Playing the Racquets: The Complete Guide to the Basics of Tennis, Squash, Racquetball, Paddle Tennis, Platform Tennis, and One- and Four-wall Paddleball |
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... short line , either with or without first touching one of the side walls . In doubles , the server's partner must remain in the service box , with his back to the side wall , until the served ball has passed the short line on its way ...
... short line , either with or without first touching one of the side walls . In doubles , the server's partner must remain in the service box , with his back to the side wall , until the served ball has passed the short line on its way ...
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... Short line . The short line divides the court in half , parallel to the front and back walls . The back edge of the short line shall be equal distance between the front and back walls , 20 feet from both . ( 2 ) Service line . The service ...
... Short line . The short line divides the court in half , parallel to the front and back walls . The back edge of the short line shall be equal distance between the front and back walls , 20 feet from both . ( 2 ) Service line . The service ...
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... short line ( 2 ) The area up to and including the sidelines and the service line . ( h ) Receiving area . The receiving area is the floor area in back of the short line , bounded by and including the long and sidelines . ( i ) The ball ...
... short line ( 2 ) The area up to and including the sidelines and the service line . ( h ) Receiving area . The receiving area is the floor area in back of the short line , bounded by and including the long and sidelines . ( i ) The ball ...
Common terms and phrases
allow angle back court back wall backhand backspin backswing ball in play baseline body bounce called ceiling ball corner corner shots cross-court Davis Cup Decision deep defensive doubles drive drop shot fault feet follow-through foot footfault forehand grip four-wall front wall hand handball hinder hit the ball hits the deck inches International Racquetball Association keep knees loses the point match meet the ball move one-wall opponent opponent's overhead paddle face paddle tennis paddleball platform tennis play the ball player racquet back racquet sports racquetball rally rebound receiver's receiving team Refer to Rule referee replayed return of serve return the ball score screen served ball server server's partner service box service court service line short line shoulder side wall sideline sidespin singles slightly spin squash strike the ball stroke swing tennis court tiebreaker topspin toss tournament volley wears or carries wrist