Part 3
Glossary of Tennis Terms 网球词汇

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ace (1) Service winner; (2) a really good tennis player 一流球手
ad here See "ad in"  同ad in
ad in Server's advantage, break point  发球优势，断点
ad out Receiver's advantage, game point  接球优势
ad there See "ad out" 同ad out

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bagel To win a set without losing any games, 6-0 6比0， 一局不失地赢得比赛
bye In a tournament, advancing to the next round without playing a match, usually as a result of being a seeded player
在锦标赛中，不参加初赛，作为种子选手直接进入第二轮比赛

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canadian doubles Doubles with three people, one against two 一对二比赛

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dink To hit the ball with little pace 慢击球
drop shot To hit the ball short so that it just drops over the net 近网扣球
dubs Doubles - men's, women's and mixed 双打的缩写

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fault When the serve does not land in the service box 出界
five four The score is fifteen-fourty, also four-five 15比40
five three The score is fifteen-thirty, also three-five 15比30
frame (1) the oval portion of a racquet that contains the strings, (2) an unstring racquet 网球球拍的框子

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Grand Slam (1) One of four major tournaments played once a year - Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, 世界四大锦标赛之一。澳洲公开赛，法国公开赛，Wimbledon，和美国锦标赛
(2) Winner of all Grand Slam titles in a calendar year 在以上锦标赛中获胜的队伍

groundies Groundstrokes 贴地球

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head The portion of a racquet comprising the frame and strings 球拍的头部
hold To win a game as the server, to hold serve 发球制胜

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league A group of tennis players competing against other groups or teams 比赛团队

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mixed See "mixed doubles"
mixed doubles One female and one male play against one female and one male, sometimes
detrimental to a marriage 混双

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poach In doubles, to hit a ball (usually with a volley) that would normally be hit by another
在双打中，一方的一个队员抢先打自方的一个队员的球

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seed In a tournament, the top players based on previous results 种子选手
side or serve To begin a match, the person who wins the toss can select to serve or which side to begin on
在上局比赛中，其中获胜一方可以选择自己发球或者决定由哪放发球的权利

wrong foot To hit a shot to the court of an opponent who is leaning or running the opposite direction
向冲向自己的对方选手猛打球

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