There are many tennis terms such as...
Ace: a very successful and well-executed serve that the opponent does not/cannot touch
Ace return: a very successful service return that the opponent does not/cannot touch
Long: the ball is long when it is hit too far and lands out
Lob: hitting the ball high into the air; a well-executed lob will spin over the opponent at net and hit the back of the court
Love-All: meaning the score is 0-0, any score ending in "all" means that it is a tie (e.g. for scores 15-all, 30-all, 40-all or for sets 1-all, 2-all, etc.)
Smash: hitting the ball from overhead usually before it hits the ground
Cross court: hitting the ball diagonally into the opposite side of the court (left to right, right to left)
Volley: volleying is done at the net, hitting the ball before it hits the ground, this is a quick move and requires a player to be
Tie-breaker: a kind of "sudden death" set played when the set score is 6-6; the first player to 7 points and win by 2 points takes the tie-breaker for the set
These are only a few tennis terms, but this website has an entire dictionary of tennis terms:
http://tennis.sportsdictionary.org/Tennis-Terms/
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if you mean different types of shots... here they are:
-volley
-overhead
-groundstrokes (forehand and backhand)
-lob
-serve
-approach shot
each of these shots have a few different variations. other than that you should know...
-when you're playing and your opponent holds up their index/pointer finger, THEY ARE SIGNALING THAT IT IS OUT.
All I know is "Love," but here's a ton more... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_terminology
If a ball goes out the ref. calls out. If your ball hits the net we call it net. The opponent can raise his hand to sat out too if the ref doesn't see it.
One of the terminologies in lawn tennis is chip, which is blocking a shot with an underspin. Crosscourt is when one hits the ball into the opponents court diagonally.
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