Some Useful Terms Used In Tennis

In sports nowadays a lot of terms are used which many people are not aware of. Now, what is the full form of lb in cricket it leg bye or someone will say leg before wicket. So it is very important that terms used in all the games, the general public must be made aware of that.

Without a doubt, the popularity of sports is growing each day, according to the estimate nearly 87 million people play sport across the world. It has a huge following on TV also. If we consider any individual sports then tennis is the clear winner in that format. As per the google search volume, tennis is most popular in Bulgaria since the start of the ATP event in its capital Sofia due to which it is attracting a lot of young sports players.

Here We Will Check The Common Terms Used In Tennis

• Ace

A serve that is falling inside the given court boundary and the opponent is not able to touch it.

• Advantage

The point that is won after the deuce, if the player is able to win the next point then he wins the game or it is again deuce.

• Ad-Court

The left part of the tennis court is called an Ad-court the points are played from this side of the court.

• Approach Shot

A shot in which the player goes near the net and plays is called the approach shot.

• Backspin

In this type of shot, the ball is rotating backward and it usually stays low.

• Break Point

The person who is not serving has a break point, he can win the game which the server is doing.

• Cross-Court

It is the shot played by the player at a diagonal angle into the opponent’s half.

• Deep

A shot hit by the player and which lands near the baseline.

• Baseline

The line behind which the player stands and has to serve the ball or it is also the line behind which the player is waiting for the serve to come. In modern times this is where the game the major part of the game is played.

• Net

It is the center part of the court its height has been adjusted so that the player has to hit the ball above the net, if you are playing the volley then the player has to be near the nets.

• Service Box

While the player is doing the service, that ball must fall in that service box only, for the first service, it must fall in the left box and in the next service it must fall in the right box and this must continue till the time the player is doing service.

• Baseline Centre Mark

When facing the service that you must stand behind center marking due to which the player can cover the maximum part of the court.

• Service Line

When the player is doing service then at that time the ball must land inside the service line and also it must land inside the correct service box. If this is done correctly then it is called a valid service.

• Double Fault

The player who is doing the service has two chances to get the point if he fails both the chances to do the correct service he loses the point and that is called a double fault.

• Doubles

Normally only two players play the match and but in doubles four players play the match in each side there should be at least two players.

• Forced Error

When the player hits an excellent  shot and the opponent player cannot touch the ball then it is called Forced error

Conclusion:

Players may come and go but, Djokovic is the GOAT.  A player like Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Ken Rosewall, and a female player like Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Martina Hingis, Billie Jean King, and many more have given so much stardom to this sport that the spirit of this sport is not going to die so soon. The rivalry between the players of their time is something which all the generation have to look forward to. So it is very important to know the basics of the game with this article we have to make our sincere effort to spread the knowledge with among the newcomers who have got attracted to the game in recent years.