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INTENSIVE TRAINING Glossary of Tennis Terms There Are Many Different Terms Used in Tennis WWW.TENISPOA.COM.BR INTENSIVE TRAINING Glossary Of Tennis Terms There are many different terms used in tennis, all of which you will benefit from knowing. Many are used regularly while a game of tennis is being played so you are sure to pick them up quickly. Ace A serve where the receiver fails to return or even touch the ball. The point is won by the server. Ad-Court (Advantage-Court) The Ad-Court or Advantage-Court is the left hand side of the court from where both players have the ability to win a Game. Advantage The point being played after a Deuce. A player who has the Advantage and wins the next point wins the game. Approach Shot Usually occurs when a ball is hit short of the baseline. The receiving player then moves forward to the ball and places is deep in his/her opponents court, while continue moving forward to the net in order to kill off the point with a volley. ATP Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP are the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuit. Backhand To hit the ball across your body. across the left of your body if you are right handed, and across the right of your body if left handed. Backspin To hit the bottom of the ball making it spin backwards while moving forwards. See also Dropshot and Slice. Baseline The lines at either end of the tennis court, where you serve from. Baseline Tennis Lleyton Hewitt is the perfect example, as he is a Baseliner. It simply means that players remain on the baseline during a rally. This method of trying to win points can be tiring, but a good Baseliner will either wear down an opponent or set them up for passing shot. Best Of Three (or Five) This is the number of Sets to be played in a match. Men usually play Best Of Five where they need to win 3 Sets to win the game. Women usually play Best Of Three where they need to win 2 Sets to wint the game. Blue Collar Tennis You're under pressure in a match and need to work extra hard to win those points! Break Point The point in a game where the server risks losing his serve. For example, the score could be 30-40, 15-40, 40- Advantage, etc. Break Of Serve When the server loses the Break Point, and therefore loses the game, this is termed a Break Of Service. Bye Before the start of a tournament seeded players can be given a Bye, which means they are automatically awarded a place in the second round of the tournament.Center Mark This is the small line you find across the middle of the Baseline. You must be the correct side of this line while serving. Champions Tie Break Follows the same format as a regular Tie-Break, except the winner is the first to 10 points with 2 points clear. An example of where this is used is The Masters Tennis tournament, the most popular indoor tennis tournament in the UK. Change Of Ends Players are required to change ends after every uneven numbered game. Clay Court Not often found in the UK! These courts are made of crushed shale, brick, or stone. We do have some Green Clay courts in the UK (same type as in the USA) and they are quite fast, compared to the slower Red Clay courts found mostly in Europe. Continental Grip A way of holding your tennis racket in order to help you hit powerful serves, volleys, backhands, and smashes. Cross Shot A shot that you hit diagonally across the tennis court, from either the baseline or near the net. If near the net you will usually be required to put a lot more Topspin on the ball in order to bring the ball down quickly enough. Deuce If both you and your opponent have 40 points each this is called Deuce. Donut If you score zero (0) games in a set this may be referred to as a Donut. Double Bagel If you score zero (0) games in two sets this may be referred to as a Double Bagel. Double Fault If the server fails to serve correctly on both 1st and 2nd serves this is called a Double Fault. The server then loses this point. Drive A powerful shot using a bit of Topspin. Common as a passing shot down the line to leave your opponent scrambling for the ball. Drop Shot You need to use a lot of Backspin to perform this shot. It is a more severe version of a Slice, in that the idea is to get the ball just over the net and stop almost immediately just after the net without much bounce. Eastern Grip A Forehand grip which which enables the ball to be hit ahead of the body with good follow-through with the racket. Exhibition Match A match where no points are awarded to players towards their ATP or WTA rankings. This is for pure entertainment, apart from the fact that players are often paid large sums of appearance money! Flat Serve A serve hit very flat and low over the net without any spin. Generally used as a 1st serve as there is greater risk of hitting the net. Follow-through Used when performing a ground stroke. Rather than hitting the ball and stopping your racket head quickly, you Follow-through with the racket so it almost ends up over your shoulder. The Follow-through is very influential in the length, speed, and direction of the ground stroke. Foot Fault Where the server puts his foot onto or over the Baseline before hitting the ball. If performed on a 1st serve, you will only have your 2nd serve remaining. If performed on your 2nd serve you lose the point. Forecourt This is the part of the court between the net and the service line. Usually where you would attempt to volley the ball back over rather than letting it bounce first. Forehand To hit the ball from the side where you naturally hold your racket. Game Each Set is comprised of at least 6 Games. Game Point A point that either server or receiver needs to win a game. Golden Set A set of tennis which is won 6-0 without dropping a single point. Only one player in the history of professional tennis has ever achieved this, Bill Scanlon (USA). It was against Marcos Hocevar (Brazil) in the first round of the WCT Gold Coast Classic at Del Ray (Florida, USA) on 22 February 1983. Bill Scanlon won the match 6-2, 6-0. Grand Slam To win all 4 of major tennis tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) in one season you are said to have won the Grand Slam. Therefore, the 4 major tournaments are also known as Grand Slam events. Ground Strokes Any type of shot (Forehand and Backhand) across the net where the ball bounces. Half Court The half of the court nearest to the service line. Half-volley To hit the tennis ball immediately after it has off the ground, so you're hitting the ball on it's upward bounce. Hard Court A tennis court which has a surface made from asphalt, concrete, etc. Hot Dog Used to describe a showoff on the tennis court i.e. a player smashing the ball at every opportunity or playing trick shots. A perfect example would be trick shot legend Mansour Bahrami. Inside-Out An Inside-Out Forehand is to run around the ball to take it on your forehand, even though it has been hit to you in a natural backhand position. An Inside-Out Backhand is the exact opposite. Kick Serve A serve with plenty of spin enabling it to change direction once hitting the ground. This can result in the receiver misreading the bounce of the ball and playing a sub- standard return shot. Let Called to announce that a point is to be replayed. A common example is when a serve clips the top of the net but still lands correctly in the court. Lob To hit the ball over your opponents head using a lot of Topspin. Best played when your opponent is at the net. Love When one of the tennis players has a score of zero (0). Match Point A point that either server or receiver needs to win a match. Mini-break If the server loses one of his two service points during a Tie-break, this is called a Mini-break. Net Same as a Let call (see above). Overhead Smash A shot played above the head, hitting the ball downwards, hard and fast into your opponents side of the court Overrule Where the Umpire decides his opinion of a line-call (etc.) is better than that of a line judge. Passing Shot A shot played down the line while your opponent is close to the net, but is unable to return. Qualifying Competition Seeded players are always pre-qualified for tournaments, but lesser players must perform well in Qualifying Competitions in order to earn their place in many tournaments. Rubber A term used in the Davis Cup, which essentially means a "heat" or a "leg". The Davis Cup consists of one Doubles Rubber and four Singles Rubbers. As an example, if you win the first Singles match, you have won a Rubber or a Singles Rubber. Serena Slam A term created after Serena Williams consecutively won all 4 Grand Slam events, but not in the same season.
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