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Tennis Lingo
There are a lot of different tennis terms used by tennis players and fans. If you want to be a tennis player then you should be familiar with almost all of these terms! A serve that lands inside the lines and is untouched by the opponent. The point that follows a deuce score. Chip is tennis terminology describing a blocking a shot and played with backspin. Chip and Charge. Playing the 'chip and charge' is seen as an aggressive strategy in an attempt to return the opponent's serve with backspin and followed by a swift move forward to the net for a volley. The tennis chop is one of the unusual terms used in tennis.
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TENNIS TERMS | | Ace | A serve that lands in but out of the reach of your opponent. | | Deuce | When the score is tied at 40 to 40. | Double Fault | When your serve is called out two times in a row. | | Drop Shot | A ball hit lightly with spin. | Love | A score of zero. | | Ground Stroke | A shot hit back at the baseline. There are two types of ground stokes the forehand and backhand. A forehand ground stoke is swung using one arm. For the backhand you can use a one or two hand swing. | Serve | The first shot of every point. A very import shot to perfect. | Volley | This is a short punch at the ball taken at the net. Not a full swing. | Lob | This is a shot hit high in order to project the ball over the opponent’s head . | | Advantage | The person who scores the next point after deuce is said to have the advantage or “ad”. | | Alley | The area between the singles and doubles sidelines. | | Cross-Court | Descriptive of a shot that is hit from one side of the court to the other, as well as over the net. | | Doubles | A match between two teams of two players each. | | Down The Line | Descriptive of a shot that is hit straight from the near sideline, as opposed to a cross-court shot. | | Match | A contest of the best 2 out of 3 sets, or the best 3 out of 5 set. | | Game | A contest in which one player or side serves throughout. The first contestant to take four points wins the game, but the margin of victory must be at least two points. Scoring follows the sequence, Fifteen-Thirty-Forty-Game. | TENNIS COURT DIAGRAM | TENNIS POSITIONS | | Ready position | - Feet shoulder-width, knees bent.
- Stand on balls of feet, hands in front and racquet up
| | Forehand stroke | - Turn and face towards sideline
- Racquet back to hip
- Wait for ball to drop to hip height
- Look at ball, read it as it comes to you
- Finish racquet on edge
| | Backhand stroke | - Turn and face toward sideline
- Grip-turn racquet clockwise
- Contact made in front of right hip for right-handers and left for left-handers
- Wait for ball to drop to knee height and swing through the ball
| | Volley | - In ready position, step and punch
- Hand below ball
- Shoulders face net with wrist and grip firm
- Racquet never goes behind front shoulder
| | Serve | - Hold ball at shoulder level
- Toss ball 1 foot above release position
- Extend arm fully
- Reach for ball
- Snap wrist
- Follow through with racquet finishing by opposite calf
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Table Tennis Terms And Definitions