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25 Cards in this Set
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Baseline |
Line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play. |
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Baseliner |
Player who plays around the baseline during play and relies on the quality of their ground strokes. |
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Big Serve |
Forceful serve, usually giving an advantage in the point for the server. |
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Bisque |
One stroke (point), which may be claimed by the receiver at any part of the set. |
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Block (or Blocked Return) |
Defensive shot with relatively little backswing and shortened action instead of a full swing |
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Bounce |
The upward movement of the ball after it has hit the ground. |
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Breadstick |
Colloquial term for winning or losing a set 6–1 |
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Break |
To win a game as the receiving player or team, thereby breaking serve. |
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Break Back |
To win a game as the receiving player or team immediately after losing the previous game as the serving player or team. |
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Break Point |
Point which, if won by the receiver, would result in a break of service |
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Breaker |
Colloquial term for tiebreak. |
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Brutaliser |
Smashing the ball directly at the opponent. |
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Buggy Whip |
Forehand hit with a follow-through that crosses the opposite shoulder (optionally) and finishes on the same side. |
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Bumper Guard |
A piece of plastic that protects the outside of the upper-half of the racket head. |
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Bye |
Automatic advancement of a player to the next round of a tournament without facing an opponent. |
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Call |
Verbal utterance by a line judge or chair umpire declaring that a ball landed outside the valid area of play. |
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Cannonball |
Somewhat archaic term for a very fast, flat serve. |
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Can Opener |
Serve hit by a right-handed player with slice, landing on or near the intersection of the singles tramline and service line in the deuce court |
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Career Golden Slam |
In addition to having won all four major titles in their career, a player that has also won an Olympic gold medal (in singles play). |
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Career Grand Slam |
Players who have won all 4 Major tournaments at any time in their career are said to have won a career Grand Slam. |
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Carve |
To hit a groundstroke shot with a combination of sidespin and underspin. |
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Centre Mark |
Small mark located at the centre of the baseline. When serving the player must stand on the correct side of the mark corresponding with the score. |
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Challenge |
When a player requests an official review of the spot where the ball landed. |
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Challenge Round |
Final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. |
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Challenger |
A tour of tournaments one level below the top-tier ATP World Tour. |
