hard court
Concrete playing area
A hard court is a tennis or basketball playing surface made of rigid material like asphalt or concrete, typically coated with acrylic.
Distinguished from clay courts and grass courts in tennis, hard courts offer consistent bounce and faster play: The US Open is played on hard court.
The term also appears in basketball to distinguish outdoor concrete courts from indoor wooden floors.
Petroleum-based paving material
- concreteSolid building mixture
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- cushionedMade softer or gentler
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
resurfacing · baseline · sideline · service line · net · painted lines · grip · traction
Gathering for a cause
- baselineStandard for comparison
- serveAttend to needs
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- backhandRacket stroke across body
volley · smash · ace · fault · double fault · break point · tiebreak · deuce
Team sport with hoops
- netballTeam hoop sport, no dribbling
- futsalIndoor five-a-side variant
- pickleballPaddle court game, perforated ball
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
volleyball · handball · squash · racquetball · three-pointer · dribbling · fast break · layup
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
synthetic · resurfacing · baseline · sideline · service line · net · painted lines · grip · traction · bounce
rally
Gathering for a cause
backhand · volley · smash · ace · fault · double fault · break point · tiebreak · deuce · advantage
basketball
Team sport with hoops
- netballTeam hoop sport, no dribbling
- futsalIndoor five-a-side variant
- pickleballPaddle court game, perforated ball
badminton · volleyball · handball · squash · racquetball · three-pointer · dribbling · fast break · layup · free throw
bracket
Support or category
qualifier · round · finals · semifinals · champion · bye · fixture · matchup · venue · trophy
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- racket sportsserve, volley, forehand, backhand, doubles
- playing surfaceshockey rink, ice rink, football field, soccer field, baseball diamond
- courtsdistrict courts, federal courts, circuit courts, municipal courts, trial courts
- sports venuesstadium, arena, ballpark, gymnasium, fieldhouse
- US OpenFlushing Meadows, Pebble Beach, Oakmont, Pinehurst, grand slam
hard courtclay court
Crusite tennis surface
grass court · red clay · green clay · clay · grass