Tennis Terms List

There are a lot of different tennis terms used by tennis players and fans. If you want to be a tennis player then you should be familiar with almost all of these terms!

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Tennis Terms

Ace

A serve that lands inside the lines and is untouched by the opponent

Advantage

Below is a list of common tennis expressions, phrases and terminology you may hear on the court. Abuse The pleasurable, often therapeutic act of mistreating your equipment (typically a racket) by means of smacking it on the ground, tossing, throwing, smashing, cutting in half with a chainsaw etc. When upset about how awful you're playing. Ace A perfect serve in bounds that the opponent cannot return and is not touched by the receiver. Ad court The side of the court on which the second point of each game begins, also called the left court or the backhand court. Advantage The player who scores the first point after deuce is said to have the advantage, since winning the next point will also win the game. Tennis is a sport where “love” means zero, and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. We get it: that's confusing. Thanks to the USTA Officiating department, it doesn't have to be. This handy guide will teach you the basics of scoring, and playing the sport for a lifetime, with helpful tips and buzzwords that you may want to know before you take to the court.

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.

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Hold

When you win your service game it is called a hold.

Inside-Out Forehand

Tennis commentators often mention the so-called inside-out forehand. This is a situation where a player hits a forehand, usually from the backhand side of the court, towards the backhand side of his opponent. The ball takes an inside-out swing pattern and therefore the shot is called an inside-out forehand

Kick Serve

A serve hit with lots of topspin. The ball usually jumps high on this kind of shot!

Let

The umpire calls a let whenever a serve touches the net and still lands in the service box. The serve is then replayed

Match Point

When you have match point you only need to win one more point to win and end the entire match.

Mini-Break

If you win a point on your opponents serve during a tiebreak that is called a mini-break

Moonball

A shot hit very high over the net. These are usually defensive shots and many tennis player dislike playing against players that hit moonballs. Just hearing the tennis term “Moonball” can cause some tennis players to get into a bad mood.

Overhead

When you are at the net and your opponent tries to lob you with a high shot you will hit an overhead.

Singles

Whenever two players play a match against each other in tennis it is called a singles match

Smash

Same thing as an overhead.

Tiebreak

A tiebreak is played when the score in a set reaches 6:6. The tiebreak is played up to 7 points and the idea is to bring the set to an end because without a tiebreak it could take forever

Underspin

This is another expression for backspin. The ball rotates backwards and stays low on these shots

Unforced Error

When Player 1 misses an easy shot that is called an unforced error

Volley

Whenever your hit the ball before it bounces on your side it is called a volley

Wild Card

To get into many tournaments you need to have a certain rankings position. If you do not have that position the tournament officials can award you a wild card. With a wild card young players can often enter pro tournaments that they usually could not enter according to the ranking system

So that’s it for the tennis terms explanations. If you think a tennis term is missing then feel free to send me an email and I will include it!

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I can’t, I have Tennis

I play Tennis, Love means nothing to me

Yes I’m that player you rather not play against

Happiness is Shaped

Don’t make me Backhand YA!

Be nice to the Tennis Player, Santa is watching

Tennis is the only game, Love means nothing

See you in the court

Proud to be a Tennis MOM

Tennis Phrases

Tennis, It’s in my Blood

Play one point at a time

We put the bad in Tennis

Cool shot Bro, hit it again

Tennis without borders

Tennis is life, the rest is just details

Keep calm & Tennis on

iTennis

The Tennis Emporium

Mom says play Tennis

Hot shot

Keep calm & smash hard

I will marry a Tennis Player

Life sucks without Tennis

I love Tennis

Eat Sleep Tennis Repeat

Defend till the end!

Go hard or Go home

Fight till Victory

Tennis, the best you can get!

Play like a Champion today

Tennis, this is it!

Tennis for you!

Trust Tennis

We do Tennis right

See you at Tennis

It’s Tennis time

I’m lovin’ Tennis

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Truly Tennis

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I’m the Guy, Your Coach warned you about

It starts with Love

This is my Tennis Shirt

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Tennis is life

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Coffee the Tennis

I just want to play Tennis and Chill

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Tennis Slogans for Girls’ t-shirts

Real Girls Love Tennis

Some girls wear pink, Real girls go Tennis

Future Tennis Star

I hate being Sexy buy I’m a Tennis Girl so I can’t help it

Life is better on the court

Crawl, Walk, Tennis

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I only like Boys who Play Tennis

I know I Play like a Girl, Try to Keep Up

Born to play Tennis with my Daddy

Love is Nothing in Tennis

Girls Run the World

The force is female

Motivational Tennis Phrases & Captions

I will not be stopped

Challenge Yourself

You are your only limit

Don’t stop when you’re tired, Stop when you’re done

Try harder than Yesterday

It never gets easier, you just get better

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Pain is temporary, Greatness is forever

The body achieves what the mind Believes

No Pain. No Gain. Shut up & Train

A champion is someone who gets up even when he Can’t

Champions Train, Losers Complain

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Tennis makes me Happy. YOU. Not so much.

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Stop staring at my fury Balls

Tennis keeps me Sane

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