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a type of tennis that is played on sand with a special paddle and soft ball
tenis playa, tenis de arena
a form of tennis adapted for players who use wheelchairs due to physical disabilities
tenis en silla de ruedas, tenis para discapacitados en silla de ruedas
a stroke hit diagonally across the court from one corner to the opposite corner in tennis
golpe cruzado, tiro cruzado
(tennis) the failure of a player to successfully serve the ball into the opponent's court twice in a row, resulting in the loss of a point
doble falta
a basic tennis shot made after the ball bounces on the court, usually from the baseline
golpe de fondo, tiro de fondo
a tennis shot aimed to get past an opponent at the net
golpe de passing, remate de passing
the point in tennis scored after a tie, giving the player a chance to win the game with the next point
ventaja
a situation in tennis where the receiving player can win the game if they win the next point against the server's serve
punto de ruptura, punto de quiebre
a tie in tennis and table tennis that requires a player to win two more points to win the game
deuce, igualdad
to win a game in which it is your opponent's turn to serve (= hit the ball across the net first)
break, romper
(particularly in tennis) to strike a ball with such force as to make it impossible to return
matar la pelota
(tennis) a quick and controlled movement of the wrist to generate spin on the ball during a shot
un giro, un movimiento rápido
a powerful shot with great force and speed, often seen in games like tennis or badminton
un smash, un golpe fuerte
the moment in tennis when a player needs one more point to win the match
punto de partido, punto de encuentro
the act of angrily or intentionally damaging a tennis racket during a match
abuso de raqueta, maltrato de raqueta
an unsuccessful serve attempt in tennis, where the ball doesn't land in the opponent's service box, resulting in the loss of a point
falta, saque fallido
a situation in tennis where the leading player or team needs only one more point to win the game
punto de juego, punto de partido
a tennis shot where the player hits the ball immediately after it bounces, close to the ground
media volea
a tennis shot hit with a slicing motion, often with backspin to keep the ball low
golpe cortado, slice
a type of tennis played with a softer ball and on a smaller court compared to traditional tennis
tenis blando, soft tenis
the point in tennis that needs to be received by a player to win the set
punto de set
