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11/15/2010

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Tiebreaker
Definition
A single game played when a set reaches six games all, during which both players or teams will serve. In the twelve-point tiebreaker, the winner scores a minimum of seven points, leading by two. The winner of the tiebreaker wins the set.
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Serve and volley
Definition
The approach to tennis game of getting up to the net as often as possible to force the play.
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Baseline play
Definition
Playing mostly from behind the baseline, with the player seldom coming to the net.
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Running around
Definition
– Moving the body to one side of the ball to hit a preferred shot. (Some players run around a ball coming to their backhand side so they can hit the favored forehand.)
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Drop shot
Definition
– A ground stroke hit softly with underspin so that the ball will bounce near the net and stop.
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Approach shot
Definition
A modified ground stroke that allows the player to continue to the net.
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Open face
Definition
A racquet turned past perpendicular so that its hitting side begins to look toward the sky rather than straight ahead.
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Open stance
Definition
A type of stance where the foot opposite the ball does not step across or in line with the foot nearest the same sideline as the ball.
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No-man’s land
Definition
The midcourt area of the court where a player is vulnerable to balls being effectively hit at his or her feet.
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Lob
Definition
A high, arching ball designed to clear the net by more than ten feet and land in the backcourt near the baseline.
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Half volley
Definition
A ball hit immediately after it has bounced.
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Lob volley
Definition
A volley (hit before the ball bounces) that is hit up so as to arc over the opponent at net.
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Closed stance
Definition
Stepping across the body with the foot opposite the ball as the ball is hit.
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Ready position
Definition
The basic position that readies the body for movement in any direction.
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Mixed doubles
Definition
Doubles team play where each doubles team consists of a male and a female.
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Match
Definition
A contest between players or teams, usually in the format of two out of three sets.
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Forehand ground stroke
Definition
The stroke used to return a ball hit to the player’s racquet side.
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Backhand ground stroke
Definition
The swing at a ball hit to the player’s non-racquet side of the body.
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Return of service
Definition
The shot that immediately follows the serve.
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Crosscourt
Definition
A shot that travels diagonally across the court.
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