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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Deep shot

Sports; Tennis

This is a shot that lands near the opponent's baseline.

Deuce

Sports; Tennis

When a game is tied at 40, the score is referred to as Deuce. A player has to win two consecutive points in order to win the game after deuce. As an example the game would be deuce, Smith wins the ...

Right service court

Sports; Tennis

The service court that is to the server's right.

Second serve

Sports; Tennis

This is the second serve the player is given if the first serve did not go in. If the first serve was not successful then the second serve will not be hit as hard and will be more controlled to ...

Seed

Sports; Tennis

These are similar to rankings and a seeded player is one of the better players. The first seed is considered the best player in the tournament. Tennis matches are set up so seeded players don't play ...

Referee

Sports; Tennis

The referee will assign the players to play on a certain court; he will call or suspend a match because of weather. He also has the power to disqualify a player for various reasons. The referee's ...

Serve and volley

Sports; Tennis

A technique or style of play, where immediately after serving the ball the server will run toward the net. This tactic is used to try and gain the advantage in singles play but it is the standard ...