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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Continental grip

Sports; Tennis

The continental grip is used for volleys and serves. The hand is placed so that all four fingers are below the thumb on the racket.

Court

Sports; Tennis

A tennis court is 78 Feet or 23.77 metres long. For a Doubles match the court is and 36 feet or 10.97 metres wide, for a Singles match the court is 27 feet or 8.23 metres wide. The Left and Right ...

Backcourt

Sports; Tennis

This is the area located between the service line and the baseline.

Backhand

Sports; Tennis

This is a shot where the player would be reaching across their body and the back of the players' hand would be towards the way the shot is being hit.

Ball

Sports; Tennis

The ball is made of rubber and is hollow. It is covered in either yellow or white felt and weighs 2 ounces.

Ball boy / ball girl

Sports; Tennis

There are 4 ball boys and / or girls and they run and retrieve tennis balls that are no longer in play and get them off the court.

Ball in court

Sports; Tennis

This is any ball that lands on any part or inside the lines that mark the court. Electronic sensors now assist linesman to make a ruling if the ball is fair or not.