Tennis Terms Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. – A system in traditional tennis used to decide a set when the score is tied, 6-all.
  2. 5. – To hit a ball in doubles at the net that would normally have been played by one’s partner.
  3. 6. – The shot hit by a player just before coming to the net.
  4. 8. – During play, a stroke made by hitting the ball before it has touched the ground.
  5. 9. – A stroke that lifts the ball high in the air, usually over the head of the opponent at the net.
  6. 11. – The smallest unit of scoring.
  7. 12. – The court’s back line that runs parallel to the net and perpendicular to the sidelines.
  8. 13. – The overall contest, usually decided by the best two-out-of-three sets.
  9. 15. – An even score. 30-30 is, for example, 30-all. 3-3 would be 3-all.
  10. 16. – A shot that imparts backspin on the ball by hitting the ball with a high-to-low motion.
  11. 20. SHOT – A softly hit ball with lots of backspin that lands near the net after crossing it.
  12. 22. MAN’S LAND – A slang term for the area between the service line and the baseline.
  13. 24. – A served ball that does not land in the proper service box..
  14. 25. – The player who receives the serve.
  15. 27. – A ball landing outside the boundary lines of the court.
  16. 28. COURT – The right side of the court, so called because on a deuce score, the ball is served there.
  17. 29. STROKE – A stroke made after the ball has bounced; either a forehand or backhand.
  18. 31. – A point played over because of interference. Also, a serve that hits the top of the net but is otherwise good, in which case the serve is taken again.
  19. 32. – the point scored after Deuce.
  20. 34. – The player who serves.
  21. 36. – The act of putting the ball into play for each point.
  22. 37. – The area between the singles and doubles sideline on each side of the court.
Down
  1. 1. – The act of striking the ball with the racquet.
  2. 2. – Forward rotation of the ball caused by hitting from low to high.
  3. 3. – The area around the baseline.
  4. 4. – The stroke used to return balls hit to the right side of a right-handed player (or to the left side of a left-handed player). Forehands are commonly hit one-handed.
  5. 7. – The rotation of the ball.
  6. 10. – A match with four players, two on each team.
  7. 12. – The stroke used to return balls hit to the left side of a right-handed player (or to the right side of a left-handed player). Backhands are hit either one-handed or two-handed.
  8. 14. – The stroke made by hitting a ball immediately after it has touched the ground, usually implies hitting the ball low on the short hop.
  9. 16. – A scoring unit awarded to a player who or team that has won: (a) 6 or more games and has a two-game lead; or (b) 6 games and the tiebreak game when played at 6-all.
  10. 17. FAULT – A fault called against the server for stepping on or over the baseline with either foot during delivery of the serve.
  11. 18. – A score of 40-all, or 40-40. (This means the score is tied and each side has won at least three points.)
  12. 19. BREAK – A game won by the player/team receiving serve.
  13. 20. FAULT – The failure of both service attempts. On a double fault, the server loses the point.
  14. 21. – A ball that is served so well the opponent cannot touch it with their racquet.
  15. 23. – During play, a stroke made with the racquet above the head in a motion similar to that of an overhand serve.
  16. 26. – A system of scoring a game in which the first player to win four points wins the game. If the score reaches 3-all, the next point decides the game.
  17. 29. – The part of a set that is completed when one player or side either wins four points and is at least two points ahead of his or her opponent, or who wins two points in a row after deuce.
  18. 30. – A hard overhead shot.
  19. 33. – Short for Advantage. If the serving side scores, it is Ad-in. If the receiving side scores, it is Ad-out.
  20. 35. – A series of good hits made successfully by players. Also, the practice procedure in which players hit the ball back and forth to each other.