Basic Shots in Tennis
Eight basic shots need to be learned by a competent tennis player:
- the serve
- the forehand
- the backhand
- the volley
- the half-volley
- the overhead
- the drop shot
- the lob.
Tennis Rules
What are the ten tennis rules?
- Coin throw
- Serving faults
- Set and game system
- Scoring system
- Doubles and singles
Tennis Terminology
In tennis, why is it called a "let" and not "net"?
Many people think that the ball should be called a net ball instead of a let ball because it touched the net and passed through it. LET is preferred over NET because net is when the ball goes into the net, not over it, and is considered a mistake.
Tennis Traditions
Should tennis players shake hands?
Although the handshake is not required, it is very uncommon for the players to avoid the ritual.
Origin of "Love" in Tennis
Love’s origins as a score can be traced back to the egg-like shape of the zero. In sport, a duck or goose egg is often referred to with a nil or nought score, and the French word for egg is l’oeuf, the pronunciation of which is not very different from the English word "love".