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a type of tennis that is played on sand with a special paddle and soft ball
tênis de praia, tênis na areia
a form of tennis adapted for players who use wheelchairs due to physical disabilities
tênis em cadeira de rodas, tênis para deficientes em cadeira de rodas
a stroke hit diagonally across the court from one corner to the opposite corner in tennis
tiro cruzado, golpe diagonal
(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
duplo erro
a basic tennis shot made after the ball bounces on the court, usually from the baseline
golpe de fundo, golpe terrestre
a tennis shot aimed to get past an opponent at the net
golpe de passing, tiro de passagem
the point in tennis scored after a tie, giving the player a chance to win the game with the next point
vantagem
a situation in tennis where the receiving player can win the game if they win the next point against the server's serve
ponto de break, ponto de ruptura
a tie in tennis and table tennis that requires a player to win two more points to win the game
deuce, empate
to win a game in which it is your opponent's turn to serve (= hit the ball across the net first)
break, quebra
(particularly in tennis) to strike a ball with such force as to make it impossible to return
matar, golpear com força
(tennis) a quick and controlled movement of the wrist to generate spin on the ball during a shot
um movimento rápido, uma flick
a powerful shot with great force and speed, often seen in games like tennis or badminton
um smash, um golpe poderoso
the moment in tennis when a player needs one more point to win the match
ponto de partida, ponto decisivo
the act of angrily or intentionally damaging a tennis racket during a match
abuso de raquete, danos à raquete
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, saque falho
a situation in tennis where the leading player or team needs only one more point to win the game
ponto de jogo, ponto de partida
a tennis shot where the player hits the ball immediately after it bounces, close to the ground
meia voleio
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
tênis suave, soft tennis
the point in tennis that needs to be received by a player to win the set
ponto de set
