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Know your bagel out of your moonball? The whole lot it’s essential to find out about tennis terminology forward of the US Open
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Know your bagel out of your moonball? The whole lot it’s essential to find out about tennis terminology forward of the US Open

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By Tycoon Herald 13 Min Read Published August 19, 2025
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Serve, stroke and hotdog… in the event you’ve simply acquired into tennis, these key takeaway tennis ideas for freshmen can’t be missed as we train you the fundamentals forward of the US Open.

Tennis has a various and assorted glossary which might appear baffling to the informal observer. So how does tennis scoring work? And what does ‘love’ imply?

As we head in direction of the US Open – dwell on Sky Sports activities – why not brush up in your terminology after which be a part of us from Flushing Meadows in New York for the largest tennis occasion of the yr.

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Jamming? Breadstick? Moonball? Jack Draper, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and extra stars from the ATP and WTA Excursions try to elucidate among the lesser-known tennis terminology, forward of the Miami Open

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All 45 aces from Ivo Karlovic in opposition to Tomas Berdych on the Gerry Weber Open in 2015. On the time, it broke the report for probably the most aces served in a three-set ATP Tour match. The report has since been overwhelmed by Milos Raonic in 2024

ACE – A ball that’s served so properly the opponent can not contact it with their racket. An ace at all times ends in the server profitable some extent. Milos Raonic holds the report for many aces hit in a best-of-three-set ATP Tour match with 47, breaking the report beforehand held by Ivo Karlovic.

John Isner (113) holds the report for probably the most aces served in a five-set match, throughout his epic first-round encounter with Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010.

Ace Queen Elena Rybakina is the primary lady to hit 300 aces on tour this season, and the one one to take action in every of the final 5 years!

AD – Quick for Benefit. It’s the level after Deuce. It means the participant will win the sport in the event that they win that time.

ALLEY OR TRAMLINES – The world between the singles and doubles side-line on both sides of the court docket. (The singles court docket is made wider for doubles play by the addition of the alley).

BACKHAND – The stroke used to return balls hit to the left aspect of a right-handed participant (or to the appropriate aspect of a left-handed participant). Backhands are hit both single-handed or two-handed. Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, and Justine Henin are examples of gamers who’ve a single-handed backhand.

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Take a look back at Roger Federer best ever backhand shots he has played whilst playing on the ATP tours over the years.

Have a look again at Roger Federer’s best-ever backhand photographs on the ATP excursions through the years

BAGEL – The title given to the rating of 6-0 in a set, on account of a zero being formed like a bagel. Shedding a match 6-0 6-0 or 6-0 6-0 6-0 is named a double or a treble bagel.

Iga Swiatek is understood for delivering bagels in tennis and she or he’s claimed a number of double bagels in her profession, together with the Wimbledon ultimate in opposition to Amanda Anisimova, changing into the primary lady to win a Wimbledon ultimate 6-0 6-0 since 1911.

BASELINE – The court docket’s again line that runs parallel to the web.

BREADSTICK – When a participant wins a set 6-1, permitting simply the one sport by the opponent. A double breadstick means profitable two units 6-1 6-1.

Iga Swiatek scores of 6-0 and 6-1

BREAK POINT – A break level is some extent which supplies a participant the chance to win a sport on their opponent’s serve.

DEUCE – Tennis scoring advances within the following sequence; 0-0, 15-0, 15-15, 30-15, 30-30, 40-30, deuce, benefit and sport. Deuce, due to this fact, is the title given to a rating of 40-40 in any sport.

DEUCE COURT – The proper aspect of the court docket, so known as as a result of on a deuce rating, the ball is served there in the beginning of every sport.

DOUBLE FAULT – When a serving participant commits two consecutive service faults, awarding some extent to their opponent.

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Andy Murray’s greatest photographs in opposition to Rafael Nadal, Rodger Federer and Novak Djokovic on the ATP Tour

DROP SHOT – A softly-hit ball that lands close to the web after crossing it.

FOOT-FAULT – A fault known as in opposition to the server for stepping on or over the baseline with both foot throughout supply of the serve.

FOREHAND – The stroke used to return balls hit to the appropriate aspect of a right-handed participant (or to the left aspect of a left handed participant). Forehands are generally hit single-handed.

GOAT – It is an acronym that stands for Biggest Of All Time. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are sometimes called the GOATs of males’s tennis, whereas Serena Williams is commonly seen because the GOAT of ladies’s tennis.

GRAND SLAM – The title given to the 4 most prestigious tennis tournaments on the planet. They’re the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

GROUNDSTROKE – A stroke made after the ball has bounced; both a forehand or backhand.

HALF-VOLLEY – The stroke made by hitting a ball instantly after it has touched the bottom.

HOT DOG – The between-the-legs shot (also called a tweener) is a shot the place a participant hits the ball between his or her legs. Roger Federer was a grasp of this explicit kind of shot…

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Roger Federer's top 3 Tweeners at the US Open

Federer has showcased his excellent through-the-leg ‘tweener’ photographs on a number of events on the US Open

LET – A degree performed over due to interference. Additionally, a serve that hits the highest of the web however is in any other case good, through which case the serve is taken once more.

LOB – A stroke that lifts the ball excessive within the air, normally over the top of the opponent on the web.

LOVE – A time period utilized in tennis as an alternative of the phrase ‘nil’ or ‘zero’. It’s used to explain a scarcity of rating in both factors, video games or units. i.e. a sport rating of 30-0 is given as ’30-love’ and a set rating of 6-0 is given as ‘six-love’.

MOONBALLING – Refers to a tactic utilized by tennis gamers to hit a excessive, looping shot over the web that lands deep of their opponent’s court docket.

NO MAN’S LAND – A slang time period for the world between the service line and the baseline.

OVERHEAD – Throughout play, a stroke made with the racket above the top in a movement just like that of an overhand serve.

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Nick Kyrgios

Check out a few of Nick Kyrgios’ greatest factors of his ATP profession…

RALLY – Gamers hit the ball backwards and forwards to one another. A collection of hitting.

RECEIVER – The participant who receives the serve. Also referred to as the returner.

SEEDING – That is used to separate the top-ranked gamers in a draw so that they don’t meet within the early levels of a event and create a good draw. The highest seed is decided based mostly on present rankings, being the strongest participant.

SERVE – Quick for service. It’s the act of placing the ball into play for every level.

SERVER – The participant who serves.

SERVICE-BREAK – A sport received by the participant receiving serve.

SERVICE LINE – The road 21 ft (6.4 metres) from the web which divides the forecourt from the backcourt.

SET – A scoring unit awarded to a participant who or staff that has received: (a) six or extra video games and has a two-game lead; or (b) six video games and the tie-break sport when performed at 6-6.

To win a set in tennis, six video games should be received, and two or three units win a match. Most matches are performed as best-of-three or 5 units.

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SLICE – A shot that imparts backspin on the ball by hitting it with a high-to-low movement.

SMASH – A tough overhead shot.

SPIN – The rotation of the ball. (i.e. topspin or backspin)

STRAIGHT-SETS – The title given to a win in a tennis match with out shedding a set. 2-0 or 3-0 scores, due to this fact, are straight-sets wins in better of three and better of five-set matches respectively.

STROKE – The act of placing the ball with the racket.

TIE-BREAK – A tie-break is a technique of deciding a set when the sport rating reaches 6-6. Gamers contest a primary to seven-point sport or 10-point sport in a ultimate set of a Grand Slam, with the serve altering over after the primary level after which each two factors. To win a tie-break, a participant should be two clear factors forward of their opponent.

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Alfie Hewett shows Emma Paton the basics to wheelchair tennis

A number of Grand Slam winner Alfie Hewett coaches Sky Sports activities’ Emma Paton within the fundamentals of wheelchair tennis…

TOP-SPIN – Ahead rotation of the ball attributable to hitting from low to excessive.

VOLLEY – Throughout play, a stroke made by hitting the ball earlier than it has touched the bottom.

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