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LEFT-HAND COURT [2 records]

Record 1 2012-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The right-hand service court into which the server must serve when the score is "deuce". In other words, the right half of a tennis player’s court as that player faces the opposing baseline.

OBS

The term "forehand court" is only valid if one were to assume that the recipient of the message is a righthander. Otherwise use one of the other synonyms. Other related term: station (e.g. to stand in the correct station before serving).

CONT

When you are serving from your forehand side, it’s usually a good idea to give your receiver another wide-angle serve that takes him across his forehand sideline.

CONT

If your volley went to the other sideline (his backhand), you’ll do just the reverse: you’ll drift over into your own forehand court.

CONT

In delivering the service, the Server shall stand alternately behind the right and left Courts beginning from the right in every game.

CONT

The point score being 15-all, the Server, by mistake, serves from the left-hand Court. He wins the point. He then serves again from the right-hand Court, delivering a fault.

Key term(s)
  • righthand court

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Pour un droitier, le côté droit du court.

OBS

Terme connexe : moitié du terrain (p. ex.: effectuer son service à partir de la bonne moitié du terrain), diagonale des égalités, carré de service droit.

CONT

[...] si vous servez, par exemple, du demi-court droit, vous devez placer la balle dans le demi-court opposé.

CONT

En alternance, le joueur effectue son service à partir de la moitié droite puis de la moitié gauche du terrain, en commençant par la droite à chaque jeu [...]

Spanish

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

Con el tanteo de 15 iguales, el jugador al que le corresponde sacar lo hace, por error, desde el lado izquierdo [...] Sirve, a continuación, desde el lado derecho, fallando el primer saque [...]

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Record 2 2011-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

When serving or returning serve, the left side as a player faces the net.

OBS

The shortened form "ad-court" is more commonly heard and seen than "advantage court"; it refers to the left court from which the advantage is always played. Other related term: station (e.g., to stand in correct station before serving).

CONT

The point score being 15-all, the Server, by mistake, serves from the left-hand court. He wins the point. He then serves again from the right-hand court, delivering a fault.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Zone à gauche de la ligne médiane, à partir du filet jusqu'à la ligne de fond.

OBS

Le terme «court de revers» ne s'applique pas aux gauchers, donc n'est pas entièrement fiable. Phraséologie connexe : moitié du terrain (p. ex. : effectuer son service à partir de la bonne moitié du terrain), diagonale des avantages, carré de service gauche.

Spanish

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

Con el tanteo de 15 iguales, el jugador al que le corresponde sacar lo hace, por error, desde el lado izquierdo [...]

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