User:BlackWolf17

A

 * '''Ace- when you hit a really good serve and the opponent trips over himself, but doesn’t hit it
 * '''Advantage- when you are leading a deuce point. Oh Yeah!
 * '''Alley- what wimpy doubles players use to make the game easier
 * '''Anticipation- what good players say they are good at when trying to be modest
 * '''ATP- Guys chasing a yellow ball with a stick

B

 * '''Backhand- hitting the ball on the left side of your body. A basic stroke
 * '''Baseline- where players with bad reflexes play
 * '''Baseliner- a person with bad reflexes that hits the ball hard
 * '''Buggy Whip Shot- a forehand shot that no one will ever use
 * '''Bye- when you get a free pass to the second round. A.k.a. cheap

C

 * '''Call- what most umpires are bad at making
 * '''Cannonball- What Mitchell Ralph’s serves look like
 * '''Chip- A term that bad players use instead of “slice”
 * '''Chip and Charge- a strategy created in a mental institution. (Use only if retarded)
 * '''Court- Where I go when not at school

D

 * '''Deep-Where your practice pays off, and you drill a ball into backcourt
 * '''Deuce- A scoring term meaning 40-40, and also that you need to score two consecutive points to win the game
 * '''Dink- Chickening out and tapping the ball barely is a dink hit
 * '''Doubles- playing with two people on each side of the court. Something I would never play
 * '''Drop Shot- Dinking the ball on purpose, to drop the ball directly on the other side of the net

E

 * '''Eastern Backhand- a grip used mainly for backhand shots (duh!)
 * '''Eastern Forehand- a grip used mainly for forehand shots (duh!)
 * '''Extreme Backhand- a grip that only allows you to use one shot well. It’s so amazing
 * '''Exhibition Match- A match that you play just for the heck of it
 * '''Egg- another name for a tennis ball

F

 * '''Fault- When you accidentally get distracted and miss your first serve
 * '''Flat- A type of serve with no spin. Or it could be considered the only serve that I can hit
 * '''Follow Through- What coaches scream at you to do, even when you hit it in anyway
 * '''Forehand- THE main hit in tennis. What most players need to work on
 * '''Frame- The part of the racket that is made of graphite

G

 * '''Game- A scoring term meaning 1/7 of a set. The first to win 4 games, wins
 * '''Game Point- the last point in a game, where if you win you cheer and holler, but if you lose you cry and play the next point
 * '''Grip- “the most fundamental aspect of T…”How you hold your racket
 * '''Grand Slam- a huge tournament event that I can never get tickets to
 * '''Ground Stroke- Either a forehand or a backhand. A term you never use in real life

H

 * '''Hacker- a newbie usually missing Shots. Very easy to pick out
 * '''Hail Mary- a defensive lob used for extra time and positioning
 * '''Half Volley- Hitting a ball after a short bounce (not really a volley)
 * '''Head- The part of the racket that holds the strings.
 * '''Hold- To win the point while you are serving. When you are good, it is winning yours and theirs

I

 * '''In- what a ball is when it lands in between two lines
 * '''Inside-Out- A cross-court strategy
 * '''Inside-In- A down the the line strategy
 * '''Insurance Break- Kicking butt and winning two straight points on an opponents serve
 * '''ITF- "The lesser known" The unknown Tennis Foundation

J

 * '''Jack Knife- a tennis move that not even the pros use
 * '''Jamming- A term meaning that you hit the ball right at the opponents feet, or towards there body
 * '''Jimmy- To overcome impossible odds and win a point
 * '''Jump- if you need to read this definition to understand the word, you are dumb. If you are dumb, to jump is to push yourself into the air with your legs
 * '''Jump Smash- Smashing the ball while in the air

K

 * '''Kick- A shot with a lot of backspin and sidespin
 * '''Kick Serve- A plain serve, but with a kick
 * '''Kill- A shot that the opponent can’t return
 * '''Knockout- to beat someone in a knockout tournament
 * '''Knockout Competition- A competition where you are knocked out when you lose

L

 * '''Let- When you serve and miss, into the net. (Sucker)
 * '''Lob- To hit the ball really really really really high
 * '''Lob Volley- To hit the ball really really really really high on a volley
 * '''Love- A scoring term meaning 0
 * '''Lucky Loser- A person who lost, but didn’t get eliminated, because another player got disqualified

M

 * '''Match Point- A point that you win to win the match
 * '''Mis-Hit- when you don’t hit the sweet spot on your racket
 * '''Mixed Doubles- When a boy and girl play against another boy and girl in a doubles match
 * '''Moon Ball- a lob hit with topspin
 * '''Moon Volley a hard volley lob hit with topspin

N

 * '''Nap- what you do after you play a long match
 * '''N’ Error- An error in your play that causes you to miss your ball
 * '''Net- The thing in the middle of the court that looks like a stretched out net
 * '''New Balls- Replacing the old balls in a match to add more spin or bounce
 * '''No-mans land- the area in between the baack and middle lines

O

 * '''On- to be in your best form
 * '''Open Court- the area on the opponent’s court, where your opponent can’t reach
 * '''Out- when the ball bounces outside of the sidelines
 * '''Overhead- another term for a smash; a shot hit above your head
 * '''Overrule- when the judge opposes the call made by the court official

P

 * '''Passing Shot- Hitting the ball right by your opponent while he is running forward
 * '''Point- A scoring term meaning you beat your opponent once; the smallest unit of score
 * '''Post- the green things that hold the net up on the sides
 * '''Pressurization- what gives balls their bounce and lightness; the inside is pressurized air
 * '''Pusher- A player that is patient and tires his opponent out

Q

 * '''Quadrilateral- the shape of a tennis court
 * '''Quadriplegic- someone who can’t play tennis
 * '''Qualies- the qualifying round for a tournament
 * '''Qualifiable- someone able to participate in the qualies
 * '''Quitter- Wait? Who could quit playing tennis?

R

 * '''Racket- The “stick” that you hit the ball with
 * '''Rally- you and the opponent hitting the ball back and forth for a long time
 * '''Receiver- who the ball is being served to; i.e. returnee
 * '''Referee- The guy who sits in the tall chair and makes the overrules
 * '''Running- what you do everyday in practice

S

 * '''Serve- When you toss the ball into the air, and then hit it to the opposite side of the court
 * '''Set- a unit of score that is made up of 6 games; is 1/3 of a match
 * '''Spin- putting spin on the ball by “scraping” the ball with the racket
 * '''String- the part of the racket that touches the ball when you hit it
 * '''Stroke- hitting the ball (includes backswing, contact, and follow through)

T

 * '''Tank- To lose a game on purpose
 * '''Tap- To barely hit the ball (Wimp)
 * '''Tennis Ball- what people chase with a stick, to make a living
 * '''Toss- when you toss the ball into the air in preparation for a serve
 * '''Touch- when you run into the net, causing you to lose the point

U

 * '''Underspin- where the ball is spinning backwards, causing a low bounce
 * '''Umpire- the guy who makes calls on the court; a.k.a. court official
 * '''Underestimate- what you should never do to your opponent
 * '''Unforced Error- When you mess up, and it wasn’t the opponent’s fault
 * '''USTA- United States Tennis Association; runs all U.S. tennis programs

V

 * '''Variety- what you need to have on every shot
 * '''Vaunting- another word for Boasting (ill-advised)
 * '''Velocity- The only thing that the ball has a lot of
 * '''Vibrazorb- a piece of equipment put on your racket, to absorb the shock of impact when hitting the ball
 * '''Volley- hitting the ball before it bounces on your side of the court

W

 * '''Western Backhand- a grip used mainly for topspin backhand shots
 * '''Western Forehand- a grip used mainly for topspin forehand shots
 * '''Wild Card- A player who is invited to play in a tournament even though he didn’t register in time
 * '''Winner- A shot that the opponent can’t return, that wins you the game or set
 * '''WTA- girls in short skirts chasing a two inch yellow ball with sticks

X

 * '''X Chromosome- what everyone that plays Tennis has at least one of
 * '''X-Factor- something you can’t determine by looking at someone; i.e. Personality, Determination
 * '''X-Tra Soft Hands- What you need to hit good drop shots
 * '''X-Tra Work- What your coach fits in during practice
 * '''X-Tremity- what you hold your racket with; i.e. fingers

Y

 * '''Yacht- what most pro tennis players have
 * '''Yard Tennis- another name for tennis on grass
 * '''Yellow- the color of some tennis rackets
 * '''Yippee- what you try not to yell out loud after a match, for risk of being deemed a “spaz”
 * '''You- what you call your opponent when you forget their name

Z

 * '''Zero- what you want your opponents score to be at the end of a game
 * '''Zip- what you hope to remember to do before a match (double check, for everyone’s sake)
 * '''Zone- sections of the court; i.e. Backcourt, Deuce Court, and Ad Court
 * '''Zonked- a state in which you can’t do anything right; i.e. you’re zonked
 * '''Zoot Suit- What you NEVER wear to a match