unreturned tennis serves | |
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Unreturned tennis serves | |
ACES | |
Unreturned tennis serve | |
ACE |
Answer | Letters |
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+ Squeeze (out) with 3 Letters | |
EKE | 3 |
+ squeeze out with 7 Letters | |
EXTRACT | 7 |
Why do they say love in tennis?
The origins of ‘love’ as a score lie in the figure zero’s resemblance to an egg. In sport, it’s common to refer to a nil or nought score as a duck or goose egg, and the French word for egg is l’oeuf – the pronunciation of which isn’t too far removed from the English ‘love’.
Are you allowed to touch the net in tennis?
Your racquet can cross the net as long as it never touches it. This does not mean you can just start reaching across the net to hit balls before they come to your side. For the “Friend at Court” handbook and more information on the rules of tennis, visit the rules and regulations homepage.
Do tennis umpires say let or net?
The umpire (or opposing player when there is no umpire) will usually say “let” or “net” to signal to the server a let has occurred. Lets occur more often on first serves, as the server is more cautious on the success of a second serve.