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Forehand - Any hit made on the dominant side of your body. Example, if you are right-handed, you would swing the racquet on the right side of your body to hit the ball.
Backhand - Any hit made on the non-dominant side of your body. Example, if you are right-handed, you would swing the racquet on the right side of your body to hit the ball.
Serve - Overhead shot to start each point.
Volley - the flight of the ball before it hits the ground.
Rally - A series of consecutive shots played by opponents before a winner.
Return - To hit (the ball) back over the net.
Grip - The grip on a racquet handle usually consists of an outer synthetic layer bonded onto padding. Leather grips are rare in current models. The grip size is measured as the length of the perimeter of the octagonal cross-section of the handle.
Dominant
Non-Dominant
Self-Toss
Groundstroke
Edgie
Ready position
Tennis Scoring
The scoring system in tennis has mystified many, and the true origin of this unusual scoring system is still not clear.
The scores go from 0, 15, 30, 40 then game (60). The sequence of multiples of 15 is clear except for the 40, which may have been abbreviated from 45 for simplicity in calling out the score.
Love
Love
A score of love for zero points is a reference to the zero looking like an egg, which the French call 'œuf', which to the uneducated English sounds a lot like 'love'
Deuce
Deuce
Deuce, indicating two or a pair, is when both players are on a score of 40.
Advantage
Advantage
After the score has reached 40-all, the winner of the next point will have the advantage, requiring another point to win the game. If the player with advantage loses the next point, the score reverts to 40-all.
Service and Scores
Service and Scores
As the first service is always from the right side fo the court, to the opponents right side, knowing where you are serving from can help you remember the score, and vice versa.
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