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Tennis Flashcards

1
Q

What century was the earliest tennis?

A

11th and 12th century French monks would play a game hitting a ball back-and-forth using their hands

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2
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When were rackets introduced into tennis

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16th century The game started to spread across Europe as lawn tennis

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3
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Where do they play lawn tennis?

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Great Britain

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4
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When did the game start to spread to different parts of the world

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18th and 19th century, when the 4 grand slam tournaments came to be

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5
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What are the four grand slam tennis tournaments

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French Open, Wimbledon , US open, Australian open

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6
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Which 2 tournaments play on Hardcourts?

A

U.S. Open an Australian open

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7
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Which tennis tournament plays on a clay court?

A

French Open

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8
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Which tennis tournament plays on a lawn court?

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Wimbledon which is in England/Great Britain

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9
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What is the object of the game?

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To play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a good return

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10
Q

What is singles game?

A

One player on each team

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11
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What is a doubles game?

A

Two players on each team

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12
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How many serves does the server get?

A

Two

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13
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What is a fault during a serve?

A

If the server misses the box or ball lands on the line

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14
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What is a double fault?

A

When the serving player faults twice or misses twice, and the opponent gets the point

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15
Q

Does the ball have to bounce during a serve before the return?

A

Yes

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16
Q

Can your feet be in front of the baseline when serving?

A

No they must be behind the baseline and they cannot touch the baseline

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17
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Where do you hit the ball during a serve?

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The opposite side service (diagonal) box otherwise it is considered a fault

18
Q

What is service let?

A

When the serve touches the net but lands in the correct service box

19
Q

Can a player replay If there is a service let?

A

If it’s the first serve they can have two more serves. If it happens on the second serve the server only receives one additional serve

20
Q

What is as ACE?

A

A legal serve that is not returned by the opponent, in which case the server gets the point

21
Q

What is no points

A

Love

22
Q

One point

A

15

23
Q

Two points

A

30

24
Q

Three points

A

40

25
Q

Four points

A

Game

26
Q

What is a deuce?

A

Game tied at 40

27
Q

What is an advantage?

A

The next point after a deuce

28
Q

Whose score is always announced first?

A

The server

29
Q

How many points more than the opponent do you need to win?

A

Two

30
Q

How many times is the ball allowed to bounce on your side?

A

Once

31
Q

When the ball is hit it on the non-racket side of the player (Left hand of a right hand player or right hand of a left hand player)

A

Backhand

32
Q

Failure at both service attempts, thus the receivers point

A

Double fault

33
Q

The hitting surface of the racket

A

The face

34
Q

Ball is hit on racket side of player (Right side of right hand player or left side of the left hand player)

A

Forehand

35
Q

The racket handle

A

Grip

36
Q

No score, zero

A

Love

37
Q

When two players or teams exchange a series of shots and continue to hit the ball back-and-forth and play

A

Rally

38
Q

Method of starting a point

A

Serve or service

39
Q

Hitting shot on fly, before it hits the ground

A

Volley

40
Q

Know the parts of the racket

A

The butt, the grip, the throat the racket head

41
Q

What are the parts of the rocket face

A

Tip, sweet spot, strings, heart

42
Q

Know the parts of the court

A

The right and left service box, the baseline, the doubles Alley, the singles sideline and the doubles sideline

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