TENNIS

Davis Cup - An international team tennis event for male players.

deep - A reference to the area near the baseline.

default - The awarding of a match to one player or team because an opponent fails to appear or is not able to complete a match; synonym for forfeit.

deuce - A tie score at 40-40 and each tie thereafter in the same game.

deuce court - The right half of a player's court as the player faces the baseline.

dink - A shot hit with very little pace or depth.

double fault - Failure on both attempts to serve into the proper court.

doubles - A match played with four players.

down the line - A shot hit more or less parallel to the closest sideline.

drive - A groundstroke hit forcefully and deeply into an opponent's court.

drop shot - A softly hit shot, usually with backspin, that barely clears the net.

drop volley - A drop shot hit off a volley.

carry - A shot that is carried on the racket strings, slung, or hit twice as the ball is returned.  Carries are legal unless the player makes two or more deliberate attempts to hit the ball over the net.  Carries may be called by the umpire or the player who hits the ball.

center mark - A line dividing the baseline at the center.  The server may not legally step on the center mark before striking the ball.

center service line - The line in the middle of the court, perpendicular to the net, that divides the two service courts.

chip - A groundstroke hit with a short backswing and with backspin on the ball.  The chip usually is meant to be a shallow shot (not very deep into the opponent's court).

choke - To play poorly because of the pressure of competition.

choke up - To hold the racket at a point higher on the handle, away from the base of the grip.

chop - A shot hit with backspin to any part of the court.

circuit - A series of tournaments at the state, sectional, national, or inernational level.

closed stance - A hitting position in which the foor closest to the net steps across the body toward the singles sideline instead of toward the net.

closed tournament - An event open only to players in a particular geographical area.

composite - A reference to tennis rackets made from the combination of two or more materials.

continental grip - Holding the racket so that the player does not have to change grips between forehand and backhand strokes.  The wrist is placed directly over the top of the grip.

crosscourt - A shot hit diagonally from one corner of the court to the opposite corner.

cross strings - Strings running horizontally from one side of the racket head to the other.

backcourt - The part of the court between the service line and the baseline.

backhand - A stroke that a right-handed player hits by reaching across the body to the left side; a left-handed player reaches across to the right side to hit a backhand.

backspin - Reverse spin on the ball, like a car wheel in reverse.

backswing - The preparation for a stroke in which the racket is drawn back before being swung forward.

balance point - The point in the shaft of a racket where the head and the handle are balanced.

band - The strip of material attached to the top of the net.

baseline - The boundary line that runs parallel to, and 39 feet from, the net.

block - The return of a ball with a very short swinging motion.

ace - A winning serve that the receiver cannot touch with the racket.

ad - Advantage; refers to the point after the score was deuce.

ad court - The left half of a player's court as the player stands at the baseline and faces the net.

ad in - A reference to the score when the palyer serving has won the point after the score was deuce.

ad out - A reference to the score when the player receiving the serve has won the point after the score was deuce.

all - A tie score; 30 all, for example, means that the score is 30-30.

alley - A lane four feet wide that runs the length of, and on both sides of, the singles court.  The alleys are in play for all shots after the serve in doubles.

amateur - A person who does not accept money for playing or teaching tennis.

angle shot - A shot that crosses the net at a severe angle.

approach shot - A shot that the hitter follows to the net.

Australian doubles - A doubles formation in which the player at the net (the server's partner) lines up on the same half of the doubles court as the server.

Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP) - An organization composed of most of the leading male players in the world.

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