a type of tennis that is played on sand with a special paddle and soft ball
tennis da spiaggia, tennis sulla sabbia
a form of tennis adapted for players who use wheelchairs due to physical disabilities
tennis in carrozzina, tennis per disabili in carrozzina
a stroke hit diagonally across the court from one corner to the opposite corner in tennis
colpo incrociato, tiro diagonale
(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
doppio fallo
a basic tennis shot made after the ball bounces on the court, usually from the baseline
colpo di diritto, colpo dal fondo
a tennis shot aimed to get past an opponent at the net
colpo di passing, colpo di passaggio
the point in tennis scored after a tie, giving the player a chance to win the game with the next point
vantaggio
a situation in tennis where the receiving player can win the game if they win the next point against the server's serve
punto di rottura, punto di break
a tie in tennis and table tennis that requires a player to win two more points to win the game
pareggio, deuce
to win a game in which it is your opponent's turn to serve (= hit the ball across the net first)
break, interruzione
(particularly in tennis) to strike a ball with such force as to make it impossible to return
colpire con forza, ammazzare
(tennis) a quick and controlled movement of the wrist to generate spin on the ball during a shot
un colpo di polso, una flick
a powerful shot with great force and speed, often seen in games like tennis or badminton
uno smash, un colpo forte
the moment in tennis when a player needs one more point to win the match
punto di match, punto decisivo
the act of angrily or intentionally damaging a tennis racket during a match
abuso della racchetta, danneggiamento della racchetta
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
fault, errore di servizio
a situation in tennis where the leading player or team needs only one more point to win the game
punto di gioco, punto partita
a tennis shot where the player hits the ball immediately after it bounces, close to the ground
mezza volée
a tennis shot hit with a slicing motion, often with backspin to keep the ball low
colpo a taglio, slice
a type of tennis played with a softer ball and on a smaller court compared to traditional tennis
tennis morbido, soft tennis
the point in tennis that needs to be received by a player to win the set
set point