Tennis: English Vocabulary List

a type of tennis that is played on sand with a special paddle and soft ball

"Beach tennis is played on sand."

"Beach tennis was played on sand with a lower net and a depressurized tennis ball."

a form of tennis adapted for players who use wheelchairs due to physical disabilities

"Wheelchair tennis allows two bounces."

"Wheelchair tennis allowed two bounces of the ball instead of one for able bodied tennis."

a stroke hit diagonally across the court from one corner to the opposite corner in tennis

"The cross-court shot angles away."

"The tennis player hit a cross court shot to move her opponent out of position."

(tennis) the failure of a player to successfully serve the ball into the opponent's court twice in a row, resulting in the loss of a point

"She made a double fault."

"He lost the match by hitting a double fault on match point which was devastating."

a basic tennis shot made after the ball bounces on the court, usually from the baseline

"His ground stroke is consistent and deep."

"He practiced his ground strokes from the baseline for an hour before serving."

a tennis shot aimed to get past an opponent at the net

"The passing shot goes past the net player."

"The tennis player hit a winning passing shot down the line as the opponent approached the net."

a situation in tennis where the receiving player can win the game if they win the next point against the server's serve

"He saves two break points."

"She saved two break points with big serves before holding her serve."

the moment in tennis when a player needs one more point to win the match

"She serves for match point."

"The tennis player faced match point with her opponent serving at thirty forty."

the act of angrily or intentionally damaging a tennis racket during a match

"The player gets penalized for racket abuse."

"The umpire penalized the player for racket abuse after he smashed his racquet on the ground."

a situation in tennis where the leading player or team needs only one more point to win the game

"He wins with a game point ace."

"The server had game point at forty thirty and closed out the game with an ace."

a tennis shot hit with a slicing motion, often with backspin to keep the ball low

"He hit a chop shot."

"The player executed a defensive chop shot, forcing his opponent to hit up on the ball."

a type of tennis played with a softer ball and on a smaller court compared to traditional tennis

"Soft tennis uses a softer rubber ball."

"Soft tennis used a softer rubber ball and was popular in Japan and other Asian countries."

the point in tennis that needs to be received by a player to win the set

"The tiebreak decides the set point."

"The tennis player converted her third set point with a forehand winner."