double fault - (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point

footfault - a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline

court game - an athletic game played on a court

break of serve, break - (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set"

professional tennis - playing tennis for money

singles - tennis played with one person on each side

doubles - tennis played with two players on each side

court tennis, real tennis, royal tennis - an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court

undercut, cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"

return - a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"

forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"

fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"

rally, exchange - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"

service break - a tennis game won on the opponent's service

advantage - first point scored after deuce

set point - the final point needed to win a set in tennis

match point - the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)

ace - serve an ace against (someone)