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A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to begin the point. The most common serve is used is an overhead serve.It is initiated by tossing the ball into the air over the server's head and hitting it when the arm is fully stretched out (usually near the apex of its trajectory) into the diagonally opposite service box without touching the net.
Andy Murray is out of the ATP Dubai Tennis ... and then draws level at 30-30 with an excellent passing shot after drawing Murray to the net. Another stiff serve up the centre goes unreturned, with ...
Crosscourt shot: Hitting the ball diagonally into the opponent's court. [45] Cut-throat tennis (or cutthroat tennis): see American doubles. Cyclops: Device formerly used at Wimbledon and other tournaments to detect a serve that landed long, past the service line. The device emitted an audible noise when the serve was long. Succeeded by Hawk-Eye ...
A powerful shot that is made while the ball is above the player's head. It permits the player to drive the ball in a sharp downward direction making it difficult to return. The shot is often used in response to a Lob shot. [67] (See Smash (tennis)) Spin Diagram S: the three axes of rotation.
The barrage of powerful forehand winners, brutal backhand winners and thunderous unreturned serves that followed over the next few games seemed to have her in control of the set and confirmed the ...
The 19-year-old tennis player pulled off a victory thanks to a spectacular move that made the U.S. Open crowd go wild. Carlos Alcaraz's Absurd Behind-The-Back Tennis Shot Leaves U.S. Open In Awe ...
Pages in category "Tennis shots" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A crisp crunch from overhead goes unreturned - Rafael Nadal is alive, for now. Rafael Nadal 4-6, 3-5 (15-30) Botic van de Zandschulp 18:05 , Harry Latham-Coyle