terminologies
Tennis Terms
Ace
A serve that lands inside the lines and is untouched by the opponent
Advantage
The point that follows a deuce score. If the player wins this point he wins the
game, otherwise it goes back to deuce!
Ad-Court
The left side of the tennis court. It is called Ad-Court because the ad points are
always played from this side.
Approach Shot
A shot that the player follows to the net is called an approach shot
ATP
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of men’s
Tennis!
Backspin
On a shot with backspin the ball rotates backwards. These shots usually stay
pretty low
Break
When you win a game during which your opponent was serving that is called a
break in Tennis!
Break Point
The receiver is said to have a break point whenever he is in a situation where a
point won results in him winning the game off of the server.
Cross-Court
A shot that is hit diagonally into the opponent?s court
Deep
A shot that lands very close to the baseline rather than short around the service
line
Deuce
An expression that is used when the actual score is 40-40
Deuce-Court
The right side of the tennis court. It is called Deuce-Court because all deuce points
are played from this side
Double Bagel
A match that ends with the score 6-0 6-0 is often called a double bagel in tennis
circles. One of the funniest tennis terms in my opinion
Double Fault
The server has two serves to start the point. Whenever he misses both he looses
one point in the game and this situation is called a double fault.
Doubles
When you have four players on the court and two are playing against two this is
called a doubles match.
Down the Line
A shot that is hit straight along the sideline into the opponent?s court
Error
Any shot in Tennis that does not land within the lines that it is supposed to land
within is called an error
Foot Fault
The server is not allowed to move over or even touch the baseline during his
service motion. If he does so it is a so-called foot-fault and his serve is considered
a fault.
Forced Error
When Player 1 hits a really good shot that forces Player 2 to miss that is called a
forced error
Groundstroke
Whenever the ball bounces on your side before you hit it that is called a
Groundstroke. Forehands, Backhands, and Slice Backhands are all groundstrokes.
Valley
Grass Tennis Courts
Set amidst the prehistoric sand dunes of central Wisconsin, Sand Valley
provides the perfect canvas for both golf and grass tennis. At Sand Valley the
grass tennis courts, our “Tennis Garden”, fit right into the property aesthetic
and allow for all skill levels to have fun. Tennis has played a role at Sand Valley
since the resort opened, with impromptu courts sitting near the opening tee
of the first course. In 2018, the Tennis Garden opened with five fescue courts
available to visitors. In Spring 2019, 10 additional ryegrass courts opened for
play.
Serve
#1 The Flat Serve
For the flat serve, the server normally uses a Continental or an Eastern grip and
swings directly through the ball, using no spin.
The key to a good flat serve is power. Some professional players can hit them at
over 150 mph.
The fastest serve ever recorded by a male player was 156 mph by Ivo Karlovic.
The fastest serve ever recorded by a woman was 129 mph by Venus Williams.
#2 The Slice Serve
For the slice serve, the server adopts a version of the Continental or Eastern
backhand grip and brushes the racket across the right-hand side of the ball
(assuming the server is right-handed; a left-handed person brushes the left-hand
side of the ball), making the ball spin.
The sidespin makes the ball curve to the left and dip slightly, then bounce off the
ground in a leftward direction (or rightward if the server is a lefty).
The slice serve can be used to go for an ace, to push the receiver off court and out
of position, or to make the ball bounce up at the receiver’s body.
#3 The Kick Serve
The kick serve has been around since the end of the 19th century. The ball is
tossed up over the head and the racket brushes up and through it from roughly a
7 o’clock to 1 o’clock position.
If done properly, the ball should arch over the net and then hit the ground with
topspin and bounce up towards the receiver.
A variation of the kick serve is the American twist, which is similar to the kick,
except that the spin is applied to the ball to make it bounce up and towards the
left of the receiver, rather than straight at them.
#4 The Underhanded Serve
Out of all the different types of tennis serves, serving underhand is the rarest. It is
legitimate at all levels of the game, however, and can be employed at any time.
As it is so rare, it is often used to surprise an opponent.
One famous example of an underhand serve being used at the professional level
occurred when Michael Chang famously beat Ivan Lendl in the 1989 French Open.
