stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

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

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