Tennis Crossword Puzzle

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Tennis Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • love : a score of zero
  • out : any tennis ball that lands outside the area of play.
  • smash : a hard, overhead shot
  • fifteen : the score given to a player who has won one point in a game
  • slice : to hit the ball underneath the racquet so the ball loses speed and bounce lower
  • racquet : the piece of equipment used to hit the tennis ball.
  • ace : a serve that is a winner without the receiving player being able to return the ball.
  • rally : when players hit the ball back and forth to each-other and keep the game going.
  • baseline : the line indicating the back of the court.
  • fault : a failed serve
  • thirty : the score given to a player who has won two points in a game
  • volley : a return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
  • deuce : a tie that requires winning two successive points to win the game
  • doubles : when the game is played with 4 player, two on each team.
  • game point : one point away to win the tennis game.
  • lob : an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
  • backhand : a way to swing the tennis racquet where the player hits the ball with a swing that comes across the body.
  • court : the area where a tennis game is player.
  • straight sets : when one player wins every set in a match.
  • forty : the score given to a player who has won three points in a game