Term | Definition |
Ace | a ball served and untouched by the opponents racket |
advantage | scoring term used for the next pint won after the score is "deuce" |
backhand | strokes hit on the left side of a right-handed player |
deuce | scoring term used when the game score is 40-40. |
double fault | when the server has served two serves out of bounds or into the net on the same point. |
error | a mistake made by a player during competition |
fault | a serve that lands out of bounds or is not hit properly |
forehand | the stroke hit to the right sside of a right-handed player |
ground stroke | any ball hit after it has bounced. |
let serve | a serve that touches the net tape and falls into the proper squar and is played over. |
set | scoring term used referring to the first player to win six games with a minimum two-game lead to win a set |
Volley | the hit the ball in the air beforeit has bounced on the court |
when the score is zero | love |
the first point scored | 15 |
the second point scored | 30 |
the third point scored | 40 |
the fourth point won | gives the player that game unless there is a deuce |
duece | when the score is 40-40 |
the player who wins the next point has the | advantage |
if the player wins the advantage point | they win the game |
If the player loses the advantage point | the score goes back to deuce |
How many consecutive points after deuce do you need to win the game | 2 |
how many games won in a set | 6 |
If you are tied at 5 games, | you must win by two games to win the set |
how a is match won | by winning two out of three sets or three out of five sets |
players switch sides of the courts each odd numbered game. | |