Friday, January 22, 2016

Tennis vocabulary

Ace – when the successful serve is untouched by receiving player.

Advantage - when the score indicates that the player or team has the “advantage” has a chance to win the game by winning the next point.

Break point – The situation when the player or team receiving the serve has a chance to win the game on the point

Deuce – Refers to the score when it’s tied a 40-40. Player or team must now win by two

Love – A term used in scoring which means “zero”.

Split-step – Refers to the slight jump that a player takes as an opponent is making contact with the ball. 

Service box - Refers to any of the boxes that are formed from the lines on the court adjacent to the net, bounded by the baseline, center line and sidelines. 

Tiebreaker - A specific type of game when the set score reaches 6-6, using an alternate scoring system