#tennis_stroke__tennis_shot the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
supertype: #stroke__shot (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
subtype: #return a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
subtype: #forehand_stroke__forehand__forehand_shot a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
subtype: #backhand_stroke__backhand__backhand_shot a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
subtype: #two-handed_backhand a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands
subtype: #chop_shot__chop a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
subtype: #drive.return a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
subtype: #forehand_drive hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
subtype: #backhand_drive a hard straight return made on the backhand side
subtype: #volley a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
subtype: #ground_stroke a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
subtype: #half_volley a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces
subtype: #lob.return an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
subtype: #overhead.return__smash a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
subtype: #drop_shot__dink a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
subtype: #passing_shot__passingshot a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net
subtype: #serve__service a stroke (in tennis or badminton or squash) that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
subtype: #ace a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
subtype: #fault.serve (tennis or badminton or squash) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
subtype: #double_fault (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
subtype: #footfault a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline
subtype: #let__netball a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
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