|
Post
by:
lovelycat
member
ID 13821
Date: 10/06/2006
|
Tennis vocabulary
BASICS
Player
one of the people involved in playing a game, e.g. tennis player or football player
Singles
a two-player game
Doubles
a four-player game
Serve
a point begins with a player serving the ball. This means one player hits the ball towards the other player. (The serve must be played from behind the baseline and must land in the service box. Players get two attempts to make a good serve.)
Server
the player who hits the ball first for each point in a game
Receiver
the player who hits the ball back after a serve
Ends
each side of the court (that begins with a baseline)
Baseline
the line marking the front and back of a tennis court
Net
the piece of material across the middle of the tennis court that divides the court in half
Sideline
the left and right edges of a tennis court
Bounce
when a tennis ball hits the ground, it goes back into the air - the ball has bounced. During a match, the ball often becomes less bouncy and needs changing for a new ball
Ball boy/girl
professional tournaments use young boys or girls to collect tennis balls during a game
Ball change
in tournaments the balls are changed after a certain number of games to ensure they stay as bouncy as possible
Service box
the area where players serve into
góp
ý kiến
|
:
gởi thư