tennis
Serve and volley
Tennis is a racket sport played on a rectangular court divided by a net.
Players hit a felt-covered ball back and forth, scoring points when opponents fail to return it within bounds.
The game can be played one-on-one (singles) or two-on-two (doubles).
Tennis uses an unusual scoring system: love, 15, 30, 40, deuce.
Anyone up for tennis?
Single-pip card
- faultImperfection or blame
- double-faultTwo consecutive failed serves
- tossLight, casual throw
- flatLacking vertical variation
kick · slice · second · first · let · unreturnable · break · hold
Post-bounce court swing
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- backhandRacket stroke across body
- topspinForward ball rotation
- slicePortion cut off
lob · crosscourt · baseline · exchange · consistency · rhythm · pace · counterpunch
Standard for comparison
- netFinal amount remaining
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- hardcourtSolid athletic playing surface
singles · doubles · sideline · alley · grandstand · umpire · ballboy · tramline
Intense fond attachment
advantage · game · set · match · tiebreak · breakpoint · setpoint · matchpoint
Final amount remaining
- smashBreak violently apart
- dropshotSoft stroke landing short
- poachCook gently submerged
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
half-volley · drive · overhead · angle · reaction · footwork · block · punch
Premier grass-court championship
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- WTAPro circuit governing body
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- drawCreate with pencil
qualifier · wildcard · bracket · round-robin · finals · semifinals · quarterfinals · champion
Thin flexible lines
- gripSecure manual hold
- frameSupporting outer structure
- headUppermost body part
- tensionStretched or strained state
overgrip · dampener · sweetspot · graphite · gut · polyester · racquet · weight
ace
Single-pip card
- faultImperfection or blame
- double-faultTwo consecutive failed serves
- tossLight, casual throw
flat · kick · slice · second · first · let · unreturnable · break · hold · overhead
groundstroke
Post-bounce court swing
slice · lob · crosscourt · baseline · exchange · consistency · rhythm · pace · counterpunch · dropshot
baseline
Standard for comparison
hardcourt · singles · doubles · sideline · alley · grandstand · umpire · ballboy · tramline · surface
love
Intense fond attachment
deuce · advantage · game · set · match · tiebreak · breakpoint · setpoint · matchpoint · bagel
net
Final amount remaining
touch · half-volley · drive · overhead · angle · reaction · footwork · block · punch · chip
Wimbledon
Premier grass-court championship
draw · qualifier · wildcard · bracket · round-robin · finals · semifinals · quarterfinals · champion · trophy
strings
Thin flexible lines
tension · overgrip · dampener · sweetspot · graphite · gut · polyester · racquet · weight · balance
ball
Spherical plaything or gala
bag · visor · apparel · dampener · string · overgrip · towel · sunscreen · hat
footwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
conditioning · speed · stamina · flexibility · strength · training · cardio · drills · recovery · explosiveness
- athleticsrunning, basketball, jumping, football, sprinting
- competitive activitieschess, poker, golf, swimming, running
- games and pastimeschess, card games, dice, board games, children's games
- loisirssport, lecture, cinema, musique, cuisine
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- outdoor recreationhiking, camping, fishing, swimming, skiing
tennisbadminton
Racquet sport with shuttlecocks
squash · racquetball · table tennis · pickleball · ping pong
- tennis ballHollow rubber sporting sphere
- tennis shoesAthletic shoes for racket sports
- tennis courtNet-bisected playing rectangle
- table tennisRacket sport on flat surface
- tennis racketStringed hitting implement for court sport
- tennis clubsSporting venue memberships
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