pe tennis terms

tennis game

a racket sport where 2 players (singles) or 2 pairs (doubles) hit a ball over a net on a rectangular court, aiming to score points by hitting the ball so the opponent can’t return it legally

set

a unit of a match won by the first player to win six games, provided they lead by at least two games

match

a formal competition between 2 players (singles) or two teams (doubles) on a rectangular court, where they use rackets to hit a ball over a net

volley

hitting the ball out of the air before it bounces, typically performed near the net to aggressively cut off the opponent’s shot

rally

the sequence of continuous, back-and-forth shots between players after the serve, lasting until one player fails to return the ball back into the opponent’s court, ending the point

love

zero points

deuce

the tied score of 40-40 (three points each) in a game, requiring a player to win two consecutive points to win the game

advantage

a scoring term for the point won immediately after the score reaches the deuce (40-40), giving the player one point away from the winning game

service box

the rectangular area on each side of the net where a player must land their serve to start a point

fault

an illegal serve that doesn’t land in the correct service box

double fault

occurs when the server fails to get either their first or second serve into the correct service box, resulting in the loss of the point