ad here See "ad in"
ad in Server's advantage, break point
ad out Receiver's advantage, game point
ad there See "ad out"
alley Doubles alley, the portion of the court that extends width-wise from the singles court
bagel To win a set without losing any games, 6-0
bye In a tournament, advancing to the next round without playing a match, usually as a result of being a seeded player
canadian doubles Doubles with three people, one against two
challenger (1) player who initiates a ladder match, (2) low tier or semi-pro event
deuce The score is tied at 40-40, or 40 all
dink To hit the ball with little pace
double bagel To win a match without losing any games, 6-0 6-0
double fault Lose a point by serving out or into the net two times in a row
draw In a tournament, the order of play and schedule of which players compete against which other players
drop See "drop shot"
drop shot To hit the ball short so that it just drops over the net
dubs Doubles - men's, women's and mixed
fault When the serve does not land in the service box
five four The score is fifteen-fourty, also four-five
five three The score is fifteen-thirty, also three-five
groundies Groundstrokes
in the zone The tennis ball looks the size of a basketball and you can't miss hitting all your shots for winners
ladder tennis ladder where players compete for position by winning matches against other players on the ladder
league A group of tennis players competing against other groups or teams
let (1) When the service hits the net and lands in a let is played and the server gets another ball, (2) an error in scoring or lines has occurred and the point is replayed
lob To hit the ball high and sometimes deep, usually an offensive shot, similar to "moonball"
love Refers to the score when no points have been won, as in fourty-love
mixed See "mixed doubles"
mixed doubles One female and one male play against one female and one male, sometimes detrimental to a marriage
moonball To hit the ball high, sometimes with topspin, usually not much pace - very frustrating to hard-hitting players
qualies Qualifying rounds of any tournament, feeds into the main draw
seed In a tournament, the top players based on previous results
serve volley Serve and volley, rushing the net immediately following the serve to hit a volley on the second shot
slice Stroke under the ball, usually high to low, produced a low trajectory
side or serve To begin a match, the person who wins the toss can select to serve or which side to begin on
smash Overhead
stick Tennis racket
straights See "win in two"
tank Lose a match after having a big lead, often on purpose
three four
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