crosscourt
Across the court
Crosscourt describes a shot or movement in racket sports that travels diagonally across the playing surface, from one side to the other: She hit a sharp crosscourt forehand that caught her opponent off guard.
The term contrasts with shots hit down the line, which travel parallel to the sidelines.
As an adverb: He returned the serve crosscourt.
Racket stroke across body
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- baselineStandard for comparison
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- groundstrokePost-bounce court swing
rally · winner · angle · topspin · slice · lob · approach · singles
Slanting line or path
Geometric measure of rotation
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- openingGap or start
- wrong-footCatch unprepared tactically
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
redirection · depth · width · disguise · setup · approach · winner · pressure
backhand
Racket stroke across body
groundstroke · rally · winner · angle · topspin · slice · lob · approach · singles · doubles
drive
Operate a vehicle
kill · nick · tin · volley · forehand · backhand · length · width · angle · retrieval
diagonal
Slanting line or path
acute · shallow · deep · short · sideline · path · direction · arc
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- openingGap or start
- wrong-footCatch unprepared tactically
counterattack · redirection · depth · width · disguise · setup · approach · winner · pressure · positioning
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- Badmintonshuttlecock, racket, smash, serve, drop shot
- tennis shotsforehand, backhand, volley, serve, lob
- doubles tennisdoubles match, doubles partner, doubles partners, doubles team, mixed doubles
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- shotsgunshot, B-52, Jagerbomb, Kamikaze, lemon drop