racket sport

Stringed paddle athletics

A racket sport is any game in which players use a stringed racket to strike a ball or shuttlecock across a net or against a wall.

Tennis, badminton, squash, and pickleball are racket sports.

Table tennis qualifies despite using a solid paddle rather than a strung frame.

Related

tennis · backhand · sweet spot · drop shot · forehand · pickleball · volley · smash · clay court · doubles · crosscourt · baseline · court surface · ping-pong · net play · hard court · out of bounds · rally

Opposites
equipment type

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Competitive fighting activity

martial art · swimming · running · wrestling · track and field

physical contact

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Athletics permitting bodily impact

combat sport · boxing · mixed martial arts · rugby · American football

play structure

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Collaborative athletic competition

field sport · soccer · basketball · football · hockey

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G