first set
Starting batch served
First set refers to the opening match or game segment in sports played in sets, particularly tennis or volleyball.
The team or player who wins the first set gains psychological and tactical advantage: She took the first set 6-3.
In weightlifting, first set means the initial round of repetitions before rest: My first set felt strong, but I was gassed by the third.
- initialName's opening letter
- openingGap or start
- opening actPreliminary concert performer
- beginningInitial stage of something
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
day one · serve · tennis · match · starter · starting lineup · original · primary · debut · inaugural · premiere · round one · leading · earliest · foremost · maiden · kickoff · launch
- game beginningsearly game, early innings, early stage, kickoff, tipoff
- parsingparser, parsing, context-free grammar, BNF, terminals
- Jam BandsGrateful Dead, Phish, jam, jams, extended jam