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Hold: Winning the game when serving

Hopman Cup: An annual international team tennis tournament

I-Formation: A formation used in doubles wherein the net player begins roughly at the center of the net; used mainly to counter teams that prefer a crosscourt return.

Inside-In: Running around one side and hitting it down the line; less popular than the inside-out

Inside-Out: Running around one side (e.g. The backhand side) and hitting a crosscourt shot

Insurance Break: Obtaining an overall advantage of two breaks of serve.

ITA: The intercollegiate tennis association [1], the governing body of collegiate tennis.

ITF: The international tennis federation, the governing body of world tennis.

Jamming: To serve or return straight to the opponent's body

Junk Ball: A deliberate yet poor quality stroke producing a slower and harder-to-predict return that is introduced deliberately to upset the flow of the opposition.

Kick Serve: A type of spin serve that bounces high

Lawn Tennis: Regular tennis, as opposed to table tennis or real tennis, the game from which tennis is derived.

Let: A warning exclamation when multiple matches occur adjacent to one another and one match's ball bounces into the court of another match. The point is replayed in the offended match. Most ofte . . . View Full Definition

Let Service: When the ball from a serve touches the net but lands in the service court; the serve is void, and the server gets to retake that serve.

Let-Check: An electronic device attached to the net which detects lets by detecting vibration of the net. It is not uncommon for professional players to complain that the device is adjusted to too sens . . . View Full Definition

Line Judge: A person designated to observe the passage of tennis balls over the boundary lines of the court. A line judge can declare that a play was within or outside of the play area and cannot be ove . . . View Full Definition

Lob: A stroke in tennis where the ball is hit high above the net. If the opposing player or players are up at the net, the intention may be an offensive lob in order to win the point outright. In . . . View Full Definition

Love: Zero (score) (e.g. 'To hold to love' means 'to win the game when serving with the opponent scoring zero points'; 'to break to love' means 'to win the game when receiving with the opponent sc . . . View Full Definition

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