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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.
Ken McGregor hitting a smash in the early 1950s. A smash in tennis is a shot that is hit above the hitter's head with a serve-like motion. It is also referred to as an overhead. [1] [2] [3] A smash can usually be hit with a high amount of force and is often a shot that ends the point.
A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to start a point. A player will hit the ball with a racquet so it will fall into the diagonally opposite service box without being stopped by the net. Normally players begin a serve by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it (usually near the highest point of the toss).
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Hit and giggle: non-competitive social tennis. Hitting partner (or sparring partner): specialist employed by a tennis player to practice strokes during training. Hold (or hold serve): To win the game when serving. Compare break. Hot Dog: A shot where the player hits the ball between their legs.
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A baseliner plays from the back of the tennis court, around/behind/within the baseline, preferring to hit groundstrokes, thereby allowing themselves more time to react to their opponent's shots, rather than to come up to the net (except in certain situations). Many modern professional players employ this style most of the time.