a type of tennis that is played on sand with a special paddle and soft ball

strandtennis, beach tennis
a form of tennis adapted for players who use wheelchairs due to physical disabilities

rolstoeltennis, aangepast rolstoeltennis
a stroke hit diagonally across the court from one corner to the opposite corner in tennis

crosscourt shot, diagonale slag
(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

dubbele fout, tweede servicefout
a basic tennis shot made after the ball bounces on the court, usually from the baseline

groundstroke, basis slag
a tennis shot aimed to get past an opponent at the net

passing shot, voorbijgaande slag
the point in tennis scored after a tie, giving the player a chance to win the game with the next point

voordeel, winst
a situation in tennis where the receiving player can win the game if they win the next point against the server's serve

breakpunt, breakkans
a tie in tennis that requires a player to win two more points to win the game

gelijk, veertig-gelijk
the act of winning a game while receiving serve, instead of serving

break, servicebreak
(particularly in tennis) to strike a ball with such force as to make it impossible to return

doden, verpletteren
(tennis) a quick and controlled movement of the wrist to generate spin on the ball during a shot

polsbeweging, snelle polsbeweging
a powerful shot with great force and speed, often seen in games like tennis or badminton

smash, krachtige slag
the moment in tennis when a player needs one more point to win the match

matchpunt, beslissend moment
the act of angrily or intentionally damaging a tennis racket during a match

racketmisbruik, racketvernieling
an unsuccessful serve attempt in tennis, where the ball does not land in the opponent's service box, resulting in the loss of a point

fout
a situation in tennis where the leading player or team needs only one more point to win the game

spelpunt, spelbal
a tennis shot where the player hits the ball immediately after it bounces, close to the ground

halfvolley, halve vluchtbal
a tennis shot hit with a slicing motion, often with backspin to keep the ball low

snijslag, slice slag
a type of tennis played with a softer ball and on a smaller court compared to traditional tennis

soft tennis, zacht tennis
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