my tennis and paddle dictionary

ACE

Service of a player that the rival player can't answer or touch.

 

ALLEY

Space between the line of single and the line of doubles.

 

APPROACH

It is called this way the approach shot is made between the baseline and the kick to take an offensive position on the track.

 

ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals.

 

BACKHAND

Also known as revés, is the coup carried out from left to right, in the case of skilled players, and vice versa for lefties

 

AMERICAN TWIST

Service with a lot of spin that makes the ball bounce very high.

 

ALTERNATE

It is the name given to the players enrolled in a tournament and are outside the direct entry list to the main or classification) box and are likely to come if there is any cancellation.

 

BACKSPIN

Also known as Spin, is the effect given to the ball to hit back or fall with very little boat.

 

BACKSWING

Initial movement of the coup, taking the racket back, just before the encounter with the ball. It can be either circular or parallel to the floor.

 

BALL BOYS - BALL GIRLS

Boys and gerls in charge of the balls of a tennis match

 

BREAK POINT

It is the vantage point to win a game, that has the player that is not serving. If the difference is more than one point is added to double or triple breakpoint or turning point as appropriate.

 

It is the condition of a player who is free in the first round of a tournament. Usually it given to the seedings.

 

BACKCOURT

Space between the serviceline and the baseline

 

GRASS

One of the surfaces where tennis can be played. It is the original surface. Currently there are not many tournaments that are held on grass, highlighting Wimbledon, one of the four Grand Slam

 

CENTERLINE

The center line that divide the service boxes and also the small mark that divides in two the baseline.

 

ON THE WRONG FOOT

Opposite direction that takes a player to get a shot of his rival, that in fact, is addressed to the other side.

 

CROSSCOURT SHOT

Diagonal shot that goes around the court.

 

CHANGEOVER

Change of side, after each corresponding odd game. Currently has 90 seconds.

 

CHIP

A soft shot with backspin and side to side, which falls near the net, forcing the opponent attacking volley from below. It is generally used to return a service.

 

CHIP AND CHARGE

Return the service and go into the net.

 

CHOP

Rotating effect lends to the ball, that after bounce, it turns back.

 

CONDUCT CODE

Code set for the game. When a player breaks any of the rules, it be applied different penalties according to the time of the violation: First offense: warning,Second offense: a point, Third-generation: a game. After the third, the referee of the tournament may be considered if the following determine the disqualification. He also can determine an immediate disqualification for a single violation of the Code if appropriate.

 

CHALLENGERS

The third echelon of tournaments, prizes and points are lower than the big contests. Are the step before large circuit, where players gain experience and items necessary to access the tables in the following tournaments. Prizes vary between 25,000 and 100,000 dollars. These include the Ericsson Cup series and hundreds of similar tournaments around the world.

 

CLAY

Ceramic gray-green powder, a bit faster than the orange clay more widespread throughout the world.

 

COURT

Place to Play tennis. Its measures are 23.8m lenght and 8.2m wide in singles,and 11m in doubles,divided in two equal sides by a net of 0.94m height in the centre.

 

QUALIFYING

Tournament before the start of an event that get together players ranked lower than those that enter directly to the championship table. This is a chance that the organizers provide them to evolve and play against the best.

 

DEUCE

When both players are level at 40-40 points.

 

DEFAULT

When a player is disqualified from the game for misconduct. It is usually applied by the chair umpire, indications of another judge or intentionally cause injury to a rival.

 

DOUBLE FAULT

When a player misses two opportunities for service.

 

DRAW

Table of a tournament where the players and results in an orderly manner to reach the final, are put.

 

DROP SHOT

Very soft coup is usually performed with slice so that the ball is very close to the net and boat very low.

 

DROP VOLLEY

It is very similar to the drop shot, but is done without the ball touching the ground and the players usually try when they are near the net.

 

DINK

Similar to the chip shot, bouncing very little, generally used for doubles on return of serve.

 

DOUBLES

Match consisting in two players from each side. They can be same sex or mixed (see mixed doubles).

 

MIX DOUBLES

Game between two couples composed of one woman and one man each

 

RETURN OF SERVICE

The blow with which return the opponent's service, in any form (drive, reverse, with a balloon)

 

DRIVE VOLLEY

Volley with a swing larger than normal.

 

TWO HANDS

When the player takes the racket with both hands to the back, the drive or both strokes.

 

It's how it's called the strings that are part of the racket, which can be synthetic or natural gut. The string tension is essential and depends on the tastes of the players.

 

ENTRY SYSTEM

It is the old ATP ranking and ir represents the performance of each player during the past year, which must defend the points played the same week last season, though not in the same tournament. It is used to appoint the head of the championship series.

 

NOT FORCED ERROR

When a player misses a shot whithout beeing force to do it by his rival.

 

FOREHAND

It is the stroke made with the right side of the body in case of being right-handed and the left should be left-handed. Also known as drive.

 

FLEJE

Are the current boundaries of the track. Generally, plastics are used at clay tracks and are nailed to the floor, while at synthetic surfaces are painted. The bounce in the strip is different from that given in the track surface.

 

FOOT FOUL

This fault is made when a player steps on the line service, or invades the area before impact with the racket on the ball.

 

AUSTRALIAN FORMATION

It is when in a doubles match the team to serve are positioned on the same side of the track one at the baseline and the other one in the background.

 

FUTURES

Minor tournaments that spread over a maximum of $ 15,000 and allow players who have just started to improve their ranking.

 

FLAT BACKSWING

Preparation of the stroke taking the racket back in form right. It is opposite to the circular backswing.

 

FLAT SERVE / FLAT SHOT

Service with little effect, stuck with high power

 

FOLLOW-THROUGH

Termination movement after hitting the ball.

 

BIG WILLY

One of the most spectacular tennis strokes that is named after Guillermo Vilas invented it. It's when the ball is hit between the legs but back to the net, often in race after being beaten by a balloon.

 

CONTINENTAL GRIP

Grip generally used to the reverse or drive. It was developed in Europe and in favor serve and volley players.

 

AUSTRALIAN GRIP

Grip between the Eastern and Continental to facilitate the serve and volley game. It was initially developed in Australia to play on grass

 

EASTERN GRIP

Grip developed in the eastern United States. Commonly used for strokes from the base, with different positions of the hand to the back and the drive

 

SEMI-WESTERN GRIP

Grip between the Western and Eastern

 

WESTERN GRIP

Grip developed in fast courts of California, United States, allowing hit shots with high bounce, power and topspin effect.

 

LOB

Hit by lifting with the aim to rich the court ending, to overcome the opponent when his close to the net.

 

DEFENSIVE LOB

High and deep lob from a defensive position to regain the place on the court and force the opponent to return to the fund.

 

OFENSIVE LOB

Low lob, usually with top-spin, which allow earn the point for its speed and high-back boat.

 

GROUNDSTROKE

Hit from the back of the court once the ball has dropped.

 

GUT

Natural strings made with animal guts.

 

GRAND SLAM

They are the four major tournaments (U.S. Open, British Open, French Open and Australia Open), the most important and traditional tournaments in the world . The term "Grand Slam" is also used to refer to the feat of winning the four tournaments the same year.

 

HALFCOURT

The area of the court between the baseline and the net

 

HALF-VOLLEY

Hit performed immediately after the bounce of the ball

 

INTERNATIONAL SERIES GOLD

These are the tournaments that follow in importance the Grand Slam and Masters Series. Are those that share between 800 000 and one million dollars. Among them are Memphis, Rotterdam, Dubai, Acapulco, Barcelona, Kitzbuhel, Indianapolis, Washington, Tokyo, Vienna.

 

INTERNATIONAL SERIES

It is the fourth step of the transcendent tournaments on the calendar. Comprises less than one million dollars. These include the Copa AT & T Argentina accompanying, for example, Adelaide, Auckland, Sydney, Milan, Bogotá, Viña del Mar, San Jose, Scotsdalle, Delray Beach, Estoril, Casablanca, Atlanta, Mallorca, St. Polten, Halle Queen `s, Newport, etc. all with different levels of prizes and points but no less than $ 375,000.

 

GAME

Units used to designate the points earned in a set for a tennis player.

 

KICK SERVE

Service that carries a heavy burden of spin effect that makes the ball bounce very high hindering the return of the rival (American Twist)

 

LET

When the ball touches the net after a service and enter in the opponent field

 

VOLLEY LOB

Hit a lob before the ball bounce

 

LIFTADO

Effect lended to the ball that produces a rapid fall in the same boat with a very high

 

LUCKY LOOSER

The player who lost in qualifying and, thanks to the absence of another in the main draw -only- it is placed in the vacant place. It can also take the place of a disqualified in the first round for a reason relating to the code of conduct. The "lucky looser" must be ready to play and having signed before a list to be elected (the priority is by rank). This situation is applied only to the first round.

 

BALLS LAUNCHER

Pneumatic-powered machine that throws balls to practice without need for another person. You can vary the speed, frequency, effects, etc.

 

LOVE

When the player does not have any point(zero) is called love. Example: after losing or gaining two points, the score is "love-thirty" (0-30) or "thirty-love" (30-0)

 

MASTERS SERIES

Second most important tournaments in the Tour both cash and in points. Currently there are nine: Pacific Life Open, Nasdaq 100 Open, Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg, Montreal, Cincinnati, Madrid and Paris. In addition, which takes place in Miami, is the only tournament that is not Grand Slam and lasts longer than a week.

 

MASTERS CUP

It's called the Masters Tournament, which brings together the eight best players of the season in different scenarios. This system is played with Round Robin (all against all) in two groups.

 

BEST OF THREE (FIVE)

Is the number of sets that a player must win to win the match.

 

MINI BREAK

When a player wins a service point to another in the midst of a tie break.

 

MOON BALL

High lob among an exchange of blows from the bottom. Used to change the pace of a rally

 

SHORT TENNIS

Game with smaller plastic rackets and foam balls that allows kids to develop the psychomotor skills of tennis. You can play on smaller courts than normal, with measures similar to badminton (13.4x6.1 m).

 

NET PLAYER

It is the player who remains in the net when his partner, in doubles, is serving or waiting the service

 

NO-AD SCORING

It is the counting system in a game that the ITF imposed on a trial basis in 2000. When players arrive at "deuce" after winning three points each, the player receiving the side where it chooses and that both gives the game without having two points of difference

 

OVERRULE

It is the option for the central judge of a match to correct a collection of one line.

 

OVERHEAD

It is the generic name given to the hits that are affixed on the head. For example, the smash

 

OPEN STANCE

Any position where the back foot is closer to the trajectory of the ball than the front one

 

FAST COURT

Courts with fast surfaces where the ball bounces faster than others, such as cement, wood and grass

 

PASSING SHOT

It's the shot from the bottom of the court that runs by either side to beat a player who went to the net. Marcelo Rios became famous for this blow against serve and volley players.

 

PENALTY POINT

When a player is penalized one point for lack of the Code of Conduct.

 

POINT

It is the smallest unit of scoring in tennis. (15-0)

 

HEAVY BALL

The impact strength together with the effect given to the ball, makes it "notwithstanding" to the adversary. So it is more difficult to answer that one normally attached

 

PIVOTING

Turn on the axis of the body to make a hit

 

SEED

Player who, by their ranking, is placed in the following table away from the competition with better ranking. This prevents to be met in premature rounds and hypothetical ensure that the best reach definitive instances. The number of seeded depends on the size of box

 

PROSET

It is played to the first reaches 8 games with a difference of 2. In case of tie in 8 plays a normal tiebreaker will be played. These matches are usually performed when a tournament is delayed and matches must be resolved as quickly as possible.

 

SLOW COURT

Court surface where the bounce of the ball becomes slower due to the composition of it.

 

QUALIFYING

It's the preliminary round to be played in a tournament for players ranked lower than required for direct entry to the Draw.

 

RANKING

Listings where players are placec based on their score. There area a lot of rankings: singles, doubles, mixed income, aces, weekly, historical, etc.

 

RETURN

Return of serve

 

RALLY

Exchange of shots between two or more players

 

STEALING A BALL

In doubles, when a player crosses and intercept the ball sent by the opponent, within their field imaginary companion

 

SERVICE BOX

The area where the service must bounce to be regulatory

 

ROUND ROBIN

Tournament type involving at least three players and face all against all. In case of a tie at one position, the tiebreakers are: 1º-For wins 2º-Match won between together 3º-Difference of sets 4º-Difference of games 5º-Ranking 6º-In Sweepstakes If one of the involved players won one game by default, it only considers the match as won.

 

RECEIVER

The player receiving the serve of the rival

 

STOP VOLLEY

Blocking the ball on the volley with a short movement

 

OVERHEAD SMASH

Hit over the head, similar to the service, usually near the network in response to a balloon

 

SERVICE

Shot that is done to start a game and that should fall within the limits of the court for that purpose. It's made to begin each point.

 

SERVE AND VOLLEY

Style of play where after the service, the player goes to the network to try to volley the return of his opponent.

 

SERVICE BREAK

Break the rival service.

 

SET

Feedback Unit. The player who gets six games with a difference of two on his opponent (or whoever wins a tie-break after a draw in six games) in the case of short sets wins a "set". In some tournaments, like the Grand Slam, the fifth set is played "long" which must necessarily be a difference of two games. Escuchar Leer fonéticamente

 

SET POINT

The goal that is performed when a single point failure for a player to win the set.

 

UNDERSPIN

Effect of ball counter to top spin, top to bottom. The bounce is very low.

 

SMASH

Shoot made from top to bottom, with a similar movement to the service, usually in response to a rival globe. Can be used from anywhere in the court