Out
ball out of the court
Backhand
left side stroke (right-handed player)
Slice
ball sliced with a top to bottom stroke
Doubles
double game (two men or two women on each side of the net)
Drop shot
ball hits the ground right behind the net
Forhand
right side stroke (right-handed player)
Game
tennis set consists of games (there are 3 or 5 sets to a match)
Lift
pulling up a ball at the moment of a stroke, the most efficient and most often used ball rotation
Lob
throwing a ball over the opponent
Match ball
a player wins whole match when wins a match ball
Mixed doubles
mixed doubles game (a man and a woman on both halves of the court)
Net
ball touches the net; a player repeats serve when a ball hits the net
Passing shot
ball goes past a player
Half volley
putting a ball right after it bounces
Return
hitting a ball back after opponents serve
Servis
putting a ball into the game
Singles
single game
Smash
hitting a ball from over ones head
Set
part of a match; to win a tournament one has to win 2 or 3 sets to win a match (depends on what kind of a tournament it is)
Stop volley
kind of a volley combined with a shortcut
Volley
ball played in the air, before it hits the ground |
