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| Tennis Terms Ace A service winner when the receiver does not touch the ball. Advantage Receiver (ad out) The receiver wins the first point after deuce. Advantage Server (ad in) The server wins the first point after deuce. All Both opponents have an equal number of point. Alley ** The sidelines at either side of the court in singles or doubles. Break Point Point which if won by the receiver will give him the game. Band ** The strip of canvas attached to the top of the net. Base Line ** The back line at either end of the court. Center Mark ** The mark bisecting the base line, defining one of the limits of the serving position. Center Service Line ** The line between the right and left service courts. Continental Grip Sometimes called the chopper grip because the racket is held in the same way as you would hold a chopper when cutting firewood. Court ** The area marked out for playing tennis. Court Marking ** These are the baselines, sidelines, service lines, center lines and center marks. Cross-Court An angled return. Deuce The score in a game when both players have won three points each, 40-40 (in a game). 5-5 (in a set). Doubles Game of tennis involving four players. Double fault Fault on consecutive first and second serve. Down-the-Line A return parallel with and close to the sideline. Eastern Grip Most common grip for hitting groundstrokes, sometimes called the shakehands grip. Fault A served ball that does not strike in the proper court, or is not properly served. Foot Fault Incorrect position or movement of the feet while player is serving. Game Four points for either side unless the scoring goes to "deuce." Then the side which scores two points in succession wins the game. Grips Methods of holding the racket - principally eastern, western and continental. Groundstroke Method of hitting the ball after it has bounced. In Play A ball is "in play" from the moment at which it is delivered in service until the point is decided. Let A serverd ball that touches the net and yet goes into the proper court. Also any stroke that does not count and is played over. Long Ball that lands over the baseline, or over the service line during a serve. Love The term used for no points or nought when scoring in tennis. Match A sequence of sets as specified in the rules. Usually the best of three or five sets. Mixed Doubles Doubles match in which each pair is made up of a male and a female player. Net Cord A stroke other than a service where the ball hits the net but continues its flight across the net and lands in court. Point A point begins when one of the players serves the ball and ends when the ball goes out of play. Receiver The player who receives the service. Server The player who puts the ball in play for each point. Service The act of putting the ball into play. Service Line ** The line that bounds the back of the service courts. Set Six games, unless the games go to a 5-5 (deuce games). Then the set ends when one of the opponents first wins two games in succession. Side Line ** The line at either side of the court that marks the boundary of the court. The doubles court is wider than the singles court by the width of the two alleys. Singles Game of tennis involving two players. Spin The way a ball rotates in flight principally top-spin, underspin, slice and sidespin. Take Two Order to replay the service point starting from the first serve. Tie-Break Method of determining the outcome of a set when the game score is even (6-6). Generally the players whose turn it is to serve serves one point. His opponent then serves twice, the first player then serves twice, and so on. The points are awared in straight numerical progression. After six points have been played the players change ends. The winner of the tie-break, and therefore the winner of the set, is the person who first reaches seven points, provided he is two points ahead of his opponent. Toss To spin or throw up the racket for choice of service or receiver -- or court. Western Grip Method of gripping the racket when hitting forehand. To find the grip, hold the racket in an Eastern forehand grip and then rotate the grip hand about 1cm (1/2 in) clockwise. Wide Ball that lands outside the sideline or to the left or right of the service box during a serve. (NOTE ** Court Facilities) |
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