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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Set

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One Set is made up of 6 games. A match is made up of sets. A match can be the best of 2 out of 3 sets or the best 3 out of 5 sets.

Set point

Sports; Tennis

This is when a player has an opportunity to win the set on the next point.

Rally

Sports; Tennis

The back and forth exchange of shots between the two opposing players. A Rally begins with the serve and continues until one of the players fails to return the ball.

Net cord

Sports; Tennis

This is a piece of cloth that runs through the middle of the net and it is attached to the ground.

Net judge

Sports; Tennis

The Net Judge watches to see that the ball does not come in contact with the net when it is served. He also cheques the height of the net before and during the match.

Racket

Sports; Tennis

Rackets can be different sizes; there are however, limitations on how big a racket can be. The maximum length a racket can be is 29 inches (74 cm). The maximum length of the head of the racket where ...