Tennis Players Terms Part 2
These tennis players terms
and jargon are part of sports gamerisms, Define Your
Game!
Tennis, part 2 continues for tennis players and fans who dream of Aces.
Tennis Players Terms: D
- Daisy Cutter:
jargon for a low shot with backspin resulting
in a low bounce.
- Dead
Net: the accidental shot that hits the net and
falls into the
opponent's side of the court. Betcha, can't do that again!
- Default:
the loss of a match by disqualification
after four code violations
have been awarded.
- Defensive Lob:
term for a high shot at or close to the net.
- Defensive
Volley: return tennis shot generally from below
the top of the net.
- Deuce:
occurs when both players have accumulated a count of 40 or three points
each. Either player must attain 2 points in a row to win the match
after Deuce.
- Deuce Court:
location to the receiver's right service court
where a serve is received following a deuce score.
- Dink:
lingo for a shot hit with very little
velocity.
- Dirtballer:
slang for someone who is a clay court player.
- Double Fault:
player action that has failed to produce a
valid serve twice.
- Double Hit: occurs
when the ball is struck twice during a
single hit resulting in the loss of a point.
- Doubles:
a game played with two players on each
side and using the full court.
- Doubles Court:
term for the playing area for a doubles
match.
- Down the Line:
jargon for tennis shot from near the
sideline.
- Drag Volley:
tennis shot with backspin.
- Draw:
term for system of player selection and schedule of a
tournament.
- Drop
Shot: a shot hit easily and placed close to the
net,
typically
when an opponent is caught far from the net near the baseline.
- Drop Volley:
jargon for a ball hit before it has bounced.
Tennis Players Terms: E -
F
- Error:
a failed shot that results in a lost
point.
- Fault:
a serve that falls out of bounds.
- Fifteen:
count for the first point of a game going to a
player or side.
- First Flight:
movement of tennis ball from the racket hit
until just before it bounces.
- First Service:
the first of two attempts by a
player to serve the ball in bounds.
- Flat:
lingo for a rapid, straight shot without spin. It's a
whizzer!
- Follow Through:
movement of arm with racket after the ball
has been hit.
- Foot Fault:
occurs when a player steps on the end
line before making contact with the ball during a serve.
- Foot Fault
Judge: game official who monitors and calls foot
faults.
- Forced Error:
a shot that is placed in such a way
that it is missed by the opposition.
- Forehand:
the act of hitting the ball with the
front hand of the racket.
- Forcing Shot:
tactic where a player's shot places
the opponent on the defensive.
- Forecourt:
specific location between the net and service
line.
- Forty:
count for the third point of a game going to a
player or side.
- Frame:
term for oval part of the racket that houses the
strings.
Tennis Players Terms: G
- Gallery:
jargon for game watchers located at the ends and
sides of a court.
- Game:
tennis match where the winning player or side must
accumulate 4 points and lead their opponent by 2 points.
- Game Point:
a serve that can decide the outcome
of the match with the scoring of one point.
- Game-set-match:
statement that a winner has been decided
and the match has ended.
- Golden Set:
the win of a set without losing a
single point. Congrats are in order!
- Grand
Slam: four tournaments: Australian, French, U.S. Open and
Wimbledon
make up the premium championship known as the Grand Slam of tennis.
- Grinding:
taking your opponents best shots and running down every one, typically
in a frenzied manner while refusing to give up.
- Groundstroke:
the act of hitting the ball after
it has bounced once in your court.
Tennis Players Terms: H
- Hacker:
lingo for a series of swings or shots by
a player that appear to be luck more than skill.
- Half Court:
term for court area near the service line.
- Half Volley:
action occurs when the tennis ball is struck
as it hits the court.
- Head:
the top portion of the racquet where the strings are
found.
- Heavy Ball:
jargon for tennis shot hit with topspin.
- Hit on the
Rise: term for ball played before reaching the
bounce high point.
- Hopper:
tennis balls holder.
Tennis Players Terms: I -
K
- In:
valid tennis shot landing in the opponent's court.
- Jam:
ball hit near the opposing player's body resulting in
a weak return.
- Jump Smash:
jargon for a player's vigorous hit while
jumping into the air. A smooth move!
- Kick Serve:
term for robust spinning hit resulting in a
change of direction when it lands.
- Kill:
lingo for a heavy hit that leaves the opponent unable
to reach and play it.
Tennis Players Terms: L
- Lawn Tennis:
name for the original tennis game location,
played on grass.
- Let:
a ball touching the net on the serve but
landing in bounds.
- Line Judge:
a person with the responsibility of
ruling the ball in or out of bounds.
- Lob:
a ball hit high in the air into the
opponent's court.
- Long:
hit that is called out of bounds as it lands beyond
the opposing baseline.
- Love:
tennis game where the losing player scores no points.
It's lost love!
- Love set:
a game set where the losing player won no games.
Tennis Players Terms: M
- Match:
tennis game that includes games and sets where the
winner is declared based on greater number of sets won.
- Match Point:
the point in a game where a player
can win the entire match by winning the final set with the next point.
- Mini-break:
term for a loss of a point on service during a
tiebreaker.
- Mixed Doubles:
typical doubles tennis played with
a male and female on each team.
Tennis Players Terms: N
- Net:
suspended from a steel cable, equipment divides a tennis court into
halves. Also, the verb, 'to net', refers to hitting the ball into the
net.
- Net Cord:
cable support for the net.
- Net Judge:
game official who monitors and calls lets on
service.
- Net
Point: a point won by charging and playing close
to the net.
Usually followed by a definite Yes! with hands into fists motion.
- No-man's
land: lingo for the area located between the baseline and
service line
where it is a challenge to hit groundstrokes or slams.
- Not Up:
term for tennis ball hit at a second bound
resulting in a point loss.
Tennis Players Terms: O
- Offensive Lob:
tennis ball hit deep into opponent's court
while this player is at
the net.
- Open Stance:
facing the opponent and hitting
parallel to the baseline.
- Offensive
Volley: shot taken from above the net.
- Open
Tournament: both amateurs and professional tennis
players are welcome.
- Open Grip:
occurs when racket faces upward and away from
the court.
- Open Racket:
occurs when racket is held with an open grip.
- Out:
term for tennis shot that ends up outside the
designated playing area.
- Overhead
Smash: the act of hitting down on the
ball, typically on a lob with great velocity.
- Overspin:
lingo for topspin.
- Over
Wrap: a spongy material wrapped around a
racquets grip to improve comfort and grip on the racquet.
Tennis Players Terms: P
- Pace:
refers to the speed that the ball is hit. Do I hear a
"pick up the pace to very high?"
- Pair:
doubles tennis team.
- Partner:
refers to one of the two players on a doubles team.
- Pass:
tennis shot that is hit past the opposing player.
- Pickup Shot:
see half volley.
- Placement:
strategic tennis hit that the opponent cannot
play or reach.
- Poach:
jargon for play by one double player that was
intended for the partner of the team.
- Point:
term for tennis scoring referred to as fifteen,
thirty, forty, and game.
- Point Penalty:
results in a point loss as determined by the
umpire.
- Puddler:
lingo for inexperienced player who hits plenty of
chip and drop shots.
- Punch Volley:
quick hit stroke.
- Pusher:
a competitor who plays defensively as
opposed to trying to score.
- Putaway:
a perfectly placed unreturnable shot.
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