The line that separates the right service court from the left service court and the line that marks the area inside which a service must land if it is to be a legal serve. The line is on both sides ...

Centerline judge

Sports; Tennis

The Centerline Judge's job is to make sure that serves land on the correct side of the centre service line. If the ball is outside the line then the judge calls a fault. The centerline judge will be ...

Chair umpire

Sports; Tennis

The Chair Umpire is the man. He is in charge of the match, makes sure the rules of tennis are followed and announces the score after each point. He can reverse another judge's decision and if a ...

Chalk

Sports; Tennis

On a grass court the boundary lines are marked with chalk.

Changing sides

Sports; Tennis

Players change sides during a tennis match. They change sides after the first game of every match, and then after every two games. They will also change sides halfway through a tiebreaker.

Chop

Sports; Tennis

A stroke that has a downward motion and it generates a lot of backspin.

Clay

Sports; Tennis

A clay court is considered a slow court, meaning that tennis balls bounce slowly. Therefore, many different shots can be used on clay. Players can also slide on clay courts, which can be good and ...