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CROSSCOURT BACKHAND [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Any shot which goes by (passes) an opponent who is close to the net. Usually refers to a shot hit with much pace, as opposed to a slice shot.

CONT

When Voinea drilled a passing shot near his body, Becker took a few menacing steps toward him.

CONT

Short points are usually going to be the essence in doubles where twice the number of players crowd the court, making rallies less likely and attempts at passes more likely to be foiled.

OBS

Not to be confused with "passing shot winner". A "passing shot" is a shot that a defensive player is forced to make in order to place the ball behind the opposing net player. Such a shot may or may not go over the net or may or may not land within the opposing court. Successful of not, the attempt is called a "passing shot". And only if it is successful, does one call it a "passing shot winner". Related term: placement (generic term for any type of shot that is hit to an open area of the court; usually refers to shots made without much pass). Related term: buggywhip shot.

OBS

The "passing shot" is also called a "pass shot".

PHR

accurate passing shot, backhand passing shot, blistering(forehand) passing shot,(angled/short) crosscourt passing shot, down-the-line passing shot, forehand passing shot, hard passing shot, slice backhand passing shot, soft passing shot, strong passing shot; passing shot lane.

PHR

to cut off a pass(ing shot), dare one’s opponent to hit the passing shot, hit a passing shot, intercept a passing shot, overplay a passing shot, slam a (cross-court) passing shot.

Key term(s)
  • pass-shot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Coup droit, revers, volée ou demi-volée, destiné à passer du premier coup sur les côtés (et non par un lob) un adversaire qui est monté au filet, soit à l'obliger à volleyer dans des conditions difficiles pour conclure au coup suivant.

CONT

Un débordement survient quand la balle frappée en croisé ou en parallèle, arrive derrière l'adversaire alors qu'il avance.

OBS

Coup qui peut être effectué le long de la ligne ou croisé. «Passing-shot» : terme utilisé en France. Terme connexe : coup gagnant. En français le terme générique «coup de débordement» peut avoir deux équivalents anglais, selon le contexte : 1) passing shot 2) forcing shot. À la différence du terme «forcing shot» que l'on peut utiliser dans n'importe quelle situation lors d'un match, il faut que son adversaire soit installé au filet avant qu'on puisse qualifier son coup de «passing shot». Termes connexes (moins précis) : tir imparable, coup hors de portée.

OBS

Le lob offensif est en fait un passing-shot haut qui, bien exécuté, incitera l'adversaire à plus de prudence dans ses montées.

PHR

coup de débordement brossé, coup de débordement rasé de frais, coup de débordement en slice; défier un coup de débordement (=force the passing shot, dare one's opponent to go for a passing shot), intercepter un coup de débordement, loger un coup de débordement (dans des trous de souris).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[Revés plano :] Trayectoria rectilínea. La pelota se golpea delante de la rodilla derecha. Ideal para el passing-shot.

PHR

passing-shot paralelo.

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Record 2 2012-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Strokes played between delivery of service and completion of a point; trading of shots between opponents before someone finally fails to make a return and consequently loses the point.

CONT

If you yourself are forced wide, with your opponent moving to cover a sideline return, a cross court response can put you back in the rally.

CONT

Sampras won the 22-stroke rally with a crosscourt backhand to break Agassi for the set and, as it turned out, to break his spirit as well.

CONT

You can advance the cause of your pairing by improving the ability to use the player nearer the net [net guard] to intervene, or fake to do so, in the exchanges.

OBS

Slight nuance between the English terms "rally" and "exchange". In a "rally", the ball must bounce; the term implies an "exchange" of groundstrokes. One can have an "exchange" of any type of shot, for instance, an exchange of volleys, where the ball never touches the ground. Moreover an "exchange" takes place between points; whereas a "rally" can take place between players simply wanting to hit a few balls without keeping score. In Spanish the term "intercambio" is generic. Therefore it means either "rally" or "exchange", depending on the context - "un intercambio de voleas de cerca, un intercambio de golpes de revés". Furthermore, one can use the term "exchange" in English when referring specifically to the length of a rally, i.e. the number of consecutive balls that pass over the net, as in the phrase "At Wimbledon, there were nary an exchange that exceeded 4 shots".

PHR

Baseline, close-quarter exchange, 10-shot rally. Stroke, tempo of a rally.

PHR

Rally speed. Rally ends.

PHR

To break up, dictate, extend, finish off, slow down, sustain a rally. To buy time in a rally. To have control of a rally. To take the pace out of a rally. To gain ascendancy in the rally. To have the final say in the rally. To get drawn into a long rally. To get into a long rally. To keep a rally alive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Longue série de coups de fond entre deux personnes (ou deux équipes opposées) après le service.

CONT

[Nathalie Tauziat] s'est inclinée en demi -finale devant Brenda Schultz lors d'un match terne au cours duquel les échanges étaient plutôt rares.

CONT

Combien de rencontres de tennis se jouent [...] sans échanges, asphyxiées sous un amoncellement de double fautes [...] l'échange s'avère en général très bref, sans compter que les retours de service de votre partenaire vous font regretter d'avoir joué.

PHR

Échange de balles âpres, de fond de court, interminable, varié. Les échanges peuvent s'éterniser, se prolonger. Échanges au filet. Cadence d'un échange de balles. Concours d'échanges de balles. Série d'échanges.

PHR

Abréger la durée des échanges de balles. Conclure un échange de balles. Mettre un temps à l'échange de balles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
DEF

peloteo: Acción de jugar a la pelota por entretenimiento sin haber hecho partido.

CONT

[El revés cortado es un] golpe con efecto, de rotación hacia atrás.[...] Ideal para intercambio de golpes desde el fondo de la pista y subidas a la red.

CONT

Intercambio de golpes que siguen al servicio y el resto; un punto largo.

PHR

Intercambio de golpes desde el fondo de la pista.

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Record 3 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Refers to a shot aimed to or toward the diagonally opposite side of a tennis court.

PHR

Crosscourt backhand, pass.

PHR

Crosscourt topspin backhand shot.

PHR

To go crosscourt.

Key term(s)
  • cross-court
  • cross court
  • on the diagonal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
PHR

Volée amortie en croisé.

PHR

Passing-shot croisé.

PHR

Trajectoire en diagonale.

PHR

Smasher en diagonale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Tres posibilidades de resto: al centro a sus pies, cruzada o paralela.

CONT

Cuando os halléis en dificultades jugad siempre cruzado.

PHR

Servicio cruzado.

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