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| indicates the scores are level. (15 all) means both sides have 15 |
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| the line making the front and back of a tennis court |
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| if a score gets to 40-40, at this stage , the winner of the game is the first player to win two points in a row. |
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| a shot that travels parallel to and along the sideline |
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| a hard, straight shot often used to pass an opponent at the net |
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| a gently played shot that just gets over the net so the other player can't reach it. |
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| a serve which hits the net and /or lands outside the service box |
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| this happens when a server's foot touches the ground in front of the baseline or the wrong side of the center mark (on the baseline) before the player hits the ball |
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| a player wins a game if, generally, they are the first player to win four points |
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| a player has won each Grand Slam tournament at least once in their career. |
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| a shot that is made after the ball has bounced |
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| when a serve hits the top of the net and lands within the service box, the server must serve again. |
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| a shot played deliberately high in to the air to land at the back of the opponent's court |
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| a score of zero points in a game or zero games in a set |
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| usually, in men's tennis, the first player to win three sets wins the match. In women's the first to win two sets wins the match |
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| a player who only needs one more point to win the match |
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| 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.) |
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| the player who hits the ball first for each point in a game |
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| the area where players serve into |
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| the first player to win six games wins a set |
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| the left and right edges of a tennis court |
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| an overhead shot hit very hard, usually before the ball has bounced |
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| if both players win 6 games each. The first player to win seven points, wins. If it is a deuce, then it is the first person to win two points in a row. |
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