tennis

tennis
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. lawn tennis, court tennis, platform tennis, table tennis, tennis tournament, match play, professional tennis, amateur tennis, net game*, the tennis racket*; see also sport 3 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
racket sport, lawn tennis, game, sphairistike.
WORD FIND
• boundary line marking end of service boxes: service line
• championships held in England: Wimbledon
• court area between net and service line: forecourt
• court on which ball bounces, skids quickly: fast court
• court rectangles in which ball must land when served: service court
• diagonal shot: crosscourt shot
• doubles player’s move into partner’s court for surprise shot: poaching
• drive the ball directly at opponent’s body to throw off balance: jam
• finesse player: touch player
• 40-40 tie situation: deuce
• four players, game with: doubles
• injury or inflammation of elbow tendons: tennis elbow
• lines at ends of court: baseline
• long back and forth exchange without a miss: rally
• officials: baseline judge, linesman, net judge
• original name: sphairstike
• racket grip: Australian grip, continental grip, eastern, *shake hands grip
• racket, middle of: sweet spot
• return ball before it hits ground: volley
• rotation imparted on ball: topspin, backspin
• score of zero: love
• scoring unit or point: fifteen
• serve in two tries, failure to deliver a legal: double fault
• serve on first try, failure to deliver a legal: fault
• serve, stepping over baseline while making: foot fault
• serve that nicks top of net and must be replayed: let
• serve that opponent is unable to return: ace
• showoff play to impress spectators: gallery play
• spectator area, stands: gallery
• stroke: forehand, backhand, lob, smash, drive, slice, chop, chip, dink, volley, punch volley
• teams tournament, international: Davis Cup
• tie-breaker game: sudden death
• tournament open to amateurs as well as pros: open
• win a game against the server: break, service break
• winning best of three or more sets: match
• winning point: game point
• winning point in a set: set point
• winning point in a set-winning game: game set
• win of six games: set
• wins a game against the server, point that: break point

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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