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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A backward rotation imparted on the ball by brushing the racket face down and under the ball, causing it to stop abruptly or bounce backward upon making contact with the court surface.  5, record 1, English, - backspin

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The driven volley with under-spin will see the ball bounce lower, offering less chance of an attacking reply, but the margin for error - with no top spin to bring the ball down - is small indeed.  4, record 1, English, - backspin

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

[A slice is a] shot hit with a mixture of back- and side-spin.  2, record 1, English, - backspin

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Note that the racket moves in a plane that is downward from a line drawn perpendicular to the hitting surface. "Back-spin," "underspin" and "underslice" all refer to a particular spin added to the ball. "Chop," "slice" and "chip" are more specific terms since they refer to particular shots. Sometimes all of these terms are mistakenly used as synonyms.  5, record 1, English, - backspin

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Backspin effect.  5, record 1, English, - backspin

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR

To apply, impart, supply backspin. To produce a backspin.  5, record 1, English, - backspin

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Volée chop. Tête de la raquette à la même hauteur que la main. Pauline choisit de descendre verticalement sa raquette à l'impact, afin d'effectuer une volée avec effet arrière.  1, record 1, French, - effet%20arri%C3%A8re

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Frottement de haut en bas. L'effet obtenu est appelé coupé, ou slicé ou chopé.  3, record 1, French, - effet%20arri%C3%A8re

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Selon certains experts, il y a une nuance entre «coupé», «slicé» et «chopé» en fonction de l'angle auquel la raquette fait contact avec la balle.  5, record 1, French, - effet%20arri%C3%A8re

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Efecto que consiste en que la pelota gira en sentido inverso mientras avanza en su trayectoria.  1, record 1, Spanish, - efecto%20de%20retroceso

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Sirve para controlar la pelota; una pelota cortada se golpea de arriba abajo. Es un golpe muy recomendado para las subidas a la red, sobre todo de revés; [...] Cuando queramos pasar a un adversario que sube a la red no debemos utilizar nunca el golpe cortado, ya que resulta lento, sino el plano o liftado.  3, record 1, Spanish, - efecto%20de%20retroceso