Tennis Terms A-Z - Statistics

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	Hint	Answer	% Correct
A	A successful serve the opponent misses, winning the point	Ace	97%
D	When the score is tied at 40-40	Deuce	90%
M	The entire tennis game	Match	89%
N	Mesh that divides both sides of the court	Net	86%
F	A serve that isn't valid in some way	Fault	82%
L	Zero points	Love	82%
G	How a player holds the racket	Grip	80%
R	Hitting the ball back and forth	Rally	78%
V	To hit a ball before it bounces on your side	Volley	76%
B	The line at the back of the court	Baseline	69%
T	Forward rotation on a ball	Topspin	59%
H	Winning a game while serving	Hold	57%
S	A shot that puts backspin on a ball	Slice	56%
W	A strong shot that isn't returned by the opponent	Winner	56%
E	A shot that does not land within the court and loses a point	Error	54%
O	Explosive shot similar to a serve, also called a smash	Overhead	49%
I	Term for something that is not allowed	Illegal	46%
K	A serve with lots of topspin	Kick serve	34%
C	Hitting the ball to the other side of the court	Cross-court	33%
U	Another term for backspin	Underspin	33%
P	Aiming a shot to a certain spot on the opponent's side of the court	Placement	13%
J	A ball meant to mess up the opponent; usually slow and without spin	{Junk} ball	10%
Y	When a player hits a ball that bounces back to the same side of court, usually due to backspin	Yo-yo	2%

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