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  2. Badminton - Wikipedia

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    In badminton, a server has far less an advantage and is unlikely to score an ace (unreturnable serve). In tennis, the server has two chances to hit a serve into the service box; in badminton, the server is allowed only one attempt. A tennis court is approximately twice the length and width of a badminton court.

  3. Tennis shot - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Serve (tennis) - Wikipedia

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    The twist serve is a more extreme version of the kick serve, which involves more brushing of the ball from the 7–8 o'clock position to the 1–2 o'clock position, and faster swing speeds. If performed exceptionally, it can completely change the direction of the ball movement away from the other player, although this requires a very strong and ...

  5. Racketlon - Wikipedia

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    Racketlon is a combination sport in which competitors play a sequence of the four most popular racket sports: table tennis, badminton, squash, and tennis. It originated in Finland and Sweden [ 1 ] and was modeled on other combination sports like the triathlon and decathlon .

  6. Scoring system development of badminton - Wikipedia

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    The original scoring system in badminton dates back to as early as 1873. [1] A match or rubber is decided by the best of three games. Each game is played to 15 points in the case of men's singles and any doubles games. In the case of ladies' singles, a game is played to 11 points.

  7. Tennis - Wikipedia

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    A serve (or, more formally, a "service") in tennis is a shot to start a point. The serve is initiated by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it (usually near the apex of its trajectory) into the diagonally opposite service box without touching the net. The serve may be hit under- or overhand although underhand serving remains a rarity. [92]

  8. Donovan Mitchell leads Cavaliers past Bulls to keep ... - AOL

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    Mitchell finished with 36 points and eight rebounds, and he shot 7-of-16 from behind the arc. Darius Garland added 17 points and five assists, and Mobley finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

  9. Platform tennis - Wikipedia

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    There are no "lets" in platform tennis. The rules governing the serve are different for singles and doubles play. In a game of singles, similar rules of tennis apply, i.e. the server may make two attempts at a valid serve. Only after a second failed attempt (a "fault") is the point lost. In a game of doubles, the server is given a single chance ...