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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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Type of serve in which the player imparts a forward or overspin rotation to the ball causing it to bounce high after ground contact. The spin imparted by the racket is the opposite of what it would be normally.  3, record 1, English, - topspin%20serve

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Not to be confused with the "American twist (serve)","twist (serve)" or kick serve (=kicker), which is a topspin serve with an added "twist". The term "topspin serve" is a generic. One can deliver a "topspin serve" without it "kicking up" very high. "Kicker": slang. See also "high-kicking serve".  3, record 1, English, - topspin%20serve

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For the topspin serve you throw the ball above your head, and bend your elbow sharply and bring the racket up so that the ball rolls across the short string and thus departs with topspin on it.  1, record 1, English, - topspin%20serve

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Perfectly-aimed topspin serve.  3, record 1, English, - topspin%20serve

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Topspin serve jumps up.  3, record 1, English, - topspin%20serve

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Service brossé où la balle rebondit haut.  1, record 1, French, - service%20bross%C3%A9

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[...] dans un service lifté, après être [...] passée nettement au-dessus du filet, la balle retombe rapidement dans le court et dévie vers la gauche du relanceur en rebondissant haut.  4, record 1, French, - service%20bross%C3%A9

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Lanzamiento de pelota: a la izquierda. Trayectoria: Izquierda-derecha y de abajo arriba. Utilización: segundo servicio. Ideal para subidas a la red.  3, record 1, Spanish, - servicio%20liftado

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El saque liftado es el saque más avanzado que hay en el tenis [...] es un saque complicado y que, normalmente, es utilizado por jugadores de torneos, sobre todo de torneos importantes, jugadores de primera. Se utiliza fundamentalmente como segundo saque; llamamos «saque liftado» a un saque que en realidad tiene distintos efectos.  2, record 1, Spanish, - servicio%20liftado

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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A type of topspin serve hit with a combination of topspin and sidespin. The ball not only takes a high bounce, it also flies in a direction opposite of what one would normally expect it to.  4, record 2, English, - American%20twist%20serve

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An exageration of the topspin serve turns the service into a kick service or "American twist". A right-hander's American twist serve puts left-to-right spin on the ball. Such a serve can present difficulties for the receiver, particularly on grass where the bounce could be tricky.  4, record 2, English, - American%20twist%20serve

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The "kick serve" is also called the "kicker". It became known as the "american twist" or "american twist serve" in the first Davis Cup match in 1900 when the finalists, Holcombe Ward, a Harvard man, and his college friend, Dwight Davis, used the stroke they had developed to beat their English opponents.  7, record 2, English, - American%20twist%20serve

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If the kick serve is correctly delivered it can often be followed in so as to make your next shot the volley you might have tried on a successful power serve ... Try to mix the angle of [your] serves and watch for weaknesses in your opponent, e.g., a backhand to a high-kicking serve is not easily played at club standard.  6, record 2, English, - American%20twist%20serve

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Service brossé où la balle rebondit haut et dans la direction opposée à son mouvement original.  2, record 2, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9

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On l'appelle aussi à tort «service lifté».  2, record 2, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9

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Termes connexes : service brossé ou service lifté (ou service à effet toppé).  1, record 2, French, - service%20twist%C3%A9

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish